Bad Body Images: Abuse or Trauma
For a child to develop in a healthy way, they must have the support of people who not only protect them from harm but treat them with kindness and care. Children who are treated poorly often internalize the mistreatment they experience and as a result, the negativity they carry weighs heavily on the way they […]
Helping Your Child After Trauma
No matter how hard we try to protect each child, there is always the likelihood that at some point they will experience trauma. Perhaps a trusted adult hurt them, they lost a loved one unexpectedly, or they experienced a natural disaster. If you have children that you foster or have adopted, they may have undergone […]
What to Do If your Teen is Drinking
Alcohol use is, sadly, not uncommon among teenagers. So what do you do if you find your teenager has been drinking? Here are some steps you can take. 1. Educate Yourself First, it’s good to know the facts of teenage alcohol use. Over 4,300 deaths among underage youth have been caused by excessive drinking each […]
How To Help Your Child With Internet Addiction
Addiction is one of the hardest struggles of many young adult lives, and it has become sneakier than ever before. Now, addiction does not always look like drug dealers or underage drinking, it can look like something as harmless as being on the internet more often than is healthy. Here we will go over simple […]
