12 Ways to Help Improve Emotional Regulation for Teens If you feel like you are riding a daily emotional roller coaster with your adolescent son, you are not alone. One moment he is perfectly calm, and the next, a minor setback sends him into a tailspin. As a parent,...
The Critical Differences Between ODD and PDA in Teen Boys What is the difference between ODD vs PDA in teen boys? And how can you, as a parent, tell the difference? If traditional discipline feels like throwing gasoline on a fire, you are probably dealing with more...
What is Adoption Trauma? What is adoption trauma? And more importantly, how and why does it affect children and teens? Adoption is meant to–and often does–provide safety and stability. Yet, many children with a history of adoption continue to struggle well after...
Teen Anxiety Rehab: 5 Signs Your Teen is Struggling with Severe Anxiety and Needs Help More than 200,000 teens will clinically meet the need for teen anxiety rehab this year, according to the National Institute for Health (NIH). If your teen is struggling with severe...
Understanding Self-Harm in Teens Parents often ask, how common is self harm? Studies suggest that up to 1 in 5 adolescents will engage in some form of self-injury at least once. While not every teen continues the behavior long-term, even one instance signals emotional...
What is Pathological Demand Avoidance? Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) is a term that might be unfamiliar to many. Yet, it plays a significant role in the lives of those it affects. PDA is a profile on the autism spectrum, characterized by an intense avoidance of...
