Good evening bloggers. It has been several weeks since we've communicated and that is exactly what brings me to the blogosphere today. Yesterday I had the opportunity to spend some time with some very special youth in my professional capacity as a Marriage and Family Therapist.
I was speaking to them about communication, specifically how to improve their relationships with their parents through communication. What I taught them was very basic and foundational in terms of communication skills. What I learned from them was unexpected and encouraging.
I found out that in spite of the high tech devices and encrypted language they use to communicate with each other young people don't really want to shut their parents out of their world. In fact more than ever they need to know that home is a place that they can take their "secrets" and truly be themselves without judgement. I found out that regardless of all the things they tell us they need like cell phones, video games, cars, more freedom, what they really want and need is attention, guidance, boundaries, love, and acceptance.
Without their knowledge these youth through their openness and honesty taught me principle truths that will inform the way I treat my own children. As a parent I am grateful for them. As a professional I am encouraged that the work I do is never in vain.
Blessings
About Me
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- Long Beach, CA, United States
- Maisha is a registered Marriage and Family Therapist Intern with Turning Point Counseling. She has a passion for helping people achieve wholeness through acceptance and loving themselves as they are understanding that God created us all with awesome potential. Growth and change can be very difficult, but “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” Philippians4:13. She believes that the foundation of achieving and maintaining healthy relationships is congruent communication. Maisha has worked with a culturally and clinically diverse client base that includes: couples, substance abuse, intimacy issues, and domestic violence. She also worked with problems such as anger management, parenting, depression, anxiety, assertiveness/self esteem, grief and loss, self harm, divorce, family, illness, and disabilities.
It is amazing to realize where our education comes from. I know how helpful it is to receive instruction from leading minds in any field, but true education comes from everywhere. The most profound things we learn often originate way outside of the classroom. Thanks for your honesty in saying what you did publicly.
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