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Grieving

Debra Totton
29 Mar 2011
General
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acting out, anger, bargaining, children, death, Debra J. Totton LCSW, denial, depression, dies, parent tips, somatic complaints, teen

Grief, mourning and bereavement are fancy words to describe the phases of adjustment that we go through during a loss. A loss for a child/teen can be from a death, health, divorce, change in school, moving, break ups, being bullied, theft of personal property, intrusion or violation. read more

Planting

Debra Totton
22 May 2009
Communication
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anger, brain, child, Debra J. Totton LCSW, gentle touch, hatred, kindness, listening, love, rearing, teen, tuning in, understanding needs, words

I have been playing the cutest game called “Farm Town”.  Now Farm Town is about building a community that will help you harvest your crops, keep in touch, and tend to your farm while you are away (from the computer).  We plow and plant, arrange crops and trees, expand our property and eventually have enough coins to buy a house.  If I am short of coins, I can to to the marketplace and seek out a job. read more

March Madness

Debra Totton
19 Mar 2009
Communication
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adolescents, anger, children, communicate, Debra J. Totton LCSW, disagreements, family, mad, March madness, talking, unfair fighting, yelling

March Madness is a sports term for playoffs in basketball.  Teams face off to win the battle or game.  Basketball is a fast-paced sport with subtle hits and jabs to the other team in an effort to put a ball into the hoop.  When the jabs are caught a foul is called by a referee. read more

Divorcing Families

Debra Totton
26 Jan 2009
Parenting
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anger, Debra J. Totton LCSW, divorce, hurt, Parenting

I received an email citing January is the month where the divorce rate is the highest.  For many kids this was not on the new year’s resolution list of things to deal with.  And yet it happens and they feel powerless to do anything about it.  Parents can actually help their children get through this or they can add to the general chaos. read more

Debra J.Totton, LCSW
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Calimesa, CA 92320

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