Why Your Teen May Be Tuning You Out
Parent: “How was your day?” “How are you doing?” “What do you think about…?” Do you want to…?” Teen: “Sure”, “Fine”, “I don’t know” “Huh?”, silent shrug. This aspect of parenting teens can be terribly frustrating. So how do we often deal with our frustration? Let it go until we can’t any more then… yell, […]
How To Help Your Teen Get More Sleep and Become A Happier Kid
The sharp decline in adolescent mental health over the last 10 years is alarming and should be a concern to everyone, whether or not they have kids. Two key factors that contribute to this are chronic sleep deprivation and technology. The two go hand and hand of course. Below I’m going to share some important […]
5 Common Mistakes We Make Helping Anxious Teens
Anxiety is the most common mental health disorder in the US. It has, or will, affect about a third of all adolescents and adults. Self reported rates of anxiety among adolescents are rising and in the majority of cases, anxiety is a precursor for depression. Another reason for concern is that anxiety is very easy […]
How To Help Our Sons and Daughters Become Better Versions Of Themselves
Culture is a powerful thing. It pulls the strings of our behavior and tells us how to act. A culture can be positive or negative and is often both. Rosalind Wiseman, best selling author of Queen Bee’s and Wanna-be’s (the book that Mean Girls was based on), and Masterminds and Wingmen, defines culture as “everything […]
