We don’t get to select our children, although, sometimes we wish we could. The goodness of fit impacts our ability to feel connected, generous, and present with our children. You may be a parent who is affectionate and nurturing, while your child is reserved and wards...
From as early as September, I became flooded with adolescents and teens expressing worry and fear regarding Halloween drawing closer. I surveyed 45 teens regarding their experience during Halloween. My research enabled me to better understand the social considerations...
Anxiety in Teens: Questions I'm looking to do an article about Halloween and teens as I'm finding there's a lot of anxious teens concerned about their social standing in regard to Halloween and being included in a group. It's starting already, as early as now. I have...
An Aspect Of Parenting That’s Too Often Overlooked. An eight-year-old child was murdered by her father. I got flooded with calls from parents who were concerned about explaining the death to their children. They couldn’t avoid it because details of the death were...
I saw a college bound young adult in my practice last week who described needing to create emotional distance between him and his parents in order to make the experience of leaving more manageable and palpable. He effort-fully tried to create tension, but his parents...
I can’t get the sight out of my mind of the parents pleading to the public soliciting help to find their 15-year-old daughter, or, the family where the 8-year-old little girl was killed and her sister and mother lay in the hospital fighting for their lives. I think...
The Netflix series 13 Reasons Why received a lot of media attention because of the array of feelings and concerns it raised among parents, practitioners, school administrators, and many others. Their concern is around it’s graphic content, controversial issues,...
First Use The Guidelines Below To Prepare For The Exercise. For The Audio Press On The Picture. The Mindfulness Meditation Text Is Also Included Below. This mindfulness exercise will help you pay attention fully in the moment, without judgment. Mindfulness improves...
With their rigorous schedules, teens experience sleep deprivation and rarely if ever get the eight to ten hours recommended by the National Sleep Foundation. They are also prone to gain weight due to the sleep deprivation, a surge in hormones and an increase in...
In my practice I am seeing a flurry of more youth, as well as adults, with untreated and misdiagnosed anxiety. Over the long-term, the results of this can be devastating. Just this past week, I met with a young father who recalled secretly exhibiting...
