by Lynne | Apr 16, 2020 | Featured, Nonfiction, Parenting
Amidst any societal disruption, parents play the lead role in helping children make sense of what they hear in a way that is honest, accurate, and minimizes anxiety or fear. As a nurse and family counselor—and a mother—I know how overwhelming it can be to calm,...
by Lynne | Jun 8, 2018 | Featured, Nonfiction
The primary focus of my work with schools is to equip teachers, parents, and teens with the tools to support emotional well-being and to detect risk factors and warning signs related to mental health issues before a suicide attempt occurs. Unfortunately, as...
by Lynne | Jan 10, 2018 | Nonfiction, Parenting
Excerpt from an article in ADDitude magazine. To avoid parent-child power struggles, make fewer verbal demands. Instead of telling your child what to do (which is often perceived as nagging), use a nonverbal cue. “Children with ADHD may lock into certain behaviors and...
by Lynne | Jan 10, 2018 | Nonfiction, Parenting
Excerpt from Parenting magazine article. While life often feels like an assembly line of yes-no’s, a healthier approach may revolve less around imposing your will and more around a business-centric tactic: negotiating. What’s that, you say? Doesn’t...
by Lynne | Oct 23, 2015 | Fiction, Nonfiction, Parenting, Uncategorized
HOST A PARENT/TEACHER/TEEN BOOK DISCUSSION Recognized expert on family relationships, Lynne Griffin will facilitate a discussion of her new novel Girl Sent Away using the companion guide Let’sTalk About It: Adolescent Mental Health. The guide includes conversation...
by Lynne | Sep 14, 2015 | Fiction, Nonfiction
In Lynne Griffin’s new novel, Girl Sent Away, she takes on a topic that’s rarely discussed but which richly deserves our attention: the fear-based teenage boot camps that serve as a dark undercurrent to our domestic culture. In this book, Griffin explores...