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  The following scene is from the TV series SeaQuest DSV (1993-1996). The dialogue takes place between Captain Bridger and Dr. Wendy. The Captain has been given charge of a teenage boy named Lucas. He is really struggling with the boy’s stubbornness and rule breaking. Most recently Lucas had sneaked out to see a girl. […]

Older kids and teenagers may reject you as part of their growing up. Try not to take it too personally. That is why it is so important to make time to do things with them when they are younger.   * * * *   Do not expect your teens to make it easy for […]

This article debunks some common misconceptions about sleep: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ellen-hendriksen-phd/3-crazy-myths-and-facts-about-sleep_b_6715758.html

For the first time, a report by a task force advising on new dietary guidelines, commissioned by the departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture, included a point considering the possible role of diet in mental health outcomes. In a paper recently published in The Lancet Psychiatry, an international group of scientists (all members […]

“All parents damage their children. It cannot be helped. Youth, like pristine glass, absorbs the prints of its handlers. Some parents smudge, others crack, a few shatter childhood completely into jagged little pieces, beyond repair.” [i]   I would add that some parents try to overprotect childhood and keep the glass in the case, never […]