Parenting a teenager can be the best and most challenging time in a family. Kid’s personality and independence really come out during the teen years in a positive way…and a difficult one, too. Puberty hits and hormones are going crazy, the pleasure center of the brain is magnified while the decision-making part of the brain …
How To Create a Win-Win Agreement With Your Teen Read More »
The CDC reports that suicide is the second leading cause of death among youth. Increasing stories in the news are bringing to our awareness the seriousness of childhood depression. Many parents feel overwhelmed, frustrated or frightened by the topic. It’s important to shed some light on the issue so that we can recognize the signs …
Anxiety is an unpleasant and a real emotion. Life has ups and downs and at some level, we all experience anxiety from time to time. Amplified Anxiety A tendency of people who feel anxious is to be attracted to behaviors that worsen the anxiety. Behaviors such as over-thinking, excessive media watching or withdrawal from …
10 Tips to Help with Your Child’s Anxiety (in difficult times) Read More »
Ever grabbed chocolate from a box, expecting your favorite caramel square…only to find it was loaded with that weird cherry goo? Ugh! That taste just doesn’t go away easily! What a waste! All that anticipation just to get a disappointed. (sorry, cherry lovers) In all seriousness- lots of folks plan months in advance for the …
Ever feel like your end results aren’t anything like what you really wanted for your family or for your child? For instance- you want your child to do well in school and so you’ve set homework as a priority. You have the time carved out and the homework area set- but at the end of …
3 Things You Can Do Now- to help with your child’s behavior Read More »
The one thing that sets the teen years apart from no other is incredibly rapid change! Parents wake up one day and their “little baby” is suddenly a teenager. The rules of the game have changed and parents don’t know how to “play” anymore. Suddenly there’s distance and now communicating with your teen seems impossible. …
