Posts Tagged ‘Teens’
Failure To Launch Syndrome: How To Help Teens and Young Adults
Find out what failure to launch syndrome is, the signs and symptoms, how ADHD and autism play a role, and how to help your young adult.
Read MoreReady To Launch? Preparing Teens With Mental Health Issues for College
College can be overwhelming for young adults struggling with mental health issues. Here’s how parents can prepare their teen to address common challenges.
Read MoreSeparation Anxiety in Teens: A Guide for Parents
Learn what separation anxiety is: the symptoms, causes, how it affects teens, when it becomes a disorder, how treatment works, and how to help.
Read MoreTrauma and Adoption: How To Help Your Teen Heal
Learn how trauma and adoption are related, associated attachment disorders, adoption-related PTSD, and how to help your child.
Read MoreHyperfixation: What Parents of Teens Need To Know
Find out what hyperfixation is, the symptoms, how ADHD, anxiety, OCD, autism, and depression are related, and how you can help your teen.
Read MoreHow Ruminating Thoughts Affect Teens
Find out how what rumination is, how it can be caused by OCD, some examples and causes of repetitive thoughts, and how to stop them.
Read MoreWhen You’re Struggling: A Mental Health Support Letter to Teens
This mental health support letter was written by Mary Vanderholm, an associate clinical mental health counselor at Sunrise, a residential treatment center in Utah. Dear Teen, Life can be hard,…
Read MoreFood for Thought: Why Teens Are What They Eat
Last Updated: February 2021 We’ve all heard the adage “you are what you eat,” but what you may not know is that a growing body of research suggests the saying…
Read MoreHow to Stop Teen Body-Shaming
Last Updated: February 2021 As much as we like to think it doesn’t matter how others feel about us, the truth is that what others say and think can be…
Read MoreHow Teens Can Gain Confidence in Their Appearance
Last Updated: February 2021 Teenagers today are facing unprecedented social pressures. Social media features a highlight reel of other people’s lives, while photo filters create fake images that no teen…
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