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Diagnosing ADHD in First Graders

Over the past two decades, rates of ADHD diagnosis in children and adolescents have increased steadily. According to data released…
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Family & Home Life
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The Connection Between Parenting Style and Bullying

We’ll open this article with an assertion we found in several blog posts and articles while researching this topic: Children…
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Parents
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Talking Helps: Describing Negative Emotions Can Protect Teens Against Depression

Parenting can be a rollercoaster ride. During the early years, kids talk your ear off from the moment they wake…
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Getting Help
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This School’s Mental Health Awareness Program Tackles Real-Life Teen Stressors

Sometimes, the signs are clearly visible—people can read you like a book. Other times, no one can even guess what…
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Parents
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Balancing It All: Are Teens Too Busy These Days?

For adolescents juggling school, homework, extracurricular activities, social commitments, SAT/ACTs, and maybe even college applications, the day may never seem…
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Parents
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Underage Drinking: Overall Numbers in Decline in the U.S.

The age for legal purchase and consumption of alcohol in the U.S. is 21 years old – but everyone in…
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Teens
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4 Mental Health Clubs in High School & How to Create Your Own

Mental health issues in adolescents are increasing rapidly. According to the CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey, more than 30% of…
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Mindfulness
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Mindfulness and Positive Body Image

We’re close to twenty years into the 21st century. It’s a safe bet to say that almost anyone reading this…
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Drugs & Alcohol
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New School Year, New You: Put Your Recovery First

Let’s say, for instance, one thing you did this summer was get treatment for an alcohol or substance use disorder.…
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Education
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School or Mental Health Treatment? The Difficult Dilemma

So. Your teen needs professional treatment for certain mental health issues. At an adolescent rehab center. You’re fine with them…
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Parents
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Five Reasons Not to Put Off a Teen’s Treatment Because of School

We invite you to engage in a hypothetical. Say, for instance, school starts next week. In California, it does. So…
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Parents
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Does Your School Have Narcan On Hand?

Your school has a fire alarm. Fire extinguisher on each floor. Earthquake drills, if you live in California. Active-shooter drills,…
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