It is easy to assume that only the perpetrators of bullying may need to go through anger therapy. The truth that most parents fail to realize is that a child who has fallen victim to bullying might need professional anger management therapy as much or even more than the bully. Hurt people hurt people. [...]
If you have a teen, you know that moods can go up and down during this developmental phase. So, it can be easy to overlook when your teen is struggling. But when you realize something is going on with your teenager, what do you do? Sending him or her to individual counseling can certainly [...]
Teens develop anxiety and depression more frequently than we may suspect. Constant demands from parents and teachers, assignments and tests, sports performance, responsibilities, and home life all play a central role in contributing to anxiety and depression. Teen counseling will arm your child with the necessary skills to overcome anxiety and depression while learning [...]
Many children develop disorders like ADHD, anxiety disorder, and bipolar disorder at a young age. These disorders often result in children acting impulsively, aggressively, inattentively, or other displaying other problematic behavior. Many parents attempt to discipline these behaviors out of their children or may turn to medication as their primary method of treatment, rather [...]
Children don’t ‘mis’behave. They behave, either positively or negatively, to communicate. Small children communicate through their behavior because that is the only method of communication they have. Even when they become verbal, though, they still aren’t able to articulate big feelings and subtle problems well verbally, so as parents it’s our role to ‘listen [...]
There is nothing that worries a parent like wondering whether or not your child is okay or getting the support he or she needs. When a child’s behavior seems different than other children their same age, it can be painstaking for parents as they try to figure out whether or not their child has [...]
Over 4 million children in the United States have been diagnosed with an LD. One in every five children struggles with learning and attention-related difficulties. Learning disabilities in children are becoming more and more common these days. Exactly why these types of struggles are on a rise remains to be determined. What we do [...]
Many parents have traditionally believed that children and adolescents do not have stress or problems in their daily life. People often think that children have no worries or that they have “too much of a good life” to be dealing with mental illness or other issues. Some adults will even minimize their children’s problems [...]
Whether or not you were the spouse who initiated a divorce, you certainly didn’t plan on ending up here when you got married. And when you started your family, you probably did not picture your child ending up with divorced parents. You likely pictured having an intact family, with parents sharing a love that [...]
We live in a hyper-connected age, yet we feel lonelier than ever before. “The number of Americans with no close friends has tripled since 1985” (Forbes). Because of the Internet, we can experience limitless virtual “connection,” but that doesn’t replace real-life interaction. Social relationships, whether with family or friends, play a vital role in [...]
