August 24, 2020
“Failure to launch” is a term used to describe a situation in which a young person is unable to leave the protection of the parental home […]
July 31, 2020
Unconventional addictions spawn a new era of concern in the mental health of teens An alarming number of teens across the globe fall into a […]
July 8, 2020
Walking hand-in-hand with conditional love is manipulation. The message here is that love is given as a conditional reward, rather than the natural expression of […]
June 24, 2020
Signs of the Times Think your child or teen may be using drugs? The following behaviors can be warning signs of problems related to alcohol or […]
June 15, 2020
Virtual Pressure And then there’s the Internet. A hub of endless information, the web is yet another way the message of having the “perfect” body […]
June 8, 2020
Magnesium, a vital mineral, is associated with normalized blood pressure, strong bones, and regulatory heart palpitations. Recently, studies have shown there is also some connection between the consumption of […]
June 1, 2020
A toxic and often secret partnership At school and in the media, school-aged youth are bombarded with unhealthy, unrealistic messages about being thin, popular, attractive, […]
June 1, 2020
The mouths of babes, specifically one of my then-five-year old twins, shocked me into grasping the critical importance of self-care. Profoundly stressed at that […]
May 25, 2020
Balancing Act The advantages of growing up in a digital world are vast. We can access information and connect to others everywhere we go, multitask (when […]
