Isn’t self talk (especially positive self talk) something that crazy or narcissistic people do? Well it’s not as crazy as it sounds! It’s actually not crazy at all. Because we already talk to ourselves. We have an inner voice, a part of ourself that talks about our life as it happens. It’s us, and we’re [...]
Read More communication, Self Esteem, self-talkOne of the most sobering facts about teenage suicide is that our common assumptions about it are often wrong. When I first started researching it, I assumed that teenage girls would be much more affected than teenage boys, I couldn’t have been more wrong! Teenage boys are four times (FOUR!) more likely to commit suicide [...]
Read More communication, suicide, Teen issuesTeenage suicide is a scary topic for a lot of parents. We’ve all had dark times in our lives, where we’ve felt depressed and lost, especially in our teenage years. But why do some kids feel the need to take their own lives? Why do they feel there is no way out of their pain [...]
Read More parenting, suicide, Teen issuesI ended my previous post about teenage depression recommending that step one in helping your teen overcome their sadness is attempting to learn its cause. There is no such thing as spontaneous human sadness. Do what you can to learn what’s causing their distress. Give them what tools that you know will help them learn how [...]
Read More depression, Self Esteem, teenagersI feel like too many articles on teenage depression leave something to be desired. They’re just endless lists of symptoms, with a diagnosis tacked onto them, that says if your teen has enough of these symptoms, then they have depression. They talk about teenage depression as if it’s some kind of disease, striking out of [...]
Read More depression, teenage self-esteem, teenagersThe best way to stop to cyberbullying is putting kids in a healthy environment where any kind of bullying is absolutely unacceptable. “A school where children don’t feel safe, is a school where children struggle to learn.” -Arne Duncan, US Secretary of Education I talk a little about this in my blog post “How to Stop [...]
Read More bullying, cyberbullying, internet safetyCyberbullying has gotten a lot of attention over the past few years. As access to technology spreads, the amount of young people getting online is enormous. Cyberbullying is when someone repeatedly harasses, mistreats, or makes fun of another person online while using cell phones or other electronic devices. -Cyberbullying Research Institute Today, 95% of kids ages [...]
Read More bullying, cyberbullying, internet safety, teenagersUnderage drinking isn’t like the other dangers that our teens can face. When we warn our kids to look both ways before crossing the street, it’s because we want them to be safe. The last thing we would want is for them to be hit by a car, so we inform them of the danger, [...]
Read More alcohol, drinking, parenting, Teen issuesUnderage drinking is something that every parent has some fears about. Despite laws restricting sales of alcohol to teens and school programs like D.A.R.E. warning about the dangers of alcohol, some teens almost always manage to get it anyway. It doesn’t help that every story you hear about underage drinking is a scary story, or [...]
Read More alcohol, parenting teens, teenagersTeen internet safety on social networks like Facebook is very important. The first question you maybe need to ask is how young is too young to have your own account? I’ve read about some parents opening a Facebook for their newborns, posting pictures and filling out a profile for them. This is something that has [...]
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