Mar 30, 2024 | Parenting and Children, Teens and Young Adults
A strong peer support system is a valuable resource that can provide a variety of benefits to adolescents. In today’s social climate, mental health symptoms such as anxiety and depression have become increasingly prevalent, impacting an estimated 1 in 5 teens (Clark,...
Mar 30, 2024 | Parenting and Children, Teens and Young Adults
As a country we have been faced with many challenging events and difficult decisions over the past few months. The most recent of those challenging decisions involves school for the up-coming academic year. As a parent of children in elementary, middle, and high...
Mar 30, 2024 | Parenting and Children, Teens and Young Adults
In a few short weeks college students will be returning home for the summer. We look forward to catching up and spending some quality time and they look forward to some much-needed R and R. Shortly thereafter, parents often discover that their son or daughter is not...
Mar 29, 2024 | Parenting and Children, Teens and Young Adults
When girls enter high school they face more pressure than just the weight of their backpacks. They face hours of demanding homework, higher expectations at home and school, as well as a more complicated social schedule. While each girl enters adolescence with her own...
Mar 26, 2024 | Parenting and Children, Teens and Young Adults
It can be difficult to avoid escalation when enforcing rules or parenting teens. Not only are teens at times defensive when having behaviors corrected, but many parents experience an emotional response that can make it difficult to maintain a neutral demeanor. These...
Feb 23, 2024 | Parenting and Children, Teens and Young Adults
Since I specialize in working with adolescents it is common scenario for a parent to drag their reluctant high schooler into my office early on a Saturday morning for an intake. What the parent wants is often to the effect of: “How can you get my kid to care...
