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OCTOBER 22, 2025
POSTED BY EDITORIAL STAFF
Hope, tinged with worryAfter weeks of intensive work, your teen is coming home.A wave of relief washes over you, soon followed by a flutter of anxiety.You’ve…
OCTOBER 15, 2025
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It’s not what you think: Understanding self-harmYou may have discovered their behavior by accident. You caught a glimpse of fresh cuts or old self-harm scars…
OCTOBER 08, 2025
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You can’t pour from an empty cupThe phone call from school, the slammed door, the late-night worry—the stress of parenting teens with mental health…
OCTOBER 07, 2025
POSTED BY MICHELE MURPHY
When my daughter turned 12, she started shutting her bedroom door. And I don’t just mean physically—although that too. The door was closed more often. The…
OCTOBER 01, 2025
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It’s not defiance, it’s distressThe morning arguments have become a daily battle: stomach aches, headaches, or a flat-out refusal to get out of bed.What…
SEPTEMBER 24, 2025
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Making sense of the therapy alphabet soupYou know your teen needs help.You’ve also heard the terms—CBT, DBT, EMDR—perhaps from a referral, from other…
SEPTEMBER 17, 2025
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Connected but not connectingYou scroll past your child’s social media profile and see a collage of connections—hundreds of followers, dozens of likes, a…
SEPTEMBER 10, 2025
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Is your teen ambitious or anxious?You see the late nights spent hunched over textbooks, the constant grade checking, the packed schedule of AP classes, sports,…
SEPTEMBER 03, 2025
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Your love is the anchorPerhaps your child has shared a new name or different pronouns.Maybe they’re expressing themselves in ways that are new to you.Such… 
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