UNDER PRESSURE: Teen Stress, Performance, and Anxiety
It is no secret that we have a major challenge on our hands in helping today’s generations manage and overcome issues related to stress and anxiety.
Parenting
Why Families of Kids with Common Mental Health Conditions Don’t Come to Church
“People in the Church think they can tell when a disability ends and bad parenting begins.”
The Dark Side: Teen Depression and Suicide
Depression is an increasing problem among American teenagers.
Helping Our Children (and Ourselves) with Online Discretion
My mom is a stickler for good manners. She taught my brother and me to say “Please” and “Thank you,” never allowed us to use foul language, and corrected us for name-calling.
The Impact of Social Media on Teenagers
When you have been counseling for almost 30 years, you will inevitably see some things change. But what technology has introduced into kids’ lives is like nothing I have ever seen.
Hurt 2.0: Today’s Teens and Mental Illness
PBS News Hour opened with the following headline: “Devastating mental health crisis among American teens today.”
Raising Emotionally Healthy Kids
Who can’t relate in even a small way to the statement Stitch made about his family in the Disney movie, Lilo & Stitch, “This is my family… it’s little and broken, but it’s still good.