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The Blog of Dr. Jennifer Lagrotte, DMFT

Learning from mistakes

by : Dr. Lagrotte

Lifestyle

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It is the Jewish New Year and that means you get to throw out your sins and start anew for this year.  If it was only that easy.  How do you throw out your mistakes?  Better question is how do you learn from your mistakes.  How many times have you been pulled over for a…
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Dealing With Disappointment

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Lifestyle

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As a mother, husband, daughter and friend I am always dealing with disappointment.  I find my self struggling a times dealing with it and have to remember how I can help myself regroup and get through another day. Therapy – Some of you might think that this should be at the end of the list, but…
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Back To School

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Family

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Whether it is this week, next week or it has already happened, back to school is in full swing.  My children are young, but we are still getting excited for school.  We got our back to school supplies, backpack is packed and lunch is ready for tomorrow.  What does back to school mean to me?…
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All those things that I wish I was told when I was pregnant

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Parenting

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I am a reader and love to read books. Of course when I found out I was pregnant, I started reading and reading and finally in my third trimester, I was done reading and felt that I was as prepared as I could be to be a mom.  Boy was I wrong.  There are so…
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When should you say yes or no as a parent?

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Parenting

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As a parent of 2 very stubborn children, I have had to learn very quickly when to pick my battles and when to stand my ground.  This concept can also be known as when to say yes or when to say no.  Here are some hard set lines on when I say no. 1. Respect– always say thank-you,…
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Friendship

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Friendship

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I have been thinking about friendship today and what it means to be a friend.  I have found myself a lot of the times, being in the position where I am a better friend than people are to me.  I have never really given thought to the idea on how many friends I need, I…
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Affection

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Parenting

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Okay, so I have two children and I have noticed lately that both of them show affection differently.  I was curious if they really show affection differently or do I respond to them in different ways.  I have one child who is as reserved as reserved can be, getting a hug out of her is a major…
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