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A Simple Parenting Tool - Stories
<p>I’d like to share with you a handy parenting tool that is easier to use than it might sound. It’s nothing brilliant or novel – just one of those things sitting under your nose all […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
Jun 5, 20173 min read


How Do I Get My Kids to Eat Their Vegetables?
<p>Another common battleground for parents with young children is mealtime. Getting kids to eat their proverbial veggies has been a vexing problem since time immemorial. Just as we noted with bedtime, it’s unlikely you will […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
May 25, 20173 min read


How do I Get My Kids to Go to Bed?
<p>If you have young children, you don’t need me to tell you what it’s like getting through bedtime. The hassle, the arguments, the frustrations – it happens to all of us. Don’t worry – it’s […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
May 16, 20173 min read


Couples Counseling: Not a Last Resort
<p>All too frequently, the couples I see in my office for marriage counseling/couples therapy are at the end of their rope. There has been trouble in the relationship for a long time; months, years, or […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
May 8, 20174 min read


The Five Love Languages: Finding Your Language
<p>Okay, so, we’ve talked a lot about the different Love Languages. But how do you know which is yours? Below we’ll discuss a couple of ways you can try to determine which language fits you […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
Apr 24, 20174 min read


Depression vs. Sadness and What You Can Do About It
<p>We’re taking a break from our regularly scheduled posts on the Five Love Languages to bring you this exclusive special in which I was invited to a local TV station to do a short bit […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
Apr 10, 20173 min read


The Five Love Languages: Physical Touch
<p>The last of the Five Love Languages is Physical Touch. This one is in some ways very easy and in some ways very hard. It’s very easy because it’s pretty clear what we’re referring to […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
Mar 20, 20173 min read


The Five Love Languages: Acts of Service
<p>The fourth of the Five Love Languages® is called Acts of Service. For some people, actions indeed speak louder than words. Of course, just as with Words of Affirmation you can’t speak nicely while neglecting […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
Mar 6, 20173 min read


The Five Love Languages: Receiving Gifts
<p>The third Love Language is Receiving Gifts. This one is easy to grasp, but it sometimes gets a bad rap because to some people it smacks of materialism. In fact, a person whose Love Language […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
Feb 21, 20173 min read


The Five Love Languages: Quality Time
<p>In the last post I described the love language of Words of Affirmation. The second language is called Quality Time, and you probably have a fair idea what that’s about without needing much a definition. […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
Feb 9, 20174 min read


The Five Love Languages: Words of Affirmation
<p>Words of Affirmation is the first of the love languages described in Gary Chapman’s Five Love Languages system. For people whose primary love language is Words of Affirmation, it’s what you say that counts. This […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
Jan 24, 20174 min read


The Five Love Languages
<p>The Five Love Languages® is a great tool for improving relationships, whether you’re at the beginning of a new relationship or you’ve been married for decades. It is a very simple and understandable method of […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
Jan 9, 20173 min read


Four Ways to Identify a Bad Therapist
<p>Following up on our last post, let’s talk a bit about what possible red flags to look out for when searching for a therapist in Baltimore or anywhere else. Unfortunately, as we mentioned last time, […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
Dec 7, 20164 min read


How Do I Find a Therapist?
<p>So you’re looking for a therapist in Baltimore. Maybe you typed “Baltimore therapist” into Google and it sent you here. But how do you find the right “Baltimore therapist” for you? What goes in to […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
Nov 15, 20163 min read


How Long Does Couples Counseling Take?
<p>This is a question I get asked all the time. How long will it take? How many sessions do people usually need? People rightly want to know how much time and money they will be […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
Nov 3, 20162 min read
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