8 Ways to Motivate Your Lazy Teen
Sleeping for hours on end, beyond the eight recommended hours, or refusing to get up off the couch to help around the house are almost...
- Jul 19
- 5 min
Summer Break with a Defiant Teen: 5 Tips for Parents
Summer vacation. This favorite time of the year for kids is often the most stressful time of the year for parents. Whether your child is...
- Mar 31
- 4 min
Teen Sports and Mental Health: 10 Mental Benefits of Sports
10 Scientifically Validated Mental Benefits of Sports Scientists have been exploring the link between exercise and mood for more than 100...
- Jan 3
- 5 min
THE TOP TEN BEST NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS FOR TEENAGERS
For many people, a new year feels full of hope and possibility, which is probably why so many of us feel the desire to improve ourselves...
- Nov 8, 2021
- 4 min
Talking to Your Child About Vaping
The leading myth of e-cigarettes is that they are safer than cigarettes. However, e-cigarettes present health risks including nicotine...
- Oct 5, 2021
- 4 min
Discussing Boundaries and Expectations with Your Teen
One of the most difficult parts of parenting is knowing how to set healthy boundaries and expectations with your teenager. Adolescence is...
- Sep 16, 2021
- 5 min
Stop Doing These 8 Things for Your Kids This School Year
Don’t judge me if you happen to see my kids eating packaged Ritz crackers for school lunch. Don’t judge me if they’re on the sidelines of...
- Jul 21, 2021
- 4 min
How To Motivate Students During Summer Break
For decades, we have romanticized the idea of children taking the summer off to enjoy warm weather, summer camps and family vacations....
- Jul 8, 2021
- 4 min
The Physical and Mental Health Benefits of Surfing
Could there be more to surfing than the smooth progress of wax over water? Mental health experts think so. There’s abundant evidence that...
- Jun 29, 2021
- 3 min
7 Habits of Highly Successful Teens
For teens, life is not a playground, it's a jungle. And, being the parent of a teenager isn't any walk in the park, either. In his book,...
- Jun 8, 2021
- 3 min
How Teens' Moods Affect Their Physical Health
Mood and physical symptoms often reinforce each other in a downward cycle. Key Points: Teenagers are often still learning to identify and...
- May 18, 2021
- 3 min
Warning Signs of Mental Challenges in Children
I have been dealing with mental illness since I was nine years old — well over half my life. With an initial diagnosis of OCD, the...
- May 12, 2021
- 4 min
Journal the Journey
I started writing on a daily basis a couple of a years ago at a cliff side coffee shop on top of the red rocks in Sedona. Same time, same...
- May 11, 2021
- 5 min
The Importance of Mental Health Awareness
Mental health awareness shouldn’t be dedicated to a specific month; it’s something that needs to be prioritized on a daily basis. That...
- May 6, 2021
- 1 min
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
The month of May is Mental Health Awareness month. It’s something very common, especially during the pandemic, and it’s also treatable....
- Apr 28, 2021
- 10 min
The Mental Health Benefits of Exercise
You already know that exercise is good for your body. But did you know it can also boost your mood, improve your sleep, and help you deal...
- Apr 19, 2021
- 2 min
Bullied To Death
The countless stories regarding bullied teens taking their own lives are too numerous to ignore. There is an undeniable link between...
- Apr 19, 2021
- 3 min
Majority Of US Teens Apprehensive About Returning To School In Fall 2021
Lack Confidence That Schools Are Prepared As schools reopen across the nation, a new poll shows that a majority of teens are apprehensive...
- Apr 16, 2021
- 3 min
Taking Care of Teens' Mental Health During the Pandemic
Since schools shut down in March, Clark County School District’s early-warning system, which monitors students’ mental health episodes,...
- Apr 15, 2021
- 3 min
Suicide Is Killing Our Youth
This is a grave topic and one that cannot be ignored. Teens are ending their lives at a rate that’s never been seen before. We don’t...