Swank Counseling  21 Robinhood Lane   Troy, OH      (937) 339-9876
We have moved to 21 Robinhood Lane off North Market in Troy. We are the first office on the right facing Robinhood. [Directions]

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            We specialize in getting you an appointment quickly.  We offer most people an appointment in less than 48 hours.
 

Problems we help solve:

• Feeling Stuck
• ADD/ADHD
• Marriage/Relationships
• Parenting
• Depression
• Stress and Anxiety
• Anger Management
• Addictions
• Bipolar Spectrum
• Repetitive Behaviors

(new)  Alcohol Abuse

Challenging Kids

  The Puzzle of Parenting

Articles written by John Swank to help parents unravel the puzzle of parenting by improving their parenting skills and thus help their children.  Most of these articles were originally written for publication in the Parenting Section of the Troy Daily News.

Sharing Values With Your Children At The Holidays

8 Tips for Parents for Monitoring the Internet
               Some guidelines for managing the internet with your children

11 Strategies that Really Work For Children
This was originally a presentation for professionals working with abused children.  It is a summary of the best strategies that I have found that creates an attitude to help children.

13 Ways Parents can Change to Improve their Child's Behavior
It just might be easier to impact your child indirectly by trying some of these strategies

Guerrilla Affection
Ways to deal with affection with your teenager who shies away from touch

Explosive Children, Challenging Kids: Links to Dr. Ross Greene's wisdom, website and videos

Dealing with Explosive Children
Do you have a child that is picky, inflexible and melts down often?

Ways to Help your Child Calm and Self-Soothe 
Do you have a fussy, whiney, child who demands too much help?

Parenting: Logical and Natural Consequences  This will link you to a brief parenting training module.  This concept is one of my favorites. Learning this, you get out of the position of being the "bad guy."   Instead you place the responsibility back on the child.  And if you click on the home link at the bottom of one of the pages, this will take you to an index of several other parenting training modules.  It is part of a foster parenting program in Washington State.

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