Parents need to only have a newborn in their house for a few weeks before they hear people say, “Just wait till they are teens!” It is axiomatic in our culture that the teenage years are full of rebellion and strife for the family. I...
Posted by Daniel Johnson, MA, LMFT
Adolescent is a Latin word meaning to grow up or nearing maturity. Anyone who actually has an adolescent in their house will be tickled to know that the word is very closely related to alere, another Latin word meaning to eat. Whereas...
Posted by Daniel Johnson, MA, LMFT
Being a parent is by far the most important job any of us can have. We are not only responsible for the formation of another person, but in forming that person we have a share in shaping the larger world in which we live. This...
Posted by Janice Carbon, LCSW
You suspect that an adolescent has self-inflicted cutting injuries and you are naturally alarmed. This behavior is known as self-mutilation and the most common form is cutting. What is cutting? Cutting is one way in which a person uses self-harm as a...
Posted by Dana Nygaard, MA, LPC
There is a joke about parenting that goes like this: "You spend the first two years teaching your children how to walk and talk, and the next sixteen telling them to sit down and be quiet." Yes, once they can say what they want and go where they want...
Posted by Lawrence Nichta, Jr., PhD
This is a common lament of frustrated parents who drag their child to see a therapist. The parents are seeking the help of a counselor typically because they are at their wit’s end. They are most likely overwhelmed with feelings of hopelessness, desperation...
Posted by Dana Nygaard, MA, LPC
In my work as a therapist, I see many men for a variety of reasons, but one comes up most frequently - parenting problems. Too many men are feeling powerless in dealing with their family issues. Many of these men are successful in their jobs. They are...
Posted by Gregory Rodriguez, LCPC
Contemporary society is in a constant state of discontent. Our culture and the media unapologetically disseminates the message that the current state of things is never good enough: happiness is always just one more quick-fix away, the grass is always...
Posted by Gloria Lange, RN, LCSW
