Adolescents
Articles
Super Bowl Sunday - A Side You May Not Know
Lynda Savage, M.S., LMFT, LPC
"Super Bowl Sunday is upon us; a holiday anticipated by nearly half of all households in the United States...
Leaving the Results to God
Christine Vander Wielen, M.S.W., LCSW
We can get caught up in the present and try to please those around us first. But we are called to be faithful to the...
When We Apologize
Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC
Apologies are so easily thrown out that it becomes difficult to known when they are genuine. Brenda defines a few...
How Do I Look
Lynda Savage, M.S., LMFT, LPC
Moms and daughters often worry about how they look. Some girls report thinking about it ‘'constantly.” This...
Fight for Your Right
Carrissa Pannuzzo, M.A., LMFT, LPC
We own our feelings, thoughts and behaviors. We do not own the thoughts, feelings and behaviors of others. But what...
The Model Parent
Carrissa Pannuzzo, M.A., LMFT, LPC
How do you define success as a parent? Is it a child who reads before kindergarten? A teenager who got into an Ivy...
Children, Shamed and Text Attacked
Lynda Savage, M.S., LMFT, LPC
Bullying attacks on children and teens is on the rise. This is something hard for adults to grasp at times. This...
EQ: What Emotional Intelligence Is and How to Develop It
Carrissa Pannuzzo, M.A., LMFT, LPC
Emotional intelligence is integral to mental and relational health. Understanding emotions, their impact on...
The Stories We Tell
Christine Vander Wielen, M.S.W., LCSW
Children are wonderfully creative at thinking up stories, in which they are heroic and triumphant. However, when...
Enablers Unite!
Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC
The parent of a potential misuser of alcohol is in a difficult position of loving their young adult yet insisting on...