Monthly Archives: May, 2009
Teens, Texting and Parents
NYTIMES writer Katie Hafner, in her article Texting May Be Taking a Toll, touches on many important points.
* Teens main jobs while moving through this period in development are to separate from their parents and develop their own identities.
* Psychologists and physicians are starting to catalogue the ways in which technology impacts this stage in [...]
Can teaching "science" of alcohol keep teens from drinking?
NYTimes Well Blogger, Tara Parker Pope asks some interesting questions in response to an American Association for the Advancement of Science report about how drinking affects the body.
Teen drinking has long been a concern for parents and schools, and with good reason. Parker Pope cites 2005 CDC figures that point to fairly high figures for [...]
Interview with a Parent Coach
For our May issue (dedicated to Mothers) we decided to interview one of our own Parent Coaches, a superwoman and super parent in her own right.
In this conversation, she reflects on the many “mother-like” roles she plays, and how she keeps a cool head…
Kathy Langsom, LMFT, is a Vive Parent Coach based in San Francisco. [...]
Many Parents Want Help with their Anger
The New York Post’s, DR. KEITH ABLOW, wrote a great piece about what he coins the “anger illness” which afflicts millions of parents accross the U.S.
He encourages parents who feel their anger can get out of control and possibly damage their children, to seek counseling and explore their own psychological make-up. He then gives a [...]
10 Steps to Loving Your Body: Step 3, Better Communication in 4 Steps
By Isabelle Tierney, M.A., LMFT, CSPT
This article focuses on the way you communicate to your Body. Communication is a vital aspect of relationship, determining much of a relationship’s quality. Communicate with love and respect and you create a healthy and thriving relationship. Communicate with harsh and shaming words and the relationship flounders. This is especially [...]
"Beauty Foods" that help your appearance
We are what we eat, right? Well, it seems that science backs up our cliches about nutrition.
Broccoli, spinach, salmon and cranberries are great for the condition and appearance of our skin, teeth, and hair. Red wine and raisins perk up the skin, too! Read more from Jodi Mailander Farrell’s McClatchy-Tribune article “Beauty Foods…” here.
Comfort Food Gets a Healthy Makeover
Can comfort food be healthy? Can you have your pasta and eat cookies too? Maybe you can!
Who better than WebMd to compile some of the best tasting healthiest makeovers for some of our favorite comfort food dishes?
You didn’t know Mac N Cheese, Mashed Potatoes and Chocolate Chip Cookies could be so deeeelish and less guilt-inspiring? [...]
Nurturing your plants can increase fitness
During Mother’s day month, many of us think of the non-traditional ways we “mother.” Maybe we have nieces, nephews or our friends have children who we care for and spend time with. Maybe we channel our desire to nurture into our pets or plants.
For those of us who like plants, or are interested in taking [...]
Vive is all a Twitter
We have a twitter account which notifies all of our followers about new blog posts and Vive news. We are beginning to use our twitter account interact more with our community as well! Be on the lookout for cool things to twitter back to us!
Follow us on our facebook page, Vivenow.com Blog and now: twitter!
What are the words your family lives by?
Stacy M. Lewis writes a blog about her journey in parenthood. She is cataloguing her work toward cultivating inner peace while life and parenthood throw real outer world challenges her way.
Some beautiful and interesting posts she’s written are about finding phrases or words “to live by” as a family. Read more from Stacy’s “Mama-Om” Blog here
If [...]
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