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Bullying! What is a parent to do?

Debra Totton
29 Oct 2010
School
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behavior, bullying, child, Debra J. Totton LCSW, Parenting, poor behavior choices, yelling

You watch your normally bubbly child sluggishly get into the car after school.  Your parent radar kicks in and you know something is wrong.  Is she sick?  Does she have a lot of homework?  You ask her probing questions and finally through tears she tells you she has been pushed around all day, yelled at and called names from the other kids in school. 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

Drama…Drama…Drama……DEAD

Debra Totton
19 Oct 2008
General
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child, Debra J. Totton LCSW, drama, emo, lonliness, relationships, sadness, suicide, teen, tween, withdrawal

Charlie Brown and Chris (According to Chris) have many thing in common.  Both are trying to navigate life amidst the drama of relationships at school and at home.  It is sad and exhausting to watch these “characters” try different ways to shed the drama only to be a target of criticism and ridicule with their peers. read more

Debra J.Totton, LCSW
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