Depression: It’s a disease that is every bit as real as diabetes or strep throat, but it’s often brushed aside or stigmatized. As the parent of a teen with depression, […]
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Empathy is a social skill that begins at birth. Children learn about themselves through the relationships they have with others. Both positive and negative interactions with their environment, siblings, friends,
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During your child’s elementary school years, it might have been normal for him or her to try to get out of school. Conversely, school might have been the best part
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As a parent, you are used to helping your child. When he or she was little, you had to do everything for them. Now that they’re a teenager, though, it
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Many parents teach their teens how to be good people, including how to be kind and compassionate to others. However, research shows that those teens who practice kindness also experience
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Panic attacks, sometimes called anxiety attacks, bring many people to doctors’ offices and emergency rooms. With 6 million Americans suffering from panic disorder (as part of 40 million dealing with
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Teens may not always tell you what they’re thinking, but it’s clear that some teens have a hard time with their thoughts and feelings. This is especially true when teens
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Stress: We all experience it, and everyone needs to learn how to cope with the various stressful events that take place in our daily lives. Whether it’s low-level stress from
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As the parent of a teenager, you might notice that your child has mood extremes. Adolescents sometimes get angry over incidents and perceptions that an adult would likely brush off.
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Throughout life, everyone goes through times of feeling completely overwhelmed. Whether it’s a battle with depression or severe anxiety, a death in the family, a divorce, a job loss, a bankruptcy,
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