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Tips for Helping your Child Transition to Middle School
As the summer comes to an end, kids across the country are making the move from elementary school to middle school. If your child is about to step into a middle school for the first time, they are probably experiencing a mixture of nervousness, fear, sadness, and...
Signs, Effects, and Healing: Narcissistic Parents
When we're young, parents shape our entire world. We learn from them, look up to them, are loved by them and, at times, may feel hurt by them. As a child, it's impossible to see parents for who they really are – normal people who have fears, anxieties and...
Why Experts Are Wary of “13 Reasons Why”
If you are a fan of Netflix, you've probably seen or heard about the popular series “13 Reasons Why.” But did you know that the show has been subject to a high amount of criticism from psychologists and therapists since its release in March 2017? The criticism comes...
Protecting Yourself Against Domestic Violence
What is Domestic Violence? Domestic violence is physical, sexual or emotional assault performed by one person in a relationship against the other partner. Typically the partners live together, which makes the situation more difficult to escape from. Domestic...
Moving Past Divorce
Ending a marriage can be both devastating and life changing. Long after the final papers have been signed, we can continue to experience feelings or loneliness, anger, sadness, and frustration. However, just as we might tell a “heart-broken” teenager, “life goes on,”...
Disciplining Your Child Without Spanking
Learning to discipline your child and teach good decision-making skills is one of the most important tasks of parenting. While discipline is necessary in order for children to learn self-control and the consequences of poor choices, how they are disciplined is...
Six Rules Every First Time Parent Needs to Follow
If you are a first time parent, or about to be one, you're probably experiencing what every other first time parent experiences: pure panic. It's completely normal to have anxiety about how parenthood will change you and your partner's lives. It will affect your...
How Much is too Much Screen Time for Kids?
In the digital age, children use technology from infancy. Movies, video games, books, maps, music, social media, even schoolwork – all are convenient and accessible by simply focusing on the unnatural glow of a digital screen. Many parents scramble to keep up with the...
Back to School for Children with ADD/ADHD
Parenting a child with Attention Deficit Disorder or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD) can be challenging – particularly once school begins. For these parents, a new school year often means meeting with teachers, monitoring homework, encouraging good...
Supporting LGBT Youth
How parents treat a child who identifies as LGBT will affect the rest of the child's life. For parents who lack sufficient knowledge on the subject, it can be difficult to know how to support a LGBT child or adolescent. When a youth comes out as LGBT, (lesbian, gay,...
What PTSD Means for Adults
Currently there are about 8 million Americans who have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD. According to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, 10 % of women and 4 % of men in the U.S. will experience PTSD in their life times. This disorder can range in severity...
How to Help Your Children Deal with Divorce
No matter what steps you take as a parent, the news of your divorce will be shocking and upsetting for your children. They may feel angry, afraid and blind-sided. Their grades may suffer, their behavior may worsen and their emotions may fluctuate. Don't panic....