Parenting
When Your Child’s Needs Go Beyond School Counseling
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2023), there has been a troubling increase in adolescent mental health disorders, suicidality, and distressing emotional and behavioral patterns. This issue that has now been declared a national crisis. Schools can serve as a critical first point of contact for recognizing these mental health concerns. While […]
I Turned Out Okay: A Deep Dive into Authoritarian Parenting
This blog may be a bit different than previous blogs as we are taking a magnifying glass to authoritarian parenting, specifically the use of physical punishment. We are going to look at research and neurology to see what exactly is going on in your child’s brain when spanking is used as a disciplinary measure. We […]
Fed Up: A Parents’ Guide to Navigating Screentime
Oh, technology – can’t live with her and certainly can’t live without her. Our love/hate relationship with technology can be one of the most beneficial and the most toxic relationship we face. With phones, computers, television, and streaming services constantly at our fingertips and real-world stressors beating down our doors, it is no wonder we […]
Parenting Styles 101
Welcome parents and caregivers of all kinds! If you’re looking for insight into the basics of parenting styles, you have come to the right place. For the most part, people have a general idea of how they intend to parent – perhaps it is the same way you were raised or perhaps you are attempting […]
Creating a Safe Space for Teens to Open Up: Tips for Parents and Guardians
As a parent or guardian, have you ever struggled to get your teenager to open up about their thoughts, feelings, and what’s going on in their world? You’re not alone. Many teens today face immense pressure to conform to their peers. They often feel like they can’t turn to adults for support due to fear […]
Benefits of Interdisciplinary Teams for Youth
School Counselors and Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC) can make a great team! In the clinical world, we call this concept an interdisciplinary team. Interdisciplinary team work is a process in which different types of staff work together to share expertise, knowledge, and skills to impact on client care. Research shows that clients working with an […]
Tips for Blending Families
You’ve healed, met the love of your life and are hopeful this time around they are “the one”. Now what? You have kids from your previous relationship and are excited to blend your family with your new love’s family. From the surface this seems like an easy task, but soon you are greeted with challenges. […]
Kids Think the Darndest Things
For those of us from the now prehistoric era of the nineties, you may recall a show titled Kids Say the Darndest Things. The show’s premise was to ask school-aged children topics that were way above their realm of understanding, such as politics, dating, history, etc. Essentially, these children were tasked to provide a different […]
Praise vs. Encouragement
“Good job!” “Nice work!” “You’re so smart!” “This is beautiful!” We have all heard a comment of this sort at some point in our lives, even if we are not the next Pablo Picasso or Alfred Einstein. Phrases like these can make us feel extremely validated in our work and add a pep to our […]
This or That?
We run into a lot of decisions throughout the course of our lives, from what to wear today to whether or not you should get married. Some decisions are easier than others, but for the most part, we are able to guide our lives reasonably toward the goal we are intending to achieve. Children, on […]