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Anxiety & Mood Disorders

June is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month

In 2010, Senator Kent Conrad of North Dakota moved to create a national day of awareness for the mental health condition known as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. He was moved by the heartbreaking suicide of Staff Sergeant Joe Biel, who suffered from PTSD and took his own life after returning home from his second combat tour in Iraq. Sergeant Beal was born on June 27th, so Senator Conrad chose that day

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June 3, 2019

Sobriety Tips for Summer: How to Say No

Funny thing about no. It’s probably the first word you ever learned: “No.” You don’t remember it, but we can guarantee your parents do. Want cereal? No! Want cake? No! Want to play with Sally the Stuffed Seal? No! Toddlers love saying no. They’ll say no to anything and everything, just because. No one is quite sure why – because no one can ask a toddler. And even though every

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June 3, 2019

Teenage Jobs: The Pros and Cons

Preparing to Launch Most parents agree that one of the primary objectives of raising a child is preparing them for life in the real world. After teaching basic moral ethical behavior – be kind, be honest, always say please and thank you – the next thing parents do is strive to instill some sort of work ethic into their children. When they’re ready to leave home, parents want their kids

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March 30, 2024

How the Mediterranean Diet Can Help a Teen with Depression

If you have been diagnosed with depression, there are a number of lifestyle changes you can make that can help your treatment progress. One is diet. Specifically, the Mediterranean diet. A Spanish study analyzed the effects of the Mediterranean diet on almost 10,000 participants. Results found a correlation of the diet to a reduced risk of depression. This diet, inspired by the culinary fares of Italy, Greece, and Spain, emphasizes

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May 29, 2019

Sniffing Heroin: Not a Big Deal Compared to Injecting, Right?

Everyone knows that injecting heroin is objectively dangerous. In addition to the damage caused by the substance itself, using a syringe and needle increases your risks of overdose, in addition to getting an infection. Those who use heroin intravenously have a higher risk of death than those who use heroin by other means. That’s why lots of adolescents feel better about snorting, or sniffing, heroin instead. Naively, they don’t think

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May 28, 2019

If You’re Depressed, Spend Time in the Grass: Nature’s Amazing Effects on Mood

“Go outside and get some fresh air!” We’re sure you’ve heard that tons of times growing up. Maybe you were in a fight with your sibling or upset about something else or another. Whatever it was, you may have thought the adults were just trying to get you out of their hair. While that may have been true, the primary reason many kids are calmer after going outside is because

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May 27, 2019
teen and the Dark Web
Internet & Social Media

The Dark Web: What It Is & Why It’s Bad for Your Teen

What Is the Dark Web?  You may have heard of the dark web. It’s the underground Internet that you can only access through special software, and it’s full of dangerous activity. The dark web hides your location and identity, so it is frequented by teens who want their digital activities to stay hidden. On the dark web black markets, a teen can buy and sell almost anything—while staying totally anonymous.

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March 24, 2024
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Family & Home Life

Secret Code Words Your Adolescent Is Using for Sex and Drugs

If you’re a parent of a teen, it can be confusing when you hear your teen talk to others, or try to read their texts. If you’re not familiar with teen slang, some of their exchanges may seem unfamiliar or downright odd. Adolescents today will also use words and phrases that mean totally different things than what you may think they mean. Many times, teen-speak can denote sexual- and drug-related

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March 21, 2024

Does Your Teen Have a Finsta? The Dark Side of This Secret Instagram

You may have heard of Insta. It’s short for Instagram, a popular social media photo-sharing app that’s a favorite of teens and adolescents around the world. But Finsta? What is it? Finsta is a combination of two words: Fake and Instagram. It’s a secret account that can only be accessed if you know someone has one, and you know what their username is. Hence, it’s more private and exclusive. For

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May 20, 2019

Should You Take Your Teen to the Mental Health Hospital? How to Proceed If You’re Not Sure What to Do

If you have a teen struggling with mental health or addiction issues, it’s hard to know what to do at every given moment. You love your child, of course, and want the best for them. But when do you intervene, and when do you let things play out? When do you seek treatment, and when do you just wait? While every situation is complex, there are three mental health emergencies

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May 19, 2019