“When children arrive, or when some crisis occurs, couples don't have the resources to deal with it because they've been so busy getting on with their lives. They haven't learned how to sit down and discuss things.” ChildrenDealsHavensCoupleResourcesDown AndCrisisBusy Author:Janet McTeer
“Not everyone is sold on crisis consultants. Linda Gray, assistant vice president and director of news and information at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, says that to a certain extent, the worse the crisis, the closer to home you should deal with it. .. You ought to be dealing with the crisis, not explaining things to somebody else.” ShouldHomeCertainPresidentDealsInformationOughtDirectorsNewsCrisisUniversityVicesGrayFloridaExplainingAssistantsVice PresidentConsultantsOrlandoExplaining Things Author:Linda Gray
“One of the crises that we have to deal with is a crisis of law enforcement officials that are not physically capable enough to handle without taking out the gun.” EnoughLawDealsCapableGunCrisisHandleOfficialsLaw EnforcementEnforcementNiger Author:Niger Innis
“A family's responses to crisis or to a new situation mirror those of a child. That is to say, the way a small child deals with a new challenge (for instance, learning to walk) has certain predictable stages: regression, anxiety, mastery, new energy, growth, and feedback for future achievement. These stages can also be seen in adults coping with new life events, whether positive or negative.” WayChildrenCertainEnergyGrowthChallengesWalksDealsSituationStageEventsAchievementAnxietyAdultsNegativeMirrorsCrisisResponseInstanceMasteryNew LifeFeedbackPredictableCopingSmall ChildNew ChallengesRegressionNew SituationsNew Energy Author:T. Berry Brazelton