August can be an exciting and sometimes difficult month for both parents and young adult children. For college students, this time of year can entail stocking up on dorm room supplies, navigating a new town and being away from family and friends for the first [...]
Going back to school shouldn’t mean going back to being bullied. Most parents are aware of the potential dangers of bullying, and some of the ways in which it can damage a child emotionally. However, children are not always willing to openly discuss being teased [...]
When the sun is shining and the weather is warm, it may not seem like there is much to complain about. However, the summer can also be a difficult time to manage mental health issues for adults and children. Summer is often seen as a [...]
Sometimes the idea of speaking to a counselor can be met with skepticism. A common question that we hear in the counseling world is, "Can just talking really help me?" But the thought that counseling is "just" talking is actually a misconception. In today's world, [...]
As necessary as it is, parents generally find discipline to be one of the most difficult aspects of parenting. In our article, “Hard Lessons: Discipline and Child Behavior,” we discussed several types of effective techniques for teaching discipline to children. Here we discuss some helpful [...]
Salvi LoPiccolo, LMHC When it comes to parenting children, there’s a big difference between discipline and punishment. Discipline is meant to teach and guide the child toward adopting behaviors that are acceptable in our society while also maintaining a level of positive self-esteem and a [...]
The food supply in the United States is among the safest in the world. However, when certain disease-causing bacteria or pathogens contaminate food, they can cause food-borne illness, often called “food poisoning.” The Federal government estimates that there are about 48 million cases of food-borne [...]
Transitioning back-to-school brings a sense of excitement for many children, change of routine, reuniting with friends, buying new school supplies, and going to a different classroom. With that excitement, comes the stress parents are left with in managing all of the change and needs of [...]
By Sonya Ervin & Phil Rainer, LCSW Although eating disorders are most common among female adolescents and young adults, they can affect any age, or gender. According to the National Eating Disorder Association, 20 million women and 10 million men will suffer from an eating [...]
For all a parent might do to monitor the influences on their kids, everything from enrolling them in positive activities to controlling who they hang out or play with, studies indicate that one of the strongest influences on kids’ values and at least some of [...]
