Excellent

The blog is an awesome idea. For some reason your intro is repeated on the blog on the left and right of the screen. Other than that this is an awesome idea and maybe something we can offer the midwest group! Great work!

Culture and a Case

I'd like to ask you're thoughts on how to work with a parent who has some resistance. Here is a case :
A client of mine insists that her cultural way is to tell children what they should be doing. Not doing so might jeopardize her success in raising children who listen and are disciplined.

Several questions are raised. 1) Is this really a cultural communication and if so should it be accepted as necessary to maintain the heritage? 2) Does this excuse come from the difficulty in learning positive parenting skills which require more creativity and humor? 3) Would trying to have her identify with the child by asking her to think about her reactions to her parent when she was between five and eight facilitate her motivation to change her ways?

Welcome

Dear ACT Northeast partners,

Welcome to act-ne.blogspot.com! You have been added to this blog as a writer. This means you can read all "blogs" that others have written, you can "comment" or respond/add to what others have written, and you can write your own "blog" in which you begin a new topic.

This will be our resource for communicating with one another. If you hold a workshop, this blog is a way of letting others know how it went, what worked, what didn't work, and any thoughts you might have. This blog is also a way of letting others know your plans for upcoming workshops or projects. Everything posted here is secure.

You will also find on the Lemberg Children's Center website, www.brandeis.edu/lemberg, a list of facilitators in the Northeast and their contact information, a list of helpful resources, a calender of events, and links to the ACT website.

Let the conversations begin.

Sincerely,

Howie, Amanda, Karen, and Sylvia