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Category: Adolescents
Understanding Self-Injury
Self-injury has gained increasing recognition in the past decades, not only from psychologists and other mental health professionals, but also by popular culture. Books, television shows, music, fashion, and magazines have all referenced self-injury in some way over the last …
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Am I the Best Parent I Can Be?
Parenting your child can be a difficult, challenging, and often thankless task. Also, it can be rewarding and heartwarming. Most people who find themselves in the position of being a parent are not completely prepared for the overwhelming responsibility and …
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Your BODY IMAGE is Affecting Your Life
The phrase “body image” sounds like just another buzz word perpetuated by school officials and politicians. However, body image is very important to our view of ourselves and how we relate to the world around us. The term “Body Image” …
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Overcoming Anxiety when it’s GO TIME
We are faced with many challenges throughout our lives. Some we choose – perhaps competing in a sporting event or taking on a new project; others we face against our will such as a difficult qualifying time or the SAT’s. …
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Job Searching 101
It’s time to get a job! Whether you are on a break from school, have just been laid off or are searching for something better, job hunting can be an overwhelming process! Searching for a job, or even a new …
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Is My Child…Addicted to Technology?
If you had to guess, how many hours per day would you say your child spends on electronic-related activities? According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, a 2010 research study conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that children and …
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Is My Child…Overweight?
A loving parent recently expressed some concerns regarding her teenage son becoming overweight. She mentioned that her son was preoccupied with technology. His time was being consumed with cell phones, iPods, iPads, text messaging, emailing, video games, Youtube, and social …
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The Smart Series Seminars
The Smart Series Interactive, skill building seminars for middle school & high school students A message from Dr. Kathryn Leugers, PsyD, MBA I am a clinical psychologist, who works primarily with tweens, teens and young adults. Struggles with attention and learning, …
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Oral Sex and Adolescents
There is increasing evidence that today’s teenagers are engaging in oral sex as a method of birth control. Some experts believe that this is actually contributing to a rise in the incidences of sexually transmitted diseases. The Center for Disease …
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Bullying: Is Your Daughter a “Mean Girl”?
There has been much talk (even a movie) generated over the last few years regarding groups of girls in middle and high school that victimize students who are not a part of their group. Usually these girls are lead by …
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Is Your Child Gay?
A recent study reported in the January 2009 issue of Pediatrics (Vol.123, No.1) found that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) adults who reported high levels of parental rejection in their teens were 8.4 times more likely to report having …
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Supporting Your Teen Through Difficult Break Ups (and Make Ups)
Experiencing the break up of a significant relationship can be a very intense and stressful experience for teenagers. Each teen will have his or her own way of managing this stress. Some cry. Some get angry and yell. Some talk …
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Avoiding Problem Childhood Behaviors
As young children develop their ability to self-regulate, one of the challenges that parents frequently confront is the child’s display of temper tantrums. The lore of the “terrible twos” is widely known although the tantrums can sometimes continue past the …
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Kids will be Kids, Right? – Adolescent Substance Abuse
Substance use can be dangerous at any age; however, there is an increased risk when young adults use alcohol or other drugs. Not only is an adolescent’s brain 4-5 times more susceptible to brain damage than an adult’s brain but adolescents …
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Who do you want to be? The Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” It is a question that we are battered with from the time we are toddlers through our high-school and possibly college years. We spend most of our lives in school preparing for …
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Mental Skills Training to Enhance Sports & Personal Performance
The differences in performance between athletes is often very slim, so they often will do whatever it takes to obtain an advantage to succeed. Many athletes who wish to improve their performances train long hours to gain an edge over …
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Self Esteem: The Essence of Healthy Living
Positive self-esteem is essential to a healthy, normal life. If we lack positive self-esteem, we will have difficulty managing life’s challenges. In fact, everyday problems in living may seem overwhelming. When self-esteem is low the negatives in life seem to …
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Weight Loss: What You Need to Know
This article summarizes useful information and resources about weight loss. It can be done! The Columbus Dispatch (3/31/04) reported on a woman who started walking marathons at 275 pounds. Two years later, after losing 50 pounds through exercise and diet, she …
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Bullying: Risk Factors and Consequences
The recent reports of bullying and suicides have been a tragic wake-up call. As a community, we need to work to better understand the serious consequences of bullying, to recognize suicide warning signs in the victims of bullying and to know …
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