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Sexual Consent: Teaching Our Teens About the Gray Areas
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a huge swatch of teens in our discussion. In general, any all-or-nothing solution is fraught with danger. Abstinence is as problematic as promiscuity with protection—a common theme in many teen…

Would You Allow Your Child To Play Football?
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high school football team taking a knee around their coaches. We start school in September in the Boston suburbs, so the players were still in the midst of dreaded two-a-day…

What is Emotional Eating?
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…not satisfying at all. In the effort to feel better, we feel worse. Tips for Parents Be good role models and watch how you use food in front of your…

Nutrition and Mental Health: It’s More Complicated Than You Think
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own waste, and staring at nothing in particular. The happy rat – the one who lived right next to this sorry creature – would stare at the kids in the…

DMDD Versus Bipolar Disorder
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with adult forms of the illness? After all, bipolar disorder doesn’t require a euphoric state according to the established criteria. In considering this, many started seeing bipolar disorder in kids

Psychosis in Children and Teens
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…in America. In his view, I probably just couldn’t hear my ancestors. The bottom line is that psychotic symptoms in kids usually aren’t subtle. You’ll have an instinct to call…

Are ER Visits the Answer to Mental Health Issues at School?
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health professional can tell you that kids who are in psychologic crises tend to falter in school. Mental health is intimately attached to school performance, and students who are under…

My Son Was Diagnosed With ADHD. How Do I Talk to Him About It?
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…and the ability to move easily from one activity to the other. Medication and learning new organizational and memory strategies can be helpful for most kids. Not all kids need…

Ways to Emotionally Support Your Teen in Responding to Racism and Racialized Violence
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older son: Although he will always be my little guy in my head, he is, in fact, no longer. He has developed his own values and ways in which he…

Ask Ellen: How to Respond to Your Child’s Big Emotions
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to tantrums and meltdowns. What can parents do in these situations? In our latest Ask Ellen Q&A, child psychologist Dr. Ellen Braaten took questions directly from parents, caregivers, and teachers….

Everything You’ve Wanted to Know About Sleep, featuring Bernard Kinane, MD – Shrinking It Down
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…MD, Director of the Pediatric Sleep Program at Massachusetts General Hospital, joins Gene and Khadijah to answer all of your questions about how to support kids in healthy sleep habits….

Q+A: Once You Have Discovered Your Teen Is Using Pot, What’s the Next Step?
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influence of alcohol on driving. Expect pushback and be honest. Recent data shows that 1 in 7 U.S. adults reported using pot in 2017, with as many as 1 in…

The College Mental Health Crisis: A Call for Cultural Change – Part 2
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you were nearly involved in a serious car accident; or ended up in some remote, and, in retrospect, dangerous part of town and had no idea how to get back…

Second Generation Antipsychotic Medications: An Overview
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…tough side effects. They can make kids feel slowed down or too tired. They can make kids gain more than 25 lbs. BUT – these medicines can also quite literally…

What To Do If Your Child Is In Crisis
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No family chooses to be in a crisis mental health situation with their child. In all the uncertainty and intense emotions, one thing is clear – we want to keep…

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