‘My Teen Is Suicidal’: New Netflix Show Starts Important Talks
“I think my teen is suicidal.” Many parents believe they’ll never be thinking those words, which leads to a lot of denial of warning signs. Acco...
How Parents Can Help with Anger Management for Teens
Anger management for teens can be especially difficult. All the hormones, drama, assignments, social requirements–it can all come to a head and ...
Teenager Acting Out? Parenting Tips on How to Deal with It
When you have a teenager acting out, it is hard to know how to handle the situation. Most parents try what they’ve heard from friends or wing it, bu...
Summer: The Season for Teen Drinking and Recklessness
Summer is just around the corner. This season generally brings about thoughts of lounging in the sun, swimming in the ocean, and relaxing with the fam...
Catching the Early Signs of Childhood Depression
While most of the public believes that childhood depression is a relatively rare condition, around 5 percent of children and teenagers experience depr...
Synthetic Marijuana Use in Teens Related to Riskier Behavior
As a parent, you probably worry about your teen smoking a lot of things, but “fake weed” probably isn’t one of them–it should be, though. ...
Helping Your Child Shoo Away Signs of Low Self Esteem
Every parent wants their child to feel confident and fulfilled, but that’s not always how things develop. As children enter adolescence, hormones, s...
Common Myths About Adoption and Attachment Disorder in Teens
Many children are adopted every year, but there’s still many myths surrounding those children and the possibility of reactive attachment disorder in...
Being More Mindful Could Help in Dealing with Trauma
According to the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, there’s almost a 70 percent chance of a child experiencing a potentially traumatic event b...
FOMO: Ways to Help Teens Overcome their Social Media Addiction
FOMO (or “Fear of Missing Out”). Social media addiction. All of human knowledge at a user’s fingertips. Today’s world is very different from t...