Teens and Their Dads
Does the thought of getting involved in your teen’s life scare you? As a dad, do you think that maybe you should just back off and let your teen child have …
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Depression in Children and Adolescents
Childhood and adolescent depression increased dramatically in the past forty to fifty years. The average age of onset has fallen. During childhood the number …
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Teenage Problems
Every parent dreams of having a "perfect" child. One who is smart, attractive, talented, obedient, polite, and healthy in mind and body. Many spend money on …
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ADOLESCENCE AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY
Adolescent psychology is an entity of a major branch of psychology- Developmental psychology which also constitutes Child and Adult psychology. Any concise …
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Adolescent Brain Development
Growth and change are an integral part of adolescence. Studies on the brain during the last decade show that it -- along with height, weight and hormones …
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Teen Dating Violence
Most teenagers do not experience physical aggression when they date. However, for one in 10 teens, abuse is a very real part of dating relationships. According …
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Is Your Teen Too Hard on Himself? How to Avoid Adolescent Eruptions
Are you dealing with adolescent eruptions? It often seems they come out of nowhere — one minute, life is moving along smoothly for your child, and the next, …
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Teens, Alcohol and Binge Drinking
It’s Saturday night, and kids all over North America are hanging out at their friends’ houses, watching movies, going to parties. And children as young as …
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Parenting Tip of the Week: Help Teens Combat Back to School Anxiety
It’s common for kids to have a lot of anxiety about the start of the school year, especially if they’re entering a new grade or going to a new school. All …
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Sudden Behavior Changes in Kids
In part one of this two-part series, James Lehman explains why kids change so much during adolescence, and he warns us about the sudden changes of which every …
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Self-esteem and Anxiety in Teens
Does your teen have low self–esteem? Maybe he has a lousy self image, or anxiety about fitting in at school or with peers. This week in EP, read about these …
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"Loser!" How Labels Stick to Your Child-and Affect Behavior
“Freak. Loser. Idiot. Geek.” These are just some of the ugly labels kids throw around every day at school. Chances are, your child has been called names …
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Fighting with Your Teen?
Does this sound familiar? You’ve told your teen she can’t go out with her friends this Friday because she came in past curfew last weekend. There’s been …
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Teenagers Talking Back: How to Manage This Annoying Behavior
"If your child is talking back all the time and you’re not setting firm limits around it, make no mistake, you are training him to do it more often." When …
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Adolescent Behavior Changes
If you’re the parent of a teen, you’ve probably heard a version of this coming from your child’s lips—or expressed with an eye roll or door slam. …
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Many children and adolescents have mental health problems that interfere with their normal development and daily life activities. Some mental health problems …
Read MoreChild and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Target population Specialist child and adolescent mental health services are provided for children and adolescents up to the age of 18 years with serious …
Read MoreDefining Behavioral and Emotional Disorders in Children
Studies show that biological factors, such as genetics and brain chemistry, and environmental factors, such as stress and parenting styles, together play a …
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Mental Illness in Children
Nearly 5 million children in the U.S. have some type of serious mental illness (one that significantly interferes with daily life). In any given year, 20% of …
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Strengthening the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Workforce
Child and adolescent mental health problems are at a point of crisis for our nation. One out of every ten children or adolescents has a serious mental health …
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The Emotional Lives of Adolescents
Although adolescence was once believed to be a time of rebellion and tumult, we now know that this developmental stage is calmer than previously assumed. The …
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Adolescence: The Last Step Before Becoming An Adult
Children must pass through several stages, or take specific steps, on their road to becoming adults. For most people, there are four or five such stages of …
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Teenage plus: The new adolescence
They should be the healthiest people on the planet, the "almost grown ups" still in the bloom of youth and full of dreams for the future. But today's …
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Adolescent Life Cycle Issues
Adolescence can be a difficult time for even the most mature and responsible kids. It's a developmental level where physical, mental, emotional, and social …
Read MoreParenting Tips
Parents of struggling teens often find it challenging to find the best way to respond. It may help to keep the following tips in mind. Remember, virtually …
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