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What Is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?
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is a 15-year-old boy who is in the middle of his sophomore year of high school. Tommy has always been a bit nervous, and over the last year, especially in…

The Plight Of Child Homelessness In The United States
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post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), is the rule and not the exception for homeless youth. In fact, trauma itself poses a special challenge in helping homeless children. Whereas we have well-established…

How To Survive The Holidays With Teens
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retrospect. Parents may want to recapture that time. Teens, on the other hand, are all about the future. They have little interest in being the children they were in holidays…

The Nuts and Bolts of Telepsychiatry, featuring Janet Wozniak, MD – Shrinking It Down
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teletherapy and telemedicine would become – in such a short period of time – as a part of routine healthcare for all age groups and populations, in response to the…

It’s Not a Burden: Talking with Your Asian Child About Mental Health
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his high school.” “That family has mental health problems” In recent years, you may have heard hushed whispers in your community about the growing mental health crisis in young people….

Can My Teen Be My Confidant?
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…navigate the murky waters of emerging adulthood in their kids. Things get even more confusing if you take a look at what your kids are reading or watching on the…

My Child Is Being Bullied Because Of Religion
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…identity, race, ethnicity and the importance of belonging start to play extremely important roles in the lives of kids. Around late school-age and early adolescence, kids start to pay increasing…

Choosing Appropriate Gifts for Children
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…skills for poring over the detailed instructions. If you have a child who struggles in school, educational toys may be less than enthusiastically received. In fact, even kids without learning…

Stress Awareness: How Parents Can Help Their Children With Stress
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…physically, behaviorally and spiritually—is an important first step in effectively managing stress. 3. Learn and utilize adaptive strategies to better respond to stressful situations. This involves redirecting thoughts in response…

Dad’s New Shoes
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kids living most of the time with Mom. In that scenario, dads were largely “weekend fathers.” But over the last three decades, there has been a dramatic shift in family…

Rise of The YA (Young Adult) Novel
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…Maze Runner, or the pain of facing death in The Fault in Our Stars, or the futility of war and prejudice in The Knife of Never Letting Go. As has…

The Impact Of Reality TV On Our Teens: What Can Parents Do?
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…the world of reality TV? What could reality TV be teaching adolescent girls, in particular, about what is valued in the real world? And, how does it affect their attitudes,…

8 Tips for Parents on the Modern Tween and Teen’s Culture of Hooking Up and Hanging Out
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a quarter of teens have had sexual intercourse. Our kids are surrounded by sexual innuendos in clothing stores, in the music they listen to, and in the movies and shows…

Parents’ Untreated Mental Illnesses Affect Their Children
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…we are clearly winning the battle against stigma in psychiatry, we suffer mightily from a dearth of qualified practitioners. In other words, folks are sick but they can’t find a…

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