Teenagers who smoke cannabis weekly or more are twice as likely as non-users to have an anxiety disorder in their late 20s, even if they stop using, a study of 2000 Victorian teenagers has found. Although this raises a question of correlation versus causation, such as whether cannabis use causes/exacerbates later anxiety or whether people […]
Read More »Gratitude can be the antidote to depression
August 08, 2012 | For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
A new study suggests that as gratitude increases, so does one’s life satisfaction, happiness, positive attitudes, hope, and even academic performance: http://www.counselheal.com/articles/2453/20120807/being-grateful-for-things-in-life-helps-teenagers-cut-risk-of-depression.htm#R1IxtfJ7wFDDC4hd.99
Read More »The Dark Wall of Truth
August 07, 2012 | metaphors to help facilitate communication | Click on title to comment!
“If I take a lamp and shine it toward the wall, a bright spot will appear on the wall. The lamp is our search for truth… for understanding. Too often, we assume that the light on the wall is [Truth], but the light is not the goal of the search, it is the result of […]
Read More »Teens and health
August 03, 2012 | For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
Health tips especially for teens: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carrie-wiatt-ms/teens-health-tips_b_1711684.html
Read More »Teens and porn
August 03, 2012 | For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT-S, author of three books on sexual addiction and an expert on the juxtaposition of human sexuality, intimacy, and technology, Founding Director of The Sexual Recovery Institute in Los Angeles and Director of Intimacy and Sexual Disorders Services at The Ranch in Tennessee and Promises Treatment Centers in California discussing teen’s viewing […]
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