12 steps to strengthening your child’s mental health
We want our children to grow into happy and healthy adults. While parents worry about all the external influences that kids and teens have to contend with — their peers,
Struggling with a mental health issue? Wanting to better understand what someone you love is going through? The Care to Change team shares what we know, along with plenty of practical, plain-spoken advice. Scroll down to the topic list to find the subject you seek. Have a suggestion for something we haven’t covered? Email it to us.
We want our children to grow into happy and healthy adults. While parents worry about all the external influences that kids and teens have to contend with — their peers,
So she’s with someone she likes, and it’s … yeah, okay. He’s cute and fun and seems polite, but some things make you wonder if something just isn’t right. Does
A few months ago I was standing in front of a group of parents and was asked the question, “Should I read my daughter’s journal.” The moment the words, “Absolutely”
When you buy a car, you’re handed a detailed owner’s manual that anticipates and helps with nearly any situation you’re likely to encounter. When you open your new laptop, it
Our kids go through a lot of changes as they transform from tweens to teens. In addition to a host of physical transformations, hormones and social factors frequently trigger personality
It might be difficult to find a more challenging teenager than I was. Strong-willed, independent, and ready to try just about anything, I loved adventure and life and wanted to
Is your teen depressed … or just being a teen? Carter’s always been a good kid. Your oldest is a strong, self-motivated student who makes friends easily and who has
Few feelings are as exciting and satisfying as falling in love with someone. The spark we feel at the beginning of the relationship motivates us to invest our time and
Setting and keeping healthy boundaries will change your life. Over a century ago, poet Robert Frost wrote “good fences make good neighbors.” The same can be said of boundaries in
No matter how many people we call “friends,” most of us have at most a small handful of others who we feel comfortable confiding in, or reaching out to when
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