by Lisa Marchiano, LCSW | Aug 3, 2017 | Article, Existing posts
It is a human need to experience ourselves as competent. When we are mothering children, whether we feel competent can play a significant role in determining how satisfying we find this role. While some women come by a sense of competence easily after becoming a...
by Lisa Marchiano, LCSW | Jun 13, 2017 | Article, Existing posts
My mother was never very good at saying “no.” When as I teenager I would ask her for something she needed to deny me, it would tie her in knots. She would get angry at me for having even asked. When my daughter became a toddler, we began to have battles over TV. She...
by Lisa Marchiano, LCSW | Apr 6, 2017 | Article, Existing posts
Perhaps no human endeavor engenders as much well-meaning advice as parenting. Parenting books, websites abound. Friends, relatives (mothers in law?), strangers, and of course the media are happy to offer advice on all aspects of raising children – much of it wildly...
by Lisa Marchiano, LCSW | Feb 3, 2017 | Article, Existing posts
There were a few days last fall when both of my children were away on overnight school trips. The first childless evening, I found myself disturbingly… happy. Happy, calm, relaxed. What was wrong with me? Wasn’t I supposed to feel lonely? Unsettled by the...
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