Your teen appears to be walking funny. You’re watching them from behind and it reminds you of that old school yard game, step on a crack and break your momma’s back. You ask your teen what’s up with the funny walk and they look worried. More worried than you think they should. Actually, they look [...]
August 1, 2010 is Be Body Positive Day. It’s the first of annual celebrations of the human body, your body. The founders hope to create an opportunity for people to take the day to do something amazing with their bodies like exercise, cooking healthy food or dancing. The goal is to honor your body in [...]
Your teen has so many fears and worries. They are worried they won’t have friends, they won’t live up to your standards and disappoint you, they won’t meet their own goals, they won’t be somebody, anybody. They are worried they won’t be good enough. Eminem’s Not Afraid But I think I’m still tryna figure this [...]
The changes involved with sadness then depression are overwhelming for anybody and that includes teens. The ability to gather the energy to execute an idea or plan seems almost impossible even the plan to kill themselves can seem so big until it is the sole thought that they invest all their energy in. They are [...]
Your teen wants to know they’re not alone. They need to know this. They think they are, but they aren’t. If you take a moment to think about and understand what your teen is going through when they feel this way, you might realize that maybe you’d feel the same way. It doesn’t mean you [...]
“I always wanted to go to this ivy league School, but I never applied. I was good enough to play professional ball, but my high school coach didn’t think I could do it so I didn’t try. Maybe you have a young adult at home this summer singing this type of blues. I could have, [...]
If you notice that your teen is feeling out of sorts. Sure you should make an appointment to see your pediatrician, a therapist or counselor, but something else your teen can start doing before then is to help somebody. Lending a hand to someone in need is an awesome way to get some love back. [...]
Like your glass of wine or stop for a happy hour drink, your teen may feel like they have worked hard all week and would like to relax and unwind with a cool one. Teen drinking is not only significant because it is underage drinking, but there are more harmful effects with binge drinking than [...]
The essence of Memorial Day is remembrance. Even if you don’t have a related war veteran to remember and for whatever reason don’t want to go out and place flowers on veteran’s graves, you can share memorial day with your teen by remembering someone you dearly loved who is no longer with you physically. Anniversaries [...]
“I don’t want to go! I’m not a psychopath! I don’t need therapy. Besides, I don’t like telling people my problems. I don’t like talking to strangers. They don’t care about me. Why should I tell them what’s going on with me. They’ll just tell my parents everything anyway.” It’s a rare teen that skips [...]
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