Ashleigh Joins Az Family 
Ashleigh Gudgeon, MA, LPC, a friend and collegue for several years, has joined AZ Family Therapy as a new therapist. Ashleigh is a wife and mother who specializes in helping families and children. Ashleigh has extensive training and experience with childhood disorders, difficulties and transitions. She also has worked and is certified in infant and developmental issues and is remarkable in her insight and interventions with children and couples. Ashleigh will be starting off with hours to be announced soon.
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Margaret Nicksic - Benefits Coordinator
We also want to welcome Margaret to the Arizona Family Team. Margaret has been helping us out for sometime but now officially takes on the role of running a lot of front office and benefits coordination for our clients. She is responsible for making sure that the office knows what your benefits are, billing, and assisting the therapists. If you have any questions about your bill or insurance you can call Margaret or email her margaret@familytalkaz.com. |
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Consistency in Parenting
From the day your child is born, he begins to learn about the world around him. They learn what they can trust, and what they cannot trust. As children grow, their young minds continue to reprocess the messages that they receive. In order for them to make sense of those messages, they need to be consistent. When parents are consistent from the start, children learn what they can expect from their parents. This helps in the bonding process. Consistency gives a child a sense of security. They know when they cry, a caring parent is going to be there with a bottle or ready to change a diaper. Babies with consistent parents experience less anxiety. They learn they can rely on their parents and trust that their needs will be met. Keeping regular routines with a child is also an important part of consistency. Days are less chaotic and arguments more infrequent if a child knows what is expected of them upon rising, after school, or when going to bed. Consistency helps a child develop a sense of responsibility in that they know exactly what is required of them. Children are also less likely to test boundaries or push limits that are firmly set when they know that there will be consequences for deviant behavior. They learn that "no" means "no." Consistency teaches children cause-and-effect relationships, which helps them as they grow with their ability to make wiser decisions. |
