Russell R. Rice, MFT/CEO River Stones Residential Treatment Services Inc. We all desire to understand what the key drivers are behind the motivation to succeed. What is the anatomy of motivation, the formula to success and healthy relationships, both business and personal?  There is a large body of respected research behind this that leads us

Calibrating our Lenses to see the Good in our kids In a previous article called Reversing the Ratio I wrote about the how teens, especially intense ones and those with mental health issues, elicit more negative interactions than positive ones due to the amount of redirections required to steer their behavior.  This is no one’s

The role of positive and negative interactions in building Strong Kids Intense and challenging teens, especially those with mental health issues, elicit negative attention from those around them.  It’s no one’s fault.  It is just the reality. Their behavior naturally elicits these responses, in fact, they often marinate in these responses most of the day,

How quickly our kids transform from cute cuddly beings that adore us, to pimply, hormonal mysteries of volatile emotion that don’t seem to need us anymore.  What used to work doesn’t any more.  They aren’t as interested in us.  They used to think we knew everything, now they think we know nothing. We quickly find