5 Reasons for seeking help for your kid immediately upon their request! By Guest Blogger Laura Goldstein, LCMFT Family Therapist and Owner of Montgomery County Counseling Center Some children find their way to therapy because their parents seek it for them. Less often, it's because they have asked for it themselves! And when they do ask, it's a… Continue reading My Child or Teen Asked for Therapy
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Your Teen is Not Exaggerating: Social Distancing is Their Hell
Pretty much everyone’s world has been rocked by COVID-19. For teenagers, the effects of social isolation are not just annoying, they are dangerous. A new study by Nationwide Children's found that pediatric emergency department visits for mental health disorders have increased by 60% and visits for deliberate self-harm have increased by 329%. Of all the… Continue reading Your Teen is Not Exaggerating: Social Distancing is Their Hell
Online Friendships: A Gen Z Norm Parents Struggle to Understand
My child is making friends online. Parents around the world are both terrified and bewildered by their child’s socialization habits on the internet. Teens are using headsets to play games with people halfway across the nation, constantly on FaceTime with friends, and DMing with people they’ve never met on Instagram. In our office, parents often… Continue reading Online Friendships: A Gen Z Norm Parents Struggle to Understand
Teens Share Why They Don’t Talk: We Share What To Do About It
It’s no secret that teenagers are not always forthcoming with information. It’s nothing to take personally. In fact, it’s developmentally appropriate in most cases. However, teens are often reporting things in the therapy room that they wish their parents knew, yet they hesitate to share with them. While we he work with teens daily, we didn’t… Continue reading Teens Share Why They Don’t Talk: We Share What To Do About It