December 30, 2024
During adolescence, children and teenagers start to become more aware of how other people may see them and their social status among their peers. Over the […]
December 24, 2024
Many people who survived tragedies like the Holocaust, Hiroshima, and the HIV/AIDS crisis struggled to understand why they made it yet so many others didn’t. The […]
December 21, 2024
There are times in each person’s life when we must lose things or people that are dear to us. Grief for unexpected losses can bring shock, […]
October 13, 2024
Do you remember what kind of clothes you wanted to wear during your adolescent or teen years? Maybe you had to have a certain kind of […]
October 4, 2024
While school avoidance is a behavioral problem, it most often has a root cause in a child’s emotional or social experience. They could be struggling with […]
October 1, 2024
Mindfulness is the tried-and-true practice of deepening one’s awareness of the present moment to accept thoughts and feelings for what they are. Many adolescents lack the […]
August 14, 2024
Sometimes it can feel like life is constantly throwing roadblocks in our way, and each one can impact our mental health. For teens, things like a […]
August 1, 2024
Our earliest relationship with a caregiver is a predictor of what our close relationships will look like in adolescence and adulthood. However, it’s not the only […]
July 26, 2024
“Is it laziness or depression?” This is a question many parents ask themselves when their teenager spends long periods in isolation, withdraws from face-to-face interactions, or […]