Imagine that you are driving a car, and you glance in your rearview mirror. The other cars, the buildings, and the streetlamps are behind you because you are moving forward. Now imagine your ex [...]
When a child is diagnosed with a chronic illness, the feeling of being powerless can consume a parent. As a parent, we never want to see our children hurt, suffer, or not reach their potential. A [...]
One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital [...]
Children, and particularly teenagers, are more financially aware than ever. Parents are sometimes unaware how knowledgeable their kids are about money and financial issues. However, [...]
Recently a close family member was diagnosed with this and it is my responsibility to educate others on this very important topic. I am also happy to personally share that my family [...]
Interventions and open communication with your teen The best approach to have with teens with regards to substance use/abuse and identifying if this is a serious problem or just experimentation [...]
By no means do we intend to intimate that suffering from depression, immediately assumes we are crazy. Crazy is a relative term and is one we use in is most general sense. You’ll know what [...]
Eating disorders are serious; they affect millions of teens as well as older people in the US, and in fact millions all over the world. 90% of the people affected by eating disorders are teens; [...]
Not too long ago, no one had the slightest clue what autism was, much less autism spectrum disorders. For those of you who are a bit fuzzy around the edges about the subject, autism spectrum [...]
Adoptive families, even the happiest ones, often discover that their children hit a “rough patch†when they hit their teens and young adult years. The children, who [...]