When you think of ‘mindfulness’, what comes to mind first? Maybe a Buddhist monk posed in serenity? A blissful sunset? For me, it’s meditation. Or maybe yoga…two things I’m not very good at! My teen thinks immediately of my Calm app, which I love and he resists. The importance of mindfulness for kids and teens
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At your wit’s end and ready to take away a toy or privilege? Taking things away is an effective discipline strategy…sometimes. To understand when to take away a toy, it’s necessary to first talk about when it is NOT that effective. The answer lies in equal parts behavior science and cognitive development, and operator error.
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I’m a very organized person. I love a schedule and sticking to it! My teen with ADHD also flourishes with a schedule, but on his own, he often lacks the organizational skills to succeed with one. I’ve discovered that it takes active practice (and some instruction from mom and dad) for my teen to learn
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When my teen was diagnosed with major depression, it was kind of an ‘aha moment’ for me. The symptoms of teen depression had all been there, but for over a year, I had been looking right past them, trying to connect his behavior to life events, disappointments, and other conditional things. When his therapist diagnosed
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