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I know that you are all just trying to do the best that you can for your sometimes hapless teens. I am going to let you in on their well-kept secrets and what they like and dislike most about your parenting.
Read moreBarbara Greenberg, PhD, is a clinical psychologist who specializes in the treatment of adolescents and their well-intentioned but exhausted parents. She was the director of an inpatient adolescent unit at a psychiatric hospital in New York for 21 years and is now in full-time private practice in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Dr. Greenberg is the co-author of Teenage as a Second Language: A Parent’s Guide to Becoming Bilingual and co-creator of the interactive website, Talking Teenage. She writes regularly for GalTime.com as their parenting expert, has had articles published in The Huffington Post and is the teen doctor for Psychology Today.
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Insist that you know all your kids’ accounts and passwords and then set up accounts for yourself as well. Your teen needs to know you are watching (which is monitoring, not spying!)
Read moreMichele Borba, EdD, is an educational psychologist and parenting and child expert who is recognized for her practical, solution-based strategies to build strong families and strengthen children’s behavior and character. Dr. Borba has spoken to more than one million parents and teachers worldwide on ways to reduce youth bullying and violence and boost moral development. She is an award-winning author who has written 22 books, including her latest release, The Big Book of Parenting Solutions: 101 Answers to Your Everyday Challenges and Wildest Worries. She serves as a spokesperson to numerous Fortune 500 companies and regularly appears on many television shows, including Today, The View and Dr. Phil, as well as CNN.
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When we see young people coughing…or bleeding, we insist that they get attention. But when we see young people with disturbing behavior, or young people in clear emotional distress, we ignore them and hope these problems will go away.
Read moreHarold S. Koplewicz, MD, is one of the nation's leading child and adolescent psychiatrists. He is a strong advocate for children’s mental health and has been repeatedly recognized in America’s Top Doctors, Best Doctors in America and New York Magazine’s “Best Doctors in New York.” He is also the founding president of the Child Mind Institute and a former director of the Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research. Dr. Koplewicz is a contributing writer for publications such as The Huffington Post and "Need to Know" on PBS.
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Lori Lite
Stress Free KidsDealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy has left families with questions of how to find peace and structure among the chaos and confusion. Here are a few things you can do to help reduce stress and anxiety for your children…
Read moreStress Free Kids founder and parent stress expert Lori Lite has created a line of books and CDs designed to help children, teens and adults decrease stress, lower anxiety and control anger. Her Indigo Dreams audio book series has been awarded the CNE Award of Excellence. She has been interviewed and written articles for several media outlets, including Family Circle, The New York Times, MSNBC, ABC Radio, CBS News and USA Today. She has also been featured in several publications such as Prevention magazine and Family Circle. Stress Free Kids is currently helping organizations supporting military families, the special needs community and many other organizations.
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Newtown presents us with many legitimate issues; gun control, inadequate psychiatric care and violent video games are just a few. But there’s divorce and father perspective to this story -- and a story of rage as well.
Read moreMark Banschick, MD, is an advocate for the children of divorce. As a child and adolescent psychiatrist, he has been working with divorcing families for more than 20 years. He is the author of The Intelligent Divorce book series, which helps divorcing parents avoid the common mistakes that often hurt children during a divorce. This book series is part of a larger project, designed to help parents under stress and their children. In addition to appearing on CBS’s The Early Show, Dr. Banschick has contributed to websites such as Psychology Today and The Huffington Post.
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Typically when a child or teenager is behaving violently, two things are occurring in his family. First, the young person’s parents are fighting or disagreeing, and, second, the family hierarchy is unbalanced.
Read moreMarilyn Wedge, PhD, is a family therapist with more than 20 years of experience helping children, adolescents and families. She is the originator of strategic child-focused family therapy, which empowers parents to help their children heal without labeling them with psychiatric disorders or medicating them with psychotropic drugs. She is the author of Pills Are Not for Preschoolers: A Drug-Free Approach for Troubled Kids. Dr. Wedge has a doctorate from the University of Chicago and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the Hastings Center for Bioethics in New York.
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The critical issue for parents who have a kid in need of mental health care is finding a clinician with a track record of demonstrating excellence in what they do, as long as they’re willing to respect your family’s belief system.
Read moreSteve Grcevich, MD, is president and founder of The Family Center By the Falls, a multidisciplinary behavioral health group practice based in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, exclusively devoted to serving children and families. He also serves as president of Key Ministry Foundation, a non-profit organization charged with assisting churches in the provision of outreach and support services to families of children with hidden disabilities. He is a faculty member in the Department of Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland and was named “Psychiatrist of the Year” in 1998 by the Ohio Chapter of NAMI.
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It is past time that families have to hide a loved one with mental health issues out of shame and fear of what others will think, a lack of understanding about mental illness and worse yet, a lack of resources.
Read moreRaychelle Cassada Lohmann, MS, LPC, is the author of The Anger Workbook for Teens, Staying Cool... When You're Steaming Mad and blogger of “Teen Angst” for Psychology Today. She has worked as a school counselor at the middle and high school levels, and has helped hundreds of teens deal with feelings of frustration and anger. Lohmann is an active member of the American Counseling Association, American School Counseling Association and National Career Development Association, among others. Additionally, she is a National Board Certified Counselor and a Licensed Professional Counselor in the states of North and South Carolina.
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People who are struggling…need to know that it's okay to talk about what they're feeling and must be able to get the
help they need.
Read moreAlison Malmon is founder and executive director of Active Minds, Inc., the nation's leading organization dedicated to empowering students to speak openly about mental health. Malmon formed the organization in 2003 following the suicide of her only sibling, Brian. Wanting to combat the stigma that had caused her brother to suffer in silence and ultimately take his own life, she created a group on her campus at the University of Pennsylvania that promoted an open dialogue around the issues. Upon graduating, Malmon formed Active Minds to develop and support chapters of the student group on campuses around the country. She has since engaged thousands of student leaders nationwide and promoted a unified voice for young adults in the mental health awareness movement.
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Stigmas are toxic. When those with mental illness are described as ‘crazy’ or ‘psycho,’ it illustrates how ignorant…
society continues to be.
Read moreJenny C. Yip, PsyD, is the executive director of the Renewed Freedom Center, a Los Angeles-based facility dedicated to child OCD and anxiety treatment. Inspired by her own childhood struggles with OCD and motivated to help others overcome theirs, Dr. Yip has dedicated her professional career to treating families and individuals with severe OCD, performance and sports anxiety, body image issues and related anxiety disorders. She has published numerous articles, presented at over 40 national and international conferences and trained other professionals in the field to be effective clinicians. She holds a doctorate of psychology in clinical psychology.
Snapshot on Children's Mental Health
Sources: American Psychological Association; National Institute of Mental Health
