Our children are wanting clear boundaries and discipline.(from the very young to the teenager) Creating a stable safe home environment filled with our love is the best gift you can give your children.


Don't Spoil Me

-F. McCarthy

Don't spoil me, I know I ought not to have all I ask for.

I'm only testing you.

Don't be afraid to be firm with me.

It makes me feel more secure.

Don't correct me in front of others,

I'll take more notice if you correct me in private.

Don't make promises.

I feel badly let down when promises are broken.

Don' be inconsistent, that completely confuses me.

Don't put me off when I ask questions

or I shall be forced to see my information elsewhere.

Don't think it beneath your dignity to apologize if you are wrong.

An honest apology makes me feel surprisingly warm towards you.

But two things I need above all others, understanding and love.

If you give these, the rest of them will take of themselves.


Over the past 8 years, I have worked with many families, parents and children helping them sort out their problems.  For more information, please contact me. We can have a telephone consultation where we assess if I am the right person for you. If not, I can give you referrals to other professionals. Below is a list of the most common parent/child issues.


 

"The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem."

-Theodore Rubin


grades

• friends issues

• feeling different

• peer pressure

• anger

• depression

• withdrawing

 

• acting out

• experimentation

• family issues

• cutting

• abusive relationships

• dating

• early pregnancy

   925-935-7463


 Patsy Jabuka, M.A.

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist # 47618

E-Mail: pjabuka@hotmail.com

Offices in Danville and Pleasant Hill, CA