CAROLYN KATCHMAR

• Ethics & Civility: Life after high school — are they prepared? Published 04/06/2008 at 9:51 p.m.

  Most parents are so busy making sure all of their children are getting to school and completing their assignments that some fail to think about what is going to happen to them once they complete high school.

• Ethics & Civility: Screening your children’s movies Published 03/30/2008 at 10:14 p.m.

  Most parents feel safe when their children watch “G” and “PG” rated films. A recent study published in the January 2008 issue of Pediatrics looked at 2,499 children between the ages of 9 and 12 years of age in New ...

• Ethics & Civility: Don’t push your own guilt buttons — nor let your adult children do so Published 03/25/2008 at 10:37 a.m.

  Over 32 years working in this field, I have a common question from parents of adult children, “When will my children be old enough that we don’t need to worry about them anymore?”

• Ethics & Civility: Speak so your children will listen Published 03/18/2008 at 11:25 a.m.

  Are you a frustrated parent? Are you tired of talking to your child and not getting a response? You are not alone. Many parents are experiencing this similar problem. This is not a new problem; parents have experienced this problem ...

• Ethics & Civility: Ideas for coping with a loved one who has signs of dementia Published 03/11/2008 at 12:04 a.m.

  I recently came across a book written by Jacqueline Marcell entitled “Elder Rage or Take My Father … Please!” This is a very interesting and well written book about how she cared for her frail mother and her rebellious 85-year ...

• Ethics & Civility: Help your child cope with anger Published 03/03/2008 at 1:34 p.m.

  Most parents are very frustrated by their children’s anger. They are concerned as to why their children tend to be so angry and they don’t understand the anger.

• Ethics & Civility: Coping with sibling rivalry Published 02/25/2008 at 4:22 p.m.

  Many years ago when my children were young I used to think there was something wrong with my family. I didn’t understand why they were fighting so much (Back then, I was not a counselor and did not have the ...

• Ethics & Civility: The family is deeply affected by alcohol and drug abuse Published 02/18/2008 at 12:33 p.m.

  When alcoholism became recognized as a disease, treatment programs started to include addressing the problems of the family members of an alcoholic or substance abuser as well as the alcoholic or substance abuser. Unfortunately, prior to this time, the treatment ...

• Ethics & Civility: Valentine’s Day — never too late for romance Published 02/11/2008 at 7:57 p.m.

  Valentine’s Day is a day to remember your love and to express your love for your loved one. Yes, in the above sentence, I just said ‘to remember your love and to express your love for your loved one’.

• Ethics & Civility: The healing process of depression Published 02/05/2008 at midnight

  Quite often when people come into my office experiencing depression, they are quite upset with themselves because they feel they don’t have any reason to be depressed. Unfortunately, this thought hinders their healing process.

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