Spring is just around the corner, and there’s something about sunny, 75-degree weather that instantly lifts our mood. While kids are busy counting down the days until Spring Break, parents are often wondering how to fill an entire week without school. Beyond just...
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Whatcha Listening To: Podcasts for Parents Recommended by AFC Therapists
Something about me is that I love filling my commutes to work with a good podcast- learning on the go as I like to say! There is quite a variety of content with podcasts and, as a therapist, it’s important that we stay up to date on the literature so we can best...
How to Prepare Your Child for the Path, Instead of Preparing the Path for Your Child
Growing up, I often envied my classmates whose parents stayed up all night helping them finish procrastinated projects or giving them a free pass when they were afraid to try something. At the time, it seemed unfair. But I later realized that those moments of facing a...
Mental Health and Parenting during a Pandemic: An Interview with Lora Ferguson, MA, LPC-S, AFC Founder & Co-Director
Tell us a little about yourself I founded Austin Family Counseling as a way to help more families find peace and joy. I truly hope that you will find AFC to be a caring and hopeful place for you to work through the pain, sadness, loss, or struggle that brought you to...