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Multiculturalism When Working with Blended Families
The number of blended families has been growing all over the world. Blended families have also been called mixed, step, reconstituted, and complex families. Just as the name is adaptable,…
Read MoreCo-Parenting After Divorce: How to Set Aside Differences and Support Your Kids
This blog was originally published on Counsel Philadelphia and is re-posted here with the author’s permission. Adam Goodman is a former Staff Therapist at Council for Relationships and a licensed attorney…
Read MoreInter-Generational Holiday Celebrations: A Guide For Adult Children and Their Parents
Staff Therapist Susan Neumann Gordon, LSW, MBA, has extensive experience with individuals, couples and families in life transitions, relationships between parents and adult children, and couples’ conflict resolution and communication skills. …
Read MoreThoughts from the Movie “Boyhood”
The Oscar-nominated film Boyhood takes us on a young man’s journey through 12 years. The poignant movie shows the mistakes and triumphs of one family, with parts that we can all…
Read MoreRules of Engagement: When Adult Children Come Home for the Holidays
For many of us holidays have a sort of sacred meaning with familiar traditions and family togetherness across generations. And then everything changes. Parents and grandparents die. Kids grow up,…
Read MoreNavigating Difficult Family Dynamics During the Holidays
No matter how old we are, how successful we are in life, or how experienced we are in dealing with relationships, the stress of holiday get-togethers can be a challenge….
Read MoreIt’s Not Always a White Christmas. Complicated Families: Complicated Holidays
Family holidays used to be simpler, at least that is the myth. When family members look more alike, have similar ideas of how the holidays are celebrated, and have common…
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