Articles by Rosa Amurrio, MD and Gene Beresin

March 1, 2022

By Gene Beresin, Executive Director

P + R: Una vez que haya descubierto que su hijo adolescente está usando Marihuana y lo haya confrontado, ¿cuál es el siguiente paso que se recomienda?

No es inusual descubrir de una forma u otra que su adolescente está consumiendo alguna sustancia. Las sustancias más comunes son el alcohol y la marihuana. Si bien esta pregunta es sobre la marihuana, tengamos en cuenta que el uso de cualquier sustancia es preocupante en un niño. La mayoría de los padres tendrán muchas preocupaciones. ¿Con qué […]

By Gene Beresin, Executive Director

El impacto del divorcio: todos los niños solo tienen una niñez

Navegar por el divorcio es un problema y una responsabilidad de los adultos. Sin embargo, con demasiada frecuencia los niños se ven atrapados en el fuego cruzado del conflicto matrimonial de sus padres. Durante un divorcio, es comprensible que los adultos se vuelvan ensimismados. De hecho, pueden concentrarse tanto en su propia tristeza, y preocupaciones que sin darse […]

February 17, 2022

By Gene Beresin, Executive Director

Alcohol and Adolescents, featuring John F. Kelly, PhD, ABPP – Shrinking It Down

Did you know that 3 out of 4 addiction cases in the U.S. are alcohol addictions, and kids who start drinking before age 15 are significantly more likely to develop an alcohol use disorder than those who wait? Alcohol causes more deaths each year than all other drugs combined, including around 5,000 deaths to children […]

January 20, 2022

By Gene Beresin, Executive Director

Is Your Child Struggling With School Refusal? – Shrinking It Down

Does your child get stomachaches at the thought of going to school? Does your younger child throw temper tantrums? Does your teenager spend all day in the school counselor’s office, or even refuse to leave the house? When kids struggle to go to school, it can be a challenging situation. And nearly two years into […]

December 31, 2021

By Gene Beresin, Executive Director

Take a Cup of Kindness (musical interlude) – Shrinking It Down

As we lead into a New Year, we wish you and your loved ones physical and mental wellness. It has been a challenging two years, with more challenges to come. But together, we can manage this. So for tonight, unwind a bit if you can, draw strength from memories past, and look forward to a […]

December 16, 2021

By Gene Beresin, Executive Director

Strategies for Managing Holiday Stress – Shrinking It Down

Families have felt tremendous stress over the past two years due to the pandemic. Still, for many, this is a special time of year that we fantasize about and look forward to, so it’s not healthy to go into the holiday season and the school winter break at this heightened state of stress and duress. […]

November 29, 2021

By Gene Beresin, Executive Director

Coping With Holiday Stress: 11 Parenting Tips

For many, the holidays are anticipated as idyllic. A long awaited time to connect with family and friends, share memories, play games, watch familiar movies (we all have our favorites – Home Alone, Harry Potter, Elf, It’s A Wonderful Life – you know yours), watch sports, cook together. And eat, eat, eat, and worry about […]

October 28, 2021

By Gene Beresin, Executive Director

All About ADHD: Behavior, Medication, CBT and More – Shrinking It Down

Today’s episode of Shrinking It Down is all about ADHD. We revisit some of the most helpful conversations we’ve had with clinical experts about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in kids and teens. First, we talk through what ADHD really is with Dr. Ellen Braaten, including the three different types of ADHD and how the […]

October 7, 2021

By Gene Beresin, Executive Director

Unsettled About Instagram? Ways to Support Your Teen’s Mental Health – Shrinking It Down

It’s been an unsettling time for many, with the testimony by Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen and her disturbing claims that the company knows that Instagram causes mental harm to teen girls. In this episode of Shrinking It Down, Dr. Gene Beresin and Dr. Khadijah Booth Watkins put on their shrink caps to process the concerns […]

September 30, 2021

By Gene Beresin, Executive Director

Mental Health Myths BUSTED – Shrinking It Down

Mental Health Myths BUSTED – Tune in wherever you get your podcasts. Just search for “Shrinking It Down.” Welcome back to Shrinking It Down – because mental health is anything but simple! What better way to launch Season 5 than by busting some mental health myths? In this episode, co-hosts Dr. Gene Beresin and Dr. […]