1. Sudden change in dress and appearance. Adolescence is a time for experimentation and learning about one’s likes and dislikes but it's important to pay attention to any sudden and drastic changes in dress/appearance. 2. Sudden change in friends. Teens can be fickle and harsh with one another so it is good to keep an […]

Particularly with clients new to counseling, I find that the discussion of boundaries is a foreign concept and I can understand why. Emotional boundaries can be confusing and change from situation to situation. Webster’s defines ‘boundary’ as: That which indicates or fixes a limit or extent, or marks a bound, as of a territory: a […]

A fundamental question that parents must confront repeatedly throughout parenthood, “How do I balance protecting them from the world around them vs. prepare them for the world they will launch into?” When it comes to technology parents often don’t know what dangers their kids face. Do you remember the sixteen-year-old Michigan girl who made headlines […]

1. My kid’s friends are smarter than me and probably know more about sex anyway. 2. I learned a lot from late night cable, they probably will too. 3. Miley Cryrus, the Kardashians, Justin Beiber and Kanye West are all normal, right? 4. My parents didn’t talk to me about sex and dating and I’m […]

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