One of the core traits of a dependent personality is difficulty accepting challenging or disturbing truths about self or others out of a need to maintain the status quo.
Is There More to Love Than What You’ve Experienced?Read More
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | May 31, 2018
One of the core traits of a dependent personality is difficulty accepting challenging or disturbing truths about self or others out of a need to maintain the status quo.
Is There More to Love Than What You’ve Experienced?Read More
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | June 10, 2016
“We talked about this,” Beth said, taking a deep breath. Madison just stood in her bedroom doorway, incredulous. “But…but…you can’t take away my phone!” she stated, as if this truth should be obvious. “It’s not your phone, Madison,” Beth replied, trying to remain calm. “I bought that phone for you. You didn’t live up to …
Parenting the Smartphone Generation: The Device is YoursRead More
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | January 12, 2016
You may be over forty, but most of us have one stubborn little kid rattling around inside. This “kid” represents some unfilled childhood need. And until we either fill or let go of that need, there he or she stays—never aging, always demanding. Kids like to eat junk food. They’re not mature enough to realize …
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | June 1, 2015
One of the deepest needs of children is consistency, including the certain knowledge that they are unconditionally accepts and valued by those who love them. Small children crave the repetitive, constant nature of certain stories in which the same words or phrases are used over and over again. Children learn what to expect, anticipate with …
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | May 11, 2015
Bulimia is defined as bingeing and purging. Bingeing means taking in large quantities of foods, often sweets, in an uncontrollable feeding frenzy over a specific period of time. The purging that follows is done in many ways: self-induced vomiting, laxatives, diuretics, obsessive exercising, or even bouts of starvation. At least 60 percent of anorexics are …
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | December 30, 2010
According to statistics, hospitalizations for eating disorders for children under the age of 12 increased 112 percent between 1999 and 2006.
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