Posts by Adam Shorts
How to Handle a Teen with Paranoid Personality Disorder
Teens and Paranoid Personality Disorder Adolescence can be a stressful time for unprepared parents and their children. At that age, teenagers develop varied interests and acquire diverse personalities. Unfortunately, part of the acquired behavior involves challenging the authority of the parent and an unfettered desire to have more independence. Additionally, parents often find it difficult…
Read MoreSpice – A Popular Drug Within Teen Groups
Teens and Spice Spice, also called K2, is a new drug that teenagers are finding because it is very easy for them to get. What is spice? Spice has been called a number of things from Black Mamba to Moon Rocks. It is considered to be fake weed and it is incredibly dangerous for your…
Read MoreWhen Teens are in the Middle of an Abusive Relationship
When Teens Are in the Middle of an Abusive Relationship The teenage years bring on an intense array of emotions, and among these are feelings for a boyfriend of girlfriend. As your teen forms romantic relationships, you may watch him or her grow through many strong feelings, from love to hate. It can be difficult…
Read MoreMy Teenager Is Out of Control: What to Do and When to Get Help
If you’ve reached the point of typing “my teen is out of control” into a search bar, you’re probably exhausted, frightened, and maybe wondering where you went wrong. First, take a breath. Reaching this point doesn’t mean you’ve failed as a parent. It means you’re facing something genuinely hard, and you’re looking for help, which…
Read MoreBack to School Anxiety in Kids
Back to School Anxiety in Kids While it’s not uncommon for parents to delight in their children going back to school, many kids are fearful of this incredibly dramatic shift in their daily routines. Being around other kids, meeting new people and being in an unfamiliar environment can be downright frightening for a child. Back-to-school…
Read MoreSexual Orientation Questions Answered
Sexual Orientation Questions Answered Sexual orientation raises questions for concerned parents over their teen’s wellbeing and future. Discrimination, bullying, and prejudice weighs heavily on teens who are already struggling with rapid changes in their bodies and the world. Understanding the difficulties helps parents in guiding their teens through difficult times and knowing when their teen…
Read MoreTeenagers and Suicide – What You Need to Know
Being a parent today comes with unprecedented challenges. Teens are exposed to more harmful agents and environments than ever before, and this requires parents be more vigilant and informed than ever before to protect the health and well-being of their offspring. The magnitude of risks, however, often hyper-focuses parents on the tangible and in-your-face risks…
Read MoreThe Risks of Smoking Weed
The Risks of Smoking Weed Of all illegal psychoactive substances, cannabis – a few of its most common synonyms are weed, pot, and marijuana – has been used most frequently. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, some 52 percent of people ages 18 through 25 have tried weed at some point in their…
Read MoreOverprescribing to Our Youth
There was a time when kids who had psychological, emotional or behavioral problems were declared to be trouble-makers. They would spend their time sitting in isolation while other students were learning or worse, they would be largely ignored. Eventually, some of the problems facing these children were recognized and the medical community started treating cases…
Read MoreIs Your Teenager Struggling with PTSD?
Is Your Teenager Struggling with PTSD? We can’t control everything that our children encounter or see. Sometimes they may go through extreme stress that is completely out of our control. Teenagers will usually recover from these events, but in some cases, they may not be able to recover on their own. Although symptoms of post-traumatic…
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