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About James Windell
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Expertise
I am a parent trainer, psychotherapist, and author specializing in parenting issues.During the past 40 years I`ve worked with parents with discipline problems and challenging children. I give frequent lectures and workshops related to discipline, social skills, and aggressive children. I consult with various agencies and schools where there are child behavior problems. I am listed in the American Psychological Associations` media panel as an expert on parenting and am frequently quoted in leading magazines and newspapers.

Experience
I have worked in a juvenile court as a clinical psychologist and as a psychotherapist in private practice. In the Oakland County (MI) Juvenile Court, I developed an award-winning parent training program for parents of adolescent delinquents. In addition I have done group therapy with adolescent delinquents using a social skills-building model. I have consulted with courts, schools, churches, preschools, and domestic violence shelters in areas of parenting.

I received my BA with a major in Psychology in 1963 from Wayne State University. I got my MA in Clinical Psychology from Oakland University in 1972.

I am a member of the American Psychological Association and the Michigan Psychological Association. I have written pamplets, newspaper articles, and professional journal articles. I have been the Coping With Kids columnist for the Oakland Press for 21 years, and my columns also appear weekly in the Staten Island Advance. I have been the author or co-author of 12 books. My books include, 8 WEEKS to A WELL-BEHAVED CHILD, CHILDREN WHO SAY NO WHEN YOU WANT THEM TO SAY YES, and 6 STEPS TO AN EMOTIONALLY INTELLIGENT TEENAGER. My latest parenting book is THE FATHERSTYLE ADVANTAGE. I have appeared on over 175 radio and TV shows related to my books and parenting. For more information about me, my books and columns, go to my website at Jameswindell.com
   

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Skin Bleaching and control,11/19/2009Richard Taylor
  Q: I am a teacher dealing with young people. I write from Nigeria. Why do girls like bleaching their ...
  A: The best way to alter an individuals desire to change who they are is to help them to understand who ...
Advice11/19/2009Kjirstin
  Q: Please let me know how to handle 13 year old boy who wakes most of the time in a bad mood, do not ...
  A: You are describing the typical 13 year-old boy now residing in many homes in the USA. At 13, boys ...
i need help with my 15 year old brother11/19/2009Kjirstin
  Q: 7,and 2. i have a 15 year old brother 'mark' who has just moved in with me 6 months ago. we have ...
  A: I know the feeling well, as I was in exactly the same place with my younger brother once, when he ...
Looking for help11/18/2009James Windell
  Q: Generally my 13 year old son is a good boy, he spent his time with family, visiting his grand and ...
  A: You certainly want your child to be successful at school and I understand you want to apply measures ...
What does this tell you about a duel US/German national living in Germany11/18/2009James Windell
  Q: What does this tell you about a duel US/German national living in Germany? He has a little girl ...
  A: This tells me that this man is willing to spend money on lawyers and on finding ways to avoid paying ...
What does this tell you about an American mother?11/18/2009James Windell
  Q: What does this tell you about an American mother? She moved in with the father of her baby daughter ...
  A: You say that many American mothers tell the father of their child that if they want to avoid child ...
drained by 14yr old daughter11/16/2009James Windell
  Q: we have a 14yr old lovely daughter who is making us so sad, she is the oldest of three and has a ...
  A: I'm sure your daughter is probably normal and going through a difficult period in her life. Fourteen ...
What does this tell you about an American mother?11/16/2009James Windell
  Q: What does this tell you about an American mother? She moved in with the father of her baby daughter ...
  A: I suppose it tells a lot about both the mother and father if all the facts are correct. If she moved ...
Why would an American father do this11/16/2009James Windell
  Q: Why would an American father do this? An American man and this Japanese national wife visit Japan ...
  A: I'm sure both the mother and father believe their country to have the best and most just laws. Will ...
Why would an American father do this11/14/2009James Windell
  Q: Why would an American father do this? An American man and this Japanese national wife visit Japan ...
  A: I suppose the American father did this because he is angry at his wife and wants to punish her. ...
When and how do you call it quits?11/14/2009James Windell
  Q: My 17 yr old son is violent and verbally abusive, he does what he wants when he wants and no ...
  A: Sometimes you just have to admit there's nothing you can to do to help a child. That seems to be ...
What does this tell you about a man?11/14/2009James Windell
  Q: What does this tell you about a man? What does this tell you about a man? He fled back to his ...
  A: Just because someone doesn't like the system in family courts in the USA is not a sufficient reason ...
What my dad should be11/14/2009James Windell
  Q: I come from a divorced family. Tonight my dad and I (I'm 16) got into an argument. I felt as if he ...
  A: I don't know what you should expect of your father. What do YOU expect of him? I think most ...
Advice Stepmothering11/13/2009David Simonsen
  Q: Iam a step mother of 7children, 4(2girls and 2boys)of the same motherare giving me problems most ...
  A: Kalungi, The problem is that you are in a powerless position with those 4 kids. If your husband is ...
Custody awarded11/12/2009James Windell
  Q: My husband is fighting for custody for his 14 year old daughter. The life style she is living is so ...
  A: I'm happy to hear that you are nervous about this. You should be. What I mean by this is that I ...
My teen saughter wasnts to live with her father11/11/2009James Windell
  Q: My 15 year old daughter wants to go live with her father full time. He has already convinced her 17 ...
  A: These become difficult situations. Almost all children of divorce want to go live with the ...
17 year old boy11/11/2009Richard Taylor
  Q: My wife and I have to boys one 14 and the other will be 17 year old next month. Both my wife and I ...
  A: This is a very easy question to answer the problem is in how hard it is to implement. Your son has ...
rude behaviour11/10/2009James Windell
  Q: My daughter is graduated two years and back and she is lazy. She keeps nagging me and my wife on ...
  A: Many adolescents upon graduating from school are unable to seemingly find themselves. These young ...
daughter and half-brothers11/8/2009James Windell
  Q: My 17 year old daughter began communicating with her half brothers several months ago after their ...
  A: You've offered compromises. You must set the boundares for what you can accept and what you can't. ...
Mother issue11/7/2009James Windell
  Q: Ok I have finally decided to ask for advice about my mom. Ok first of all I never ...
  A: I'm sorry to hear that things are so difficult for you with your mother. You may be right that she ...
Please Help11/6/2009James Windell
  Q: My 17 year old daughter made a friend with a girl over the summer. My husband (her stepdad) and I ...
  A: Sure, we'd like all of our adolescents to see their education as their first priority. However, it ...
What does this tell you about a man he is 35 years old at the time of her birth?11/5/2009James Windell
  Q: What does this tell you about a man he is 35 years old at the time of her birth? He has a daughter ...
  A: It says that he probably enjoys being a father to his daughter. He likes the freedom he has. And as ...
16 year old sons rebellious attitude11/5/2009James Windell
  Q: I have a 16 year old son who is driving me crazy. He does very well at school (he gets all a's and ...
  A: Your son may be driving you crazy, but I don't think he's real happy about himself either. And while ...
Problem with 12 year old step-daughter11/3/2009James Windell
  Q: My partner and his ex-wife went through a very nasty and protracted divorce. My partner went for ...
  A: There's obviously no doubt that you're right. Your partner's daughter needs a father to provide ...
Family Rules11/3/2009Evelyn Petersen
  Q: .............My daughter who will be 20 this month, lives at home and attends a community college ...
  A: You are absolutely right in the way you say you would have handled this. First the room. Our ...
Teenager dating woman with teenaged daughter11/3/2009M. Kay Keller
  Q: First off, I am not a parent so it's not a parenting issue in the srict sense. But I speak for a ...
  A: Don't sit and watch anymore. As a matter of fact find something else to do with your time. While you ...
hitting11/2/2009Evelyn Petersen
  Q: My daughter is 18 and a very good girl. She is a bit spoiled but very sweet. Lately she has become ...
  A: You say this is recent behavior...that it has only been "lately" that she acted this way... A change ...
12yr old11/1/2009James Windell
  Q: My wife and I are currently having trouble with our 12yr old daughter. Well she is my step daughter. ...
  A: You're welcome. She may be a girl that you and your wife may have to monitor regularly (weekly!# ...
What does this tell about a man11/1/2009James Windell
  Q: What does this tell about a man? A man who had a surgery so he can never get women pregnant and he ...
  A: This says that this man does not want any long-term relationships with women. He wants to have a ...
Would this man be a good man11/1/2009James Windell
  Q: What does this tell you about a man? He has five children with five different women and he does not ...
  A: There are all sorts of ways of measuring whether a man is a good man. The way he treats his children ...
What does this tell you about a man10/31/2009James Windell
  Q: What does this tell you about a man? He has five children with five different women and he does not ...
  A: The only things this description suggests is that this man doesn't really like commitments and ...
12yr old10/31/2009James Windell
  Q: My wife and I are currently having trouble with our 12yr old daughter. Well she is my step daughter. ...
  A: At her age, stress may come from physical changes related to adolescence, peer relationships, ...
Physical Abuse in an Eleven Year Old10/31/2009Richard Taylor
  Q: I have a friend of mine who will beat his child when he brings home bad grades from school. He feels ...
  A: You may not be able to convince your friend about this abhorrent behavior. If these beating are ...
12yr old10/31/2009James Windell
  Q: My wife and I are currently having trouble with our 12yr old daughter. Well she is my step daughter. ...
  A: You are probably right about being too pushy with her. My advice to most stepparents is to work on ...
Lying, personal finace mess!10/27/2009James Windell
  Q: Two weeks after my son turned eighteen he moved out on his own with no financial income.We let him ...
  A: You don't do anything. His grandparents are taking responsibility for him. If they choose to bail ...
If a single man wants to adopt a child in the USA, would it be difficult for him to fine a healthy child10/27/2009James Windell
  Q: If a single man wants to adopt a child in the USA, would it be difficult for him to fine a healthy ...
  A: I don't know how easy it would be to arrange a private adoption without going through an adoption ...
conflict between live in partner and college student living at home10/26/2009M. Kay Keller
  Q: My daughter and partner seem to be at war. Last night it turned ugly when my partner blew up and ...
  A: She is 18 abuses you and disrespect you and what exactly do you need help with? Let her leave. Why ...
Lack of motivation, not sleeping, no direction 19 years old10/25/2009M. Kay Keller
  Q: My question is simple: What do you do with a 19 year old girl who has no sense of direction, no ...
  A: Well first of all she is 19. Stop trying to parent a 19 year old. If she hasn't gotten it by now it ...
Parenting Help needed10/23/2009James Windell
  Q: My name is Dan and live in Colorado. My son is 14 and lives in KC with his mother. A brief history ...
  A: I suspect that some damage was done during the years you and his mother were in conflict. His being ...
my 8 year old son10/23/2009M. Kay Keller
  Q: I HAVE AN 8 YEAR OLD BOY AND A 2 YEAR OLD LITTLE GIRL. THEY WERE PLAYING IN MY ROOM AND THEY WERE ...
  A: I am glad you took the steps to get to a counselor. While "naked play" is normal within a year or ...

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