Health and Happiness

Maintaining health and happiness is a struggle for almost half of the US population.

Of course 49 percent or thriving. It all comes down to perception...can we be happy with less. What determines are happiness?

We must work with in ourselves to maintain happiness and overcome our pain.

Self Esteem-Child-Children-Teenagers-and Adults

How we feel about our self affects everything in our lives. Self esteem is the core of happiness, success, and failure.

At www.lifeworksaz.com self esteem work is any integral part of counseling and psychotherapy for child, children, teens, teenagers, and adults

Self esteem and self love either come from backgrounds of feeling loved as children. The other way to have self esteem/ self love is to aggresively work at it and learn to apprecoiate ones internal talents and special qualities.

Plastics-Health-Child-Children-Teenagers-Adults

The compound bisphenol found in many types of plastics: baby bottles, water bottles, etc has been linked to breast and prostate cancer, behavioral disorders, and reproductive health problems in lab animals.

These studies have been done by research scientists and University labs all over the world...there are more than 100 published studies.

Experts contend that chemical. manufacturers have exerted influence over US regulators to keep a potentially unsafe product on the market.

Stress stress stress stress management

Tips for Stress:

Exercise at least three times per week for 30 minutes...move your body!

Cut down on carbs.

Meditate and use yoga breathing.

Set boundaries at home and at work....No is an ok sentence.

Get in touch with nature.

Draw, paint, and journal.

These are just a few great ways to address stress management.

Music and Depressed Child-Children-Teens-Adults

A recent review of literature has found four out of five studies show patients who had been given music therapy experienced a greater reduction in depression than those randomly assigned a different type of therapy.

Researchers have reviewed over a 100 years of therapy to see what works. The research shows that change is impacted by: Hope, expectation of change, relationship/ trust with your therapist and the technique used accounts for 3-15 percent of change.

Lifeworksaz www.lifeworksaz.com uses a variety of techniques in psychotherapy and counseling to create the desired change. Empathy and focusing on individual strengths is the foundation at www.lifeworksaz.com for counseling and psychotherapy in Phoenix Arizona.

Dyslexia-Child-Children

A recent research study shows that exercising auditory regions help rewire the brain for children.

The researchers had dyslexic children play video games designed to exercise brain centers associated with rapid sound recognition.

All dyslexic children reached parity with normal readers in the critical areas of listening comprehension and word recognition. Reading comprehension fell short but was a huge improvement.

Empower your children and focus on their strengths for more tips go to www.lifeworksaz.com, counseling children, teens, teenagers, and adults in Phoenix, Tempe, Scottsdale Arizona.

Children Birthdays/Celebrations..expensive

Children need love..children need nurturing. A child needs to feel: safe, secure, and stable, and feel a sense of control. A child needs to be listened to without judgment. A child needs affection. A child needs someone he/she can talk to and express his/her feelings in a safe way. A child needs healthy boundaries: physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.

A child does not need a 25,000 dollar birthday party. Less is more..Celebrating birth should not be expensive.

If a parent wishes to spend in excess then that is up to the parent, however, the cost of the birthday is not equivalent to the joy and happiness your child will receive. To love and be loved is the most important.

Angry girls Anger girls and Teens

Our society loves violence. Violent video games, boxing, ultimate fighting, internet gore and violence. Violence is worshiped in any unhealthy manner.

What is going on when a group of middle school girls beat up a girl and post it on the internet?

Are we completely desensitized? In many situations the Victim can turn into a victimizer. How could a group of young girls feel it is ok to harm and attack another girl and glorify it by putting it on the web?

Love, nurture, and kindness will breed love. Judgement, anger, and fear will create inappropriate behaviors.. Model kind and loving behavior for your child and family.

College Students Depression and Mental Health

Mental health awareness is important for: students, teachers, parents,( everyone).

Students diagnosed with depression was fifteen percent in 2007. Depression in students is up from 10 percent in the year 2000.

Twenty three percent of students going to campus counseling centers are on psyhiatric medications which is up from 9 percent in 1994.

Legal experts agree that colleges have the right to expect students to get mental health evaluations and treatment if there is a cause and to contact parents.

Students who do not have anyone to talk to are most at risk.
David Abrams
MAPC, LPC, CAGS
Counseling & Psychotherapy
Children, Teens, Adults, Families

LifeWorksAZ.com
(602) 575-4030

Plastic: Chemicals-Cancer

BPA a chemical found in baby bottles, compact discs may cause cancer and other serious disorders.

BPA has been found in 93 percent of the population over age 6.

BPA used in plastic production in labs with animals has been linked to: breast cancer, prostrate cancer, early puberty in females and behavioral changes.

www.lifeworksaz.com, counseling child, teen, adolescent, adult: anger management, mood regulation-depressed-fear-phobias-anxiety-self esteem-relationships in Phoenix, Tempe, Scottsdale Arizona.
David Abrams
MAPC, LPC, CAGS
Counseling & Psychotherapy
Children, Teens, Adults, Families

LifeWorksAZ.com
(602) 575-4030

Teen Girls Gang up Beat Teen

Violence, Violence, and more Violence. Teens in Florida lured a girl to a home and beat her up. They had a total of 8 involved and video tapped it all and put it on you tube.

I am disturbed by this behavior. The court system must punish these girls in a very harsh way to set an example. If the juvenile court gives them a slap on the wrist it will encourage more teen violence.

I hope parents can spend some time with their children and teach them healthy communication without violence.

Victimizing girls, teens, adolescents, adults, and children is NOT OK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Teens-Teenage girls what can help adolescent girls.

Adolescence is a challenging time for girls. Girl adolescents are at risk of: depression, dropping out of school, substance abuse etc.

Building a teenage girls self esteem is the best prevention for the above areas as well as truly listening and unconditionally loving your girl.

A teenage girls self esteem is strongly connected with her perception of her body/Image.

It is important to praise girls for their efforts not just their appearance.

Participate in a parent/daughter activity on a regular basis.

Express love.

Lifeworksaz.com works with adolescents as well as with parents to create and build healthy relationships, build self esteem;social skills, stress management skills, mood regulation skills, and more through counseling in Phoenix Arizona at www.lifeworksaz.com.

Teach girls problem solving and prepare them for lifes challenges.

Really Really listen to your girls...this means really hearing your girls thoughts and feelings and providing her with support and unconditional love.