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Drinking, Drugs, and What Parents Can Do
Finding out your teen is using alcohol or drugs can feel like the floor just dropped out from under you. What can a parent do?
How to Recognize and Break Negative Patterns in Teen Behavior
Recognizing and breaking negative patterns is key to a teen’s personal growth.
The Importance of Structure for Teens in the Summer
Providing structure for your teen does more than just keep them organized—it’s essential to their well-being.
DBT Skills to Stay Calm in the Heat of the Moment
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches skills that teens can use to approach overwhelming situations in a healthy way.
Helping Your Young Adult Plan for College Success
Your teen has been accepted into college and it won’t be long before they are off on their own. Exciting, right? Anxiety-provoking?
Why Teens Might Not Be Happy About Family Vacations
For some teen, family vacation can be met with reluctance, frustration, or even outright resistance.
ADHD During Summer Months
ADHD is something that people are very conscious of during the school year, but this doesn’t mean that it isn’t a factor during summer months.
The One DBT Skill Every Teen Should Know
If there’s one skill that every teen should know, it’s Distress Tolerance. Why is it such a game-changer for teens?
Why Does My Teen Spend So Much Time in Their Room?
One of the most frequent complaints I hear from parents is how much time their teen spends in their room. Is this something to be concerned about?
Coping with Anxiety after Graduation
If you're experiencing post-graduation anxiety, you're not alone—and there are ways to navigate this challenging yet transformative time.
How DBT Helps Teens with ADHD
ADHD is a condition that responds exceptionally well to skill-based therapy like DBT.
What Does Progress in Therapy Look Like?
If you’re the parent of a teen in therapy, you might be wondering what "progress" really looks like — and how to gauge it in a way that feels meaningful.
My Kid is 18 Now! What Do I Do?
Your 18-year-old is dependent enough to be taken care of independent enough to have a right to do more what they want…how do you cope?
How to Manage End of the School Year Stress
The end of the school year often brings a whirlwind of activities—here’s how to approach it calmly and effectively.
Why is My Teen Acting Out Near the End of the School Year?
There can be many reasons for your teen’s behavior near the end of the school year, but there are several patterns we observe repeatedly every year.
How to Handle Parental Stress
At Mindful Healing, we are using Stress Awareness Month to focus on parental stress and how to manage it in a healthy way.
Family Healing After Loss
How can parents help their family navigate loss while at the same time cope with their own grief?
Teen Social Issues: How to Deal
There are several ways to support teens in building strong social skills that will help them thrive in their relationships.
My Favorite DBT Group Activity for Teens
This DBT group activity is a simple and straightforward method that helps teens identify thought distortions that are coloring how they think.
How to Overcome Common Mindfulness Struggles
Let’s explore some of the most common struggles teens face in mindfulness and offer strategies to overcome them.