SiriusXM Radio: The Recent Empty Nesters’ Dilemma
How much continuing help is required for kids breaking out on their own?
Older Male Clients: A Neglected Resource
With men over 65 at the greatest risk of suicide, what more can therapists do to support older male clients? As Movember focuses attention on men’s mental health, Brad E. Sachs, founder and director of The Father Center, proposes that focusing on a man’s rich potential role as a father or grandfather can help struggling clients find new purpose and belonging – long after the nest empties.
How Money History Can Eliminate Money Mystery
The financial lessons that you learned growing up deserve a closer examination
Money May Talk, But What Is It Saying and Who Is Listening?
Effective financial communication is key when parents are launching young adults
Asking Young People About Self-harm
Rates of self-harm among children and young people are on the rise.
Show Me the Money — and Deciding How Much Money to Show
Parents should be financially aligned when trying to empty their nest
Do You Do Too Much for Your Adult Child?
Parents often express to me a sense of befuddlement when it comes to their young adult’s hesitancy to take on certain basic grown-up responsibilities.
How Financial Support May Affect Emotional Maturity
Money matters when it’s time to leave home
Money Matters, Especially When It’s Time to Leave Home
Knowing what money means to you is good for you — and also for your young adult.
Adolescent Suicidality: Grieving for Childhood
Being a teenager involves unavoidable developmental losses – for both the adolescent and their parents. It is often unconscious grief around individuation and separation, argues Brad E. Sachs, that is the source of suicidality in young people. Here, the psychologist, author and family therapist explains how exploring the loss of childhood can bring revelation, relief and resolution for both generations.