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Positive Parenting

Tina Cannon PhD LMHC — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:43:40 +0000

Your main job as a parent is to nurture growth and change in your child, as well as to give guidance, encouragement and support. When your child is a newborn, they depend on you for food, protection and health care. It may be difficult for you to imagine them ever growing up and changing, but [...]

How To Change The Negative To Positive In Your Life

Tina Cannon PhD LMHC — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 22:02:59 +0000

Many people have, from time to time, experienced negative irrational thoughts in their life. Some people live their whole life making excuses for their inability to have a positive life experience. Yet others have learned the secret of living a fulfilling positive life by changing their negative irrational thoughts to positive rational thoughts. Here are 18 global [...]

Marriage Counseling: Three Danger Stages In Your Marriage

Tina Cannon PhD LMHC — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:04:56 +0000

Couples seek counseling at different stages in their marriage. There are many reasons people start marriage counseling and want help with their relationships. For the purpose of this post, we will discuss an overview of the marriage cycle and some of the danger years often seen in marriages. These years encompass from year two until [...]

Depression

Tina Cannon PhD LMHC — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:10:41 +0000

Depression is an illness that involves the body, mood and thoughts. Depressive disorders come in different forms such as major depression, dysthymia and bipolar disorder. Within these forms of depression, there are variations in the number of symptoms, their severity and persistence. A depressive disorder is more than just a passing blue mood. It is not a [...]

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Tina Cannon PhD LMHC — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 15:24:47 +0000

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) involves anxious thoughts, intrusive thoughts, unwelcome or persistent images, or a compulsion to engage in certain rituals. The disturbing thoughts or images associated with OCD are called obsessions and the rituals that are performed to try to prevent them are called compulsions. Performing the rituals provides a temporary relief from the anxiety [...]

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Tina Cannon PhD LMHC — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:23:29 +0000

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a medical condition that is caused by an imbalance of two important “messengers” in the brain that lead to the symptoms of ADHD in children and adults. About 4% of the entire adult population has ADHD which begins in childhood. ADHD can lead to difficulties with the following: Focusing on [...]

Anxiety

Tina Cannon PhD LMHC — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:02:41 +0000

Discuss about Anxiety here.

Bipolar Disorder

Tina Cannon PhD LMHC — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:21:58 +0000

Discuss Bipolar Disorder here.