by admin | Jan 11, 2018 | Depression, Parenting, Teens
We all have images in our head of what a depressed teen looks like: sad, withdrawn, crying, isolated in their room, sleeping more, eating more or less than usual. Generally, this image is of a teenage girl. But depression is not something that just strikes girls....
by admin | Jan 11, 2018 | Parenting, Self-harm, Teens
One of your top priorities as a parent is to keep your child safe. When they’re small this is a rather straightforward task: keep them within arm’s reach, away from hot things and high places, and you’re pretty good. As they get older, it gets harder to keep them...
by admin | Jan 11, 2018 | Parenting, Teens
Just about every teen with the means to have a phone has one, and it’s pretty much a given that come middle school, your child will develop a sudden need for a phone of his or her own. Maybe she will ask you for one, or maybe you will be the one deciding that for your...
by admin | Mar 2, 2016 | Parenting, Postpartum
Do you remember the movie Jerry McGuire? The one with that adorable little blonde boy, from before Tom Cruise went a little crazy. If so, you remember Jerry’s client, Rod Tidwell. Rod is very difficult to please and gets in his own way constantly, making Jerry’s life...
by admin | Mar 2, 2016 | Parenting, Teens
Our brains are remarkably skilled at suppressing painful memories. It’s actually quite amazing. Ask a mom whose youngest is 20 years old and she’ll tell you how much she misses the newborn stage, how sweet and cuddly and wonderfully stress free it was. So much easier...
by admin | Mar 2, 2016 | Body image, Parenting
When people with kids talk about the good old days, they’re usually referring to the days before they had kids, when they had fewer responsibilities and got a lot more sleep. But now that my oldest is four-years-old, I have a new definition of the good old days: the...
