If your child has been going through a period of behavioral, emotional, or social struggles, it’s common for these struggles to extend to familial relationships. What were once close, trusting relationships may have turned into broken connections and distrustful attitudes from both sides. Because trust can take years to build but only moments to break, …
Simple Steps to Improving Parent-Teen Communication It seems like one day everything just changed. Your sweet, talkative child suddenly turned into a rebellious, disrespectful teenager. You no longer have the late night discussions about what new club your daughter likes at school, or even which baseball player is at the top of your son’s list …
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The parent vs. teen power struggle is a burning sensation that we will all feel at one point. Your teen can get on your nerves. And you can get on your teen’s nerves. When the tensions build, interacting with your teen can feel impossible. It can be extremely easy to lash out and blame your …
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Mental health problems in youth are more common than many people realize. As a parent or sibling of someone suffering with mental health problems, it can be difficult to watch them deal with the challenges their illness is accompanied with. For many families, there is a concern about whether mental health problems in youth can …
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There’s a hard fact to face: not a lot of support exists for struggling parents. What you think would be a national priority is often ignored. Parents who can’t help their struggling children thrive are often looked at as “bad” or “uncaring” parents–but that’s not usually the case. Many parents just don’t know what to …
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Is your household like a war zone most of the time? Are people constantly bickering with each other? Family conflict may be wreaking havoc more than you think. Recently, researchers at the University at Queensland in Australia found evidence that all that bickering and family conflict may be responsible for risky dieting patterns in teen …
In a recent Psychology Today article, Don Greif, Ph.D., wrote about the struggles behind parenting a teen and the obsession with being the “best” parent. In our society, there’s a large emphasis on being the “best” in everything–whether that’s parenting a teen or playing sports. This emphasis often leads to an obsession over becoming the …
The ‘Cool’ Parent Parenting Styles Could Put Teens at Risk of Mental Health Issues The parenting styles parents choose to use with their kids varies depending on each parent’s personal experiences or values and how they were raised. Some parents choose to have strict rules and expectations, while others may be more relaxed about certain …
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The Power of Saying ‘No’: Setting Boundaries for Teens As a parent you wish you were able to give your teen everything they wanted. But in life that isn’t the reality. For some parents, it can be difficult to know how to set boundaries for teens. When teens are going through puberty or a difficult …
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Parenting tips are hidden everywhere, including on HBO. Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’ve probably at least heard of Game of Thrones. It’s generally characterized as bloody, but powerful lessons and parenting tips can be derived from its fantastic world of dragons, direwolves, and wildlings. Warning, these parenting tips may contain a few spoilers …
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