Purple is an edgy hue that has long been associated with music. From the 70s hard rock days when the color helped name the band, Deep Purple, and Jimi Hendrix’s famous song, Purple Haze, to Prince’s 1984-era chart topper, Purple Rain; purple is a color that has evoked fervor, intensity, and drama. These days, however, […]
Parents are often stymied by their teen’s emotional struggles, not knowing what to do to help them. A teen suffering from serious depression or anxiety disorders may be helped to some degree on an outpatient basis through a family doctor, but at some point they may need a more intensive therapeutic intervention such as can […]
Ahh, the perennial allure of the dare. Kids and teens have always been known to lay down the gauntlet with a dare, or even a double-dog dare, as part and parcel of the childhood experience. This silly practice of taunting another to go through with some daring exploit has seldom led to a serious health […]
Teen depression is a serious and often misunderstood mental health condition that should never be ignored. Understandably, many parents chalk up their teen’s persistent low mood as just a typical teenage trait, right up there with hormone fluctuations and social angst. In most cases, moodiness in teens is indeed a feature of that stage of […]
Teens were already feeling lonely before we even had to lockdown in our homes due to the coronavirus pandemic. Teen rates of anxiety and depression had been steadily climbing for years, and a major driver of these mental health conditions was loneliness. Social media and text messaging has overtaken face-to-face communication, an insufficient replacement for […]
Nothing is more disheartening to a parent than to see their teen son or daughter spiraling into addiction. Parents may envision their child’s future being compromised, even devastated, by the fallout of a substance abuse problem. Eventually, a clear sense of urgency develops for finding help for their adolescent before too much damage is done. […]
If there is one thing that the majority of teenagers do not possess it is the ability to look at the long-term effects of their behaviors and choices. For a teen, the here and now is top priority with the big picture ignored, often to their own peril. Parents, of course, know all too well […]
With teens, who by nature are moody and unpredictable, it is sometimes difficult to read their emotional state correctly. There is a vast difference between an adolescent who is in a foul mood, sad about a specific social incident, or nervous about an exam and a teen experiencing serious emotional distress. When a teen begins […]
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