Source: Carl Pickhardt Time is very artificial and absolutely real. We create and depend upon it to measure, organize, celebrate, and manage our daily experience of life. It’s a very large topic…
Category: Adolescence
What If Gen Z Was “The Happy Generation?”
Source: Photo by RDNE Stock project There’s a collection of strong stereotypes about young Americans. We’ve heard them all. Gen Z is suffering from psychological distress (e.g., depression, anxiety, self-harm) at unprecedented…
Strategies to Prepare Your Youth for Success
Source: Oleksandr P / Pexels Unbelievably, we’re almost back to school. This is also the time that children and youth (and parents) may start to feel unsure or anxious about the transition….
Teens’ Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors and Their Effects
Guest post written by Michelle Ramos, PhD. Adolescent behavior problems are often classified as either internalizing or externalizing behaviors. Internalizing behaviors include things like anxiety, withdrawal, and depression—signs that a teen is…
Why Does Time Move Faster as We Get Older?
It’s weird. Time feels faster the older we get. I can think back to an event three years ago, and it feels like yesterday. I still wear the same clothes. My haircut…
3 Tips for Raising Teens With Special Needs
Raising Teens Pexel by Anna Shvets Raising teens is hard. This is the point in time when hormones run high, logic is often low, and eye-rolling is real. Raising a teen with…
Why Should I Set Boundaries With My Teens?
Source: Julia M Cameron / Pexels As a parent, you know that setting limits is important and healthy for your children. So, how exactly do we do that? Let’s start at the…
Volunteering Benefits the Health and Wellness of Kids and Teens
Source: Gerd Altmann / Pixabay Volunteering—being of service to others via unpaid work—is a value promoted in a wide range of social, cultural, and spiritual circles. Importantly, besides being beneficial for those…
Is the Youth Mental Health Crisis a Myth?
In recent years, we have had an outpouring of writing about the mental health crisis among the young, with startling statistics about increased depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, attention deficit, and other distress….
Anxious Thoughts and Procrastination in Adolescents
Source: netrun78 / Adobestock Procrastination, the intentional delay of tasks despite expecting negative consequences, is a common occurrence among individuals, particularly in adolescents. It is often regarded as a self-regulatory failure involving…