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    What You Need To Know about Psychological Testing for Your Child

    758 words|3.8 min read|

    As a parent or guardian, you want what’s best for your child. But sometimes it’s difficult to know how to help. If your son or [...]

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    Does My Teenager Need Counseling?

    833 words|4.2 min read|

    Mental health counseling is a great tool for helping teens work through whatever is troubling them. However, it can be difficult to know if a [...]

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    What Is Cyberbullying and What Are Its Effects?

    968 words|4.8 min read|

    As social media becomes more and more prevalent in the lives of teens and children, cyberbullying becomes more of an issue. It's estimated that 37 [...]

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    A Closer Look At ADHD vs ADD

    908 words|4.5 min read|

    Sometimes attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and attention deficit disorder (ADD) are used interchangeably in a modern speech to describe an individual that is easily distracted [...]

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    How to Handle Being Homesick in College

    800 words|4 min read|

    College is an exciting time of newness and change in your life, but with this change can come some overwhelming emotions, too. For many, the [...]

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    Can Depression Cause Mood Swings? What’s the Difference?

    960 words|4.8 min read|

    There's no doubt that teens are moody, but some teens have depression. Read to learn when a teen is having mood swings or depression, and what to do.

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    Short and Long Term Effects of Teen Bullying

    925 words|4.7 min read|

    Teens exposed to bullying can develop mental health issues as a result. Learn about the effects of teen bullying, and what can be done about it.

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    5 Ways You Can Help Your Teen Through Outpatient Addiction Treatment

    993 words|5 min read|

    Family support is crucial for successful recovery from an addiction. Follow these tips to help your teen through outpatient addiction treatment.

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    Why is Child Suicide on the Rise?

    853 words|4.3 min read|

    Child suicide is a tragic topic, especially if you or someone you know has lost a young family member or friend to suicide. Discussing child [...]

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    How to Talk to Your Family about Your Child’s Mental Illness

    876 words|4.4 min read|

    Open communication can help family members understand your child's mental illness. Learn more about how to talk to family about your child's condition.

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    Building Healthy Self-Esteem in Your Kids

    922 words|4.6 min read|

    Being a parent is hard — not only do you have the responsibilities of feeding your kids, helping them with homework and making sure they [...]

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    Over-Diagnosis and Prevalence of ADHD

    1120 words|5.6 min read|

    Attention deficit/hyperactive disorder, or ADHD as it's more commonly known, is a mental health condition that includes persistent problems with sustaining focus, high-energy behavior and [...]

  • teenager woman sitting against wall

    Four Common Teen Mental Health Disorders and How to Spot Them

    1063 words|5.3 min read|

    Parents of teenagers often grumble that moodiness underlines the behavior of their teen children. While all adolescents go through serious emotional growth in the teen [...]

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    3 Ways to Support Teens with Mental Illnesses

    942 words|4.7 min read|

    The teenage years are fraught with confusion, a desire for independence, high emotions, changing hormones and a plethora of other challenges. As if growing up [...]

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    How to Spot 5 Signs of Depression in Teenagers

    950 words|4.8 min read|

    Being a teenager is tough, and having to parent a teenager comes with struggles, too. The adolescent years are fraught with difficulty. From brain development [...]