G. Stanley Hall was the first psychologist who began to explore the period of adolescence in the early part of the twentieth century. He saw this stage of life consisting
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There are many teens who experience depression and who say nothing about it. Sometimes these teens simply want to keep it to themselves to avoid the stigma of having a
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Teens are already challenging to parent. However, when a teen is struggling with a mental illness, it can have a significant impact on the teen-parent relationship. For this reason, it’s
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Anxiety is normal to experience when you’re facing an exam, about to go out on a date, or even if you’re just hanging out with friends. Yet, sometimes anxiety can
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It’s true that some teens are well on their way at 18. They don’t need any help from their parents in leaving home. They’re ready, excited, and eager to get
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It’s common to associate Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) with females. And if BPD shows up in adolescence, it’s even more likely to assume that the teen is female. Yet, one
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One of the misconceptions about cutting and adolescence is that they must go hand in hand. Many people believe that because the teenage years are turbulent teens will exhibit risky
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There are many ways to heal. Typically in the past, you might go to a therapist for a psychological concern or to a doctor for a physical problem. However, today
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Often, when there is sexual abuse in a family home, teens end up expressing their pain in other ways, particularly if he or she is unable to talk about the
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Many parents don’t already need to be told that social media simply isn’t a good idea. However, some of their teens might disagree because of the socialization, connecting, and communication
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