It’s important to understand why you do
things the way you do. This is more than some psychological mumbo jumbo. This
is about knowing how your behavior effects that of your teen.
If your Mom made you eat oatmeal and even
chased you down the street with your bowl of unfinished oatmeal demanding that
you finish it, you might not [...]
Alone is a skill worth developing in your teen. Alone is a place that should be encouraged as a way to develop insight and guide their development of who they would like to be. Alone should not be a scary place that means they have no one and will be lonely.
Alone time is a great [...]
There are tons of questions floating around your teen’s head every moment of the day. They’re wondering will I ever find someone to love. Will they figure out what they want to do with their lives? Will they get into that school? Will they even graduate high school? Will they pass this class?
There is [...]
Expressing feelings may be something that doesn’t come easily to some, but in the end all relationships benefit from parties that can express how they’re feeling. There’s no better way to get what you want out of a relationship.
Alexithymia is the inability to express or describe emotions being felt. There’s no doubt that growing up [...]
You think I’m stupid! You think I can’t do anything right! You think I’m ugly!
What would you say? What would you think? Your teen yells this to you in the middle of what can only be described as a meltdown. A tantrum for big kids. Do you:
A) Yell back, “Of course not! Where would you [...]
My teen is acting weird. I wonder if I should bring them to the doctor for a drug test.
This may be your gut instinct, but try taking it one step further. Your teen is acting weird, is something wrong in their world? Figure out if something is wrong in their world before you jump to [...]
It isn’t about trying to commit suicide. It’s about the pain actually. It isn’t a suicide gesture. Remember, it’s about making the pain that is felt in that moment be released like a pressure cap so your teen feels better.
This is about coping. Almost all teens that develop better coping skills will tell you, “It’s stupid,” but don’t take this [...]
