Alcohol Recovery For Girls
Alcohol builds a physical dependency in the user over time. While most teenage girls between the ages of thirteen and eighteen simply cannot acquire enough alcohol during this period to build up such a dependency (though it’s certainly not impossible), even more damaging are the effects alcohol has on the minds and bodies of developing […]
Teaching Teens To Not Be Offended
Is censoring healthy for teens or not? It seems to be a growing issue in the media today: being politically correct. It’s something that gets a lot of politicians and leaders into trouble based on what they say. Yet this columnist, Ryan Holiday, says that it may be important to “stop trying to protect everyone’s […]
Understanding Your Daughter’s Erratic Behavior And Why Therapy Is Needed
Your daughter’s erratic behavior and poor academic performance may be due to peer pressure, lack of self-confidence, depression or experimenting with harmful drugs. She may not want to communicate with you yet she desperately needs your help. She does not know how to ask for or accept it. The catalyst that set her off can […]
Teen Suicide Numbers Are Staggering And How A Parent Can Intervene
Contributing Factors Teen suicide should not be taking place like it is, but there a number of social influences which definitely contribute. From false expectations to sexuality approached from within the adolescent transition, to substance abuse, social engineering, and economic difficulty, the teen of modernity has a lot pushing them toward extreme behavior. For every outpouring […]
Slow Emotional Growth And Development In Teens Causing Poor School Performance
There are eight stages of emotional growth. With so many different stages, there is a chance that something can happen at any one of these stages that can cause an individual’s emotional growth to slow down, or even stop. This can cause many problems because it is emotional growth that allows us to deal appropriately […]
How One Act Of Kindness Saved The Life Of A Suicidal Teenager
Depressed Teen Plans To Take Her Own Life When A Barista Writes A Note On Her Starbucks Cup When was the last time you did something out of the ordinary in order to brighten someone’s day? If you can’t remember, don’t feel bad. As humans, we sometimes undervalue the concept of paying it forward. In […]
Helping Your Daughter Manage Increased Emotional Intensity
A troubled teen isn’t a lost cause. In fact, many people who have gone on to make exceptional contributions to society had virulent childhoods and troubled adolescence. Sometimes a troubled teen is just a strong personality learning to handle itself in the world of adult sized thoughts. These words don’t do much to ease the […]
Recognizing Trauma In Your Teen
How To Recognize Trauma In Your Teen Recognizing trauma in an adolescent can be difficult. Many of the symptoms of trauma, also known as post-traumatic stress disorder, are similar to typical behavior that teens exhibit. However, trauma is a serious disorder that has far reaching effects that can carry on for adolescent girls well into adulthood, […]
Recognizing Depression in Teenage Girls
Depression is a mood disorder characterized by disturbances in emotional responses and thoughts. It disproportionately affects adolescent girls at a rate of twice as much when compared to adolescent boys. There are theories as to why girls are more likely to suffer from depression, such as it being a consequence of the earlier development of […]
Signs That Show Your Daughter Is Suffering From Anxiety
Helping Your Teen Daughter through Anxiety If your troubled teenage daughter is currently suffering from anxiety or depression, you have several actions that you can take to help her in her recovery process. It is crucial for parents of an anxiety-ridden teenage girl to empathize with what she is going through. By developing a deeper […]
