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Using Family Systems To Help You Grow Great Relationships
For Parenting & Families.
For parenting styles, our parenting course and more on families, click here.
For Therapists & Family Systems
If you're a therapist and want to learn more about Family Systems follow this link
For Couples: Conflict & Connection
For couples, connection, emotional intimacy, this part is for you.
Free Printable Psychology Worksheets
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The Anger Iceberg PDF & Worksheet
Learn more about the Anger Spectrum and get the Anger Iceberg Worksheet.
The Helicopter Parenting E-Book
Learn more about Helicopter Parenting and find out if you are one here.
More Reading
More of our blogs and videos that might be worth checking out
- Relationship Check In Questions
- 20 Questions For Emotional Intimacy
- Grab a copy of our Feelings Wheel
Parenting Styles Explained and Explored
Are all of these parenting terms getting you overwhelmed or confused? ME TOO! Seriously, this whole project started because I couldn't keep up with the entire zoo of animal parent types that are out there. It turns out that there's some seriously great knowledge hidden under these names. I've done the hard work and pulled out the most important facts for you.
Our 12 Page Parenting Style Assessment
Take the quiz to find your parenting style, and we'll email this to you, or you can skip the quiz and just download it here.
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What's My Parenting Style & Why Do I Need To Know?
Knowledge is power! If you know your parenting style and what it means for you and your family, you know what areas you can work on to change shift and enhance your relationships
Inisight
Knowing your parenting style can provide you with valuable insight into your approach to parenting. It can help you understand why you react in certain ways to your child's behavior, what your strengths and weaknesses are, and how you can improve your parenting skills. By gaining insight into your parenting style, you can become a more effective parent and build a stronger relationship with your child.
Guide
Your parenting style can also guide your decisions and actions as a parent. It can help you set goals and expectations for your child, determine what kind of discipline or guidance they need, and create a positive home environment. By being aware of your parenting style, you can make more informed decisions about how to best support and guide your child as they grow and develop.
Grow
Understanding your parenting style can help you identify areas where you need to grow and improve as a parent. For example, if you tend to be a 'helicopter parent' and micromanage your child's life, you may need to work on giving them more independence and autonomy. Knowing your parenting style can help you identify these areas for growth and make positive changes.
NEW! Helicopter Parenting:
Find out just how hard you helicopter
Want to know if you've got any helicopter tendencies? Take our free quiz here.
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Five Types Of Helicopter Parents?
Oh yup, there's different types of helicopter parents - more on this coming soon
Am I A Helicopter Parent Quiz
Free Therapy Tools & Psychology Worksheets
If you're a therapist or social worker who is interested in working with families or teens, here are some of the most popular mini-courses I offer. I'm constantly uploading more so highly suggest you sign up to our mailing list so you can stay in touch and learn more about the way I work every day using Family Systems Theory.
Other ideas for you to check out:
- Family Sculpting- with only one person?! Yup. We have an awesome way of doing this.
- A free feelings wheel? Everyone needs one, right?
- My best family therapy activity for teenagers. It involved marshmallows.
- Stuck doing notes? I think I found a solution for therapy words for notes
Bowen Family Systems
I think I use Bowen's Theory of Differentiation of Self every day, both personally and with clients.
Structural Family Systems
I had to learn all about Salvador Minuchin working in residential treatment, it's family systems that works.
Therapy With Teens and Tweens
I've worked with teens and tweens my entire career and have some ideas for new therapists here.
Using Circular Questioning
I love using circular questioning in my sessions and I share all my tips and tricks here.
Differentiation Of Self: The Work of Dr Bowen
Our Focus this quarter is on Differentiation of Self and the work of Dr Murray Bowen. We are pleased to be able to offer you a free online course on Differentiation of Self complete with worksheets, pdfs and more learning opportunities.
To find out more about Differentiation of Self. Bowen and more, click here.
Relationship Conflict Styles:
Imagine A Relationship In Which Conflict Leads To Connection ...
20 Questions For Emotional Intimacy.
Inspired by Love Actually - here's 20 Question (that have nothing to do with the movie) that will deepen your connection with your partner.
The Compass for Couples Struggling With Conflict.
If you and your partner are struggling with conflict, take the conflict quiz below and find the course that has all the tricks I've learned in it.
Relationships Are Frustrating ... Sometimes
Find our some of the causes of conflict and anger in relationships in this video and blog post and learn more about The Conflict Compass
