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What your kids want you to know

Debra Totton
30 Mar 2012
General
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abandonment, children, Communication, Debra J. Totton LCSW, divorce, fighting, love, Parenting, respect, teens

Over the years I have seen many children and teens of divorced parents.  I have observed that many times the divorce does not stop the parental fights.  In the chaos of the divorce many parents forget that the primary concern is now their children.  So I have decided to share what many kids want you to know. read more

Oh No

Debra Totton
29 Feb 2012
Communication
Comments: 2
children, children and grief, Communication, Debra J. Totton LCSW, grief

It happened again!  Somehow my blog for January just disappeared.  Poof it is out there somewhere floating on the super highway called the Internet.  Did I do what my 24 year old said to do and back it up?  Nope, I did not.  Did I write it in a document first and then transfer it over here?  Ummm, NO!  Why am I discussing this on my blog?  It is quite simple really I am having a grief reaction.  That’s right, I am grieving the loss of something.  We all do this several times a day with the loss of our keys, missing an appointment, being put down or maybe the loss of a pet, a dream, or bigger still the death of someone we loved. read more

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

Loving Your Children

Debra Totton
21 Feb 2011
General
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children, Communication, Debra J. Totton LCSW, listening, love, Parenting, talk, teens

You must understand that technology is not my thing. The first time I saw a computer was when my husband bought a Comador 64. I personally had and still have a typewriter. We upgraded to some other computer of which I can’t remember. This computer was handed down to my then 5th grader. This computer became all mine in 2007 when I decided that my practice needed to become more up to date. I started my first website using this clunky machine. read more

The Telephone Game: All About Gossip

Debra Totton
30 Jan 2011
Communication
Comments: 0
children, Communication, Debra J. Totton LCSW, gossip, social skills, teens

“Telephone” was a popular social game when I was growing up.  Here is how it is played.  Get some people together and sit in a circle or stand in a line.  One person is told three or four sentences.  That person whispers to the next person what they think they have heard.  This continues until the last person has to say it out loud.  In the end it is obvious how jumbled up those sentences are from the original sentences. read more

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Debra J.Totton, LCSW
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Calimesa, CA 92320

909.289.6800
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