Reading Time: 4 minutes Just about everyone wants attention when they’re feeling sad and lonely, and the majority of teens feel that way at one point or another. That’s why sadfishing—displaying one’s emotional pain […]
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How to Motivate Teens During Online Learning
Reading Time: 4 minutes Trying to motivate teens to do schoolwork is often challenging during normal times. Now, more than six months into a global pandemic, most students are participating in online learning, which […]
Is There Really Such a Thing as Snapchat Dysmorphia?
Reading Time: 5 minutes Yet another unexpected effect of social media is coming to light: Young people are seeking plastic surgery so they can look more like the idealized images they create using selfie […]
4 Scary Concepts from Netflix’s ‘The Social Dilemma’ That Every Parent Should Understand
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Social Dilemma, a new Netflix documentary, is a frightening look at how social media is impacting us as individuals and as a society. According to some of the visionaries […]
5 Ways to Be an Active Listener for Your Teen
Reading Time: 4 minutes We listen to other people all the time, but how often do we really pause and tune in to what they’re saying? There’s a big difference between processing information and […]
How Do I Talk to My Child About Teen Alcohol Use?
Reading Time: 4 minutes With fewer activities available, less contact with peers, and higher levels of stress, teens are drinking more often. And despite laws regarding teenage drinking, alcohol is relatively easy to access […]
Teen Suicide Prevention: What Everyone Should Know
Reading Time: 7 minutes As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, teen anxiety and depression rates are rising steeply. In fact, seven out of every 10 teenagers are struggling with their mental health right […]
Empowering Teens: Talking About the Do’s Instead of the Don’ts
Reading Time: 3 minutes From a very young age, children and teens are constantly being told “no.” While kids need rules for protection and safety, parenting is about far more than setting limits and […]
Keeping Teens Safe with the X Plan
Reading Time: 3 minutes At one time or another, most teenagers find themselves in uncomfortable and possibly dangerous situations. It might be a party where everyone else is drinking and using drugs, or it […]
Parent University Webinar: Love Languages of Parenting
Reading Time: 1 minute Watch as Newport Academy’s Denese Marshall, LPC, and host Kristin Wilson, MA, LPC, Vice President of Clinical Outreach, join with parents from across the country in our Parent University webinar series […]
Relational Trauma: What It Is, and How It Affects Us
Reading Time: < 1 minute Watch as Heather Monroe, LCSW, Director of Program Development, and Kristin Wilson, MA, LPC, Vice President of Clinical Outreach join with behavioral health leaders from across the country in our behavioral […]
Bridging the Generation Gap Between Parents and Teens: A Q&A with Kristin Wilson, MA, LPC, VP of Clinical Outreach
Reading Time: 5 minutes Parenting teenagers can be difficult and challenging at times. This is especially the case when there is history of mental health issues within the family. What triggers teen depression, and […]
