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Top 3 Tips to Help Teens Adjust with Back to School
As summer comes to end, many teens experience that feeling of dread knowing another school year is approaching.
Why Punching a Pillow Isn't Anger Management
Punching a pillow might temporarily provide a sense of release, but it can reinforce aggressive behavior rather than dissipating anger.
Is Your Teen Struggling with Sleep?
With a new school year approaching, adjusting to a new sleep schedule might be difficult for your teen.
The Gift of Failure
What happens when we rescue teens? Without natural consequences, there is no motivation to change their pattern.
What Are Sensory Issues?
Sensory issues are a fairly common diagnostic indicator for many different conditions, but most people are not entirely aware of what this actually means.
Parents, It’s Not About You!
How can we get out of our own way so we can really listen to our child, so we can really hear them?
Building Independence in Your Teen
The transition from the teen years to young adulthood and the independence that comes with it can be a rocky road. How can you as a parent help with this process?
Managing Anxiety During a Vacation with DBT Skills
Family vacations are thought to be a fun and relaxing time. However, for some teens, it can cause anxious feelings instead of enjoyment.
‘But TikTok Said!’ Why Social Media Isn’t A Reliable Resource for Diagnosis
The age of social media has been both a boon and a burden to the mental health world.
Co-Parenting When It Seems Impossible
How does parent coaching help divorced parents co-parent when each is carrying a load of resentments and hurts?
How DBT Helps Teens with PTSD
Many people associate PTSD with people who have served in the military and experienced combat, but anyone can experience trauma, including teens.
Why Some Diagnoses Aren’t Forever
Some diagnoses are indications of conditions that have always been and will always be present. However, this is not the case for all forms of diagnosis.
Parent Coaching: Things You Didn’t Know You Didn’t Know
It’s simple really… parent coaching helps parents find news ways to manage their family when the old ones are no longer working.
Use This Technique to Manage Daily Stress and Anxiety
One symptom of stress and anxiety is a tendency to subconsciously tense our muscles, to the point that put additional strain and pressure on bodies.
Why ADD has Disappeared as a Diagnosis, and the Subtypes of ADHD
For a very long time, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) were considered separate but related diagnoses.
Autism and ADHD–Similarities and Differences
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) often have quite similar presentations, and have been found to be comorbid quite often.
Parent Coaching: 3 Awesome Ways to Be a Better Parent!
Parent Coaching isn’t deep therapy. It is simply a way to help you try new approaches when the old ways are no longer working.
How ADHD Can Look Differently in Different Settings
Understanding how setting can shift ADHD’s expression can be helpful to understanding ADHD as a whole.
Therapy Isn’t as Difficult as You Think
The one who seeks therapy is often the one who is has an open, non-defensive attitude—who is willing to learn.