What are Ward Halverson's philosophical beliefs and how do they apply to work with patients and children?

Everyone should know what they are getting into when working with a professional, especially about something so important as their own children or their own lives. Ward takes his job extremely seriously, although he uses humor on a regular basis. For that reason, he believes and practices the following:

" Parents: Simple, respectful, consistent
" Everyone has answers within them
" Children want to be successful
" Nothing - even death - is so serious you can't laugh at it
" Pick your battles
" Focus on solutions
" Parents must form a united front
" It's never too late for a fresh start
" Technology is mostly good
" It's entirely possible to work too hard or too much
" Practice what you preach
" If you want a friend, be a friend
" Copy those you respect
" Consider the "1000 year perspective"
" The best parents provide lots of love and lots of discipline
" Most of a person is temperament type and habits
" Divorce is absolutely horrible, but oftentimes for the best
" If you're a hammer, every problem's a nail
" It's not getting what you want, but wanting what you've got