{"id":36,"date":"2010-11-23T10:44:13","date_gmt":"2010-11-23T15:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fsao\/resources\/family\/"},"modified":"2017-07-27T09:36:11","modified_gmt":"2017-07-27T13:36:11","slug":"family","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fsao\/resources\/family\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Families are both a joy and a challenge at each stage of the life cycle.\u00a0One- or two-parent families, single-sex and blended families, and families involving stepparents, grandparents, and in-laws are some of today\u2019s contemporary families we live in. Going to work after a baby, juggling the schedules of working parents with children and older family members, and dealing with illness or death are only a few of the many family situations we face.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PARENTING ISSUES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Some signs that you may need some extra help as a parent:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Arguments with your family<\/li>\n<li>Feeling at odds with your child most of the time<\/li>\n<li>Feeling at odds with your spouse or ex-spouse concerning<br \/>\nchild-rearing issues<\/li>\n<li>Irritability, moodiness, or social isolation<\/li>\n<li>Neglecting previously enjoyable activities<\/li>\n<li>Confusion regarding effective and appropriate discipline<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CHILDREN&#8217;S ISSUES<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adjusting to a new step-family<\/li>\n<li>Adjusting to divorce or remarriage<\/li>\n<li>Coping with a family crisis<\/li>\n<li>Coping with illness or death<\/li>\n<li>Difficult behavior at home<\/li>\n<li>Persistent moodiness<\/li>\n<li>Poor school performance<\/li>\n<li>Substance abuse<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If these or any other issues concern to you, please call the FSAO at 617-353-5381 to schedule an appointment. Remember, FSAO is a free, confidential benefit for Boston University employees and their families.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Families are both a joy and a challenge at each stage of the life cycle.\u00a0One- or two-parent families, single-sex and blended families, and families involving stepparents, grandparents, and in-laws are some of today\u2019s contemporary families we live in. Going to work after a baby, juggling the schedules of working parents with children and older family [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":9,"menu_order":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fsao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fsao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fsao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fsao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fsao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fsao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1758,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fsao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36\/revisions\/1758"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fsao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fsao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}