This two part series is a venue for providing suggestions on how to work with your teen’s ADHD symptoms. As mentioned in the first article, sometimes medication just doesn’t work. Either it comes with too many unmanageable side effects or it doesn’t address the symptoms. For this reason, it’s necessary at times to explore other…
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Although it’s embarrassing to talk about, discussing a topic can be the venue for learning more about it. Besides, masturbation is a normal part of sexuality. Because it carries a strong stigma in society talking about it with friends or family rarely happens. Society delivers many messages that say masturbation is bad for you, that…
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Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) have received much attention in recent years. This is partly because of a rise in adolescent and teen ADD/ADHD cases in the past 20 years. And this is partly because of the tendency for clinicians to make this diagnosis freely and the tendency to prescribe amphetamines…
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It’s well known in the study of psychology and brain research that improving performance in school, sports, or relationships requires focused concentration. When the mind is scattered, there’s more of a chance that a person’s performance will be not as effective as when he or she is focused. For instance, let’s say you’re driving…
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All right, let’s say you realize there’s a problem with your drinking. You notice it getting in the way of your grades, your relationships, and your performance on the football team. Perhaps you see yourself slowing down compared to your peers. When you decide to go into recovery, you’ll probably find that it’s a…
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It’s hard if you’ve been to the hospital three or four times already with your teenage son or daughter for alcohol poisoning. Likely, you’re at a point where the drinking and drug use has got to stop. You’re watching your child destroy his or her life and you’ve pulled all the cards already. There aren’t…
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When the weekend rolls around, it’s time to go out with friends. No matter what teens do together, there’s a very high probability that alcohol will be involved. There is often an excessive amount of drinking that happens among adolescents, which can bring on severe health concerns, including teen alcohol abuse. In a recent…
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When a teen uses drugs, it’s clear that their life is danger. However, when a pregnant teen female drinks or uses substances, it is not only her life that is at risk, the life of her child is in danger as well. For this reason, teen pregnancy as well as pregnant teens who use substances…
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In recent years, a common pattern among teens has been to inflict injury upon themselves. Recent studies have found that one third to one half of adolescents have engaged in some kind of non-suicidal self injury. Self injury is harming one’s own body, without the intention of committing suicide. It can include cutting, biting,…
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A sex addiction can easily go unnoticed. It’s the kind of addiction that’s fueled by the patterns of Western society, a society that has a dysfunctional relationship with sexuality. It’s both obsessed with sex, as in being a theme in most commercials, movies, and television shows, and it’s afraid of sex, as in the taboo…
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If you’re a teacher, especially an instructor to a first period high school class, you’ll likely have insight into which of your teen students are not getting the right amount of sleep. Although the day is early and it’s common to see some sleepy and tired faces, you’ll likely notice the students who regularly come…
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