If your teen is anxious all the time, you may feel like you are constantly trying to make them feel better. You reassure them that everything will be okay. You answer the same question over and over. You check things for them, help them avoid situations that make them nervous, let them sleep in yourContinueContinue reading “Your Teen Is Anxious All the Time. Now What?”
Category Archives: Anxious and Moody Teens
When ADHD Turns Everyday Parenting Into an Exhausting Struggle
Parenting teens with ADHD, emotional dysregulation, and other complex needs can leave even the most knowledgeable parent exhausted. You know a lot about parenting. You may have read the books, listened to the podcasts, attended the appointments, learned about ADHD and emotional regulation, and tried more strategies than you can remember. You may even workContinueContinue reading “When ADHD Turns Everyday Parenting Into an Exhausting Struggle”
Your Teen Keeps Breaking the Rules. Now What?
How to handle teen drinking, lying, peer pressure, and risky behavior without turning your relationship into a constant battle. Your teenager isn’t necessarily rebellious, out of control, or headed for disaster. Sometimes she’s a great kid who also happens to be 16 years old, and suddenly you’re dealing with drinking, parties, lying about where sheContinueContinue reading “Your Teen Keeps Breaking the Rules. Now What?”
Getting through panic attacks with an eating disorder
Today we’re going to talk about panic attacks, and how to get someone through a panic attack when they have an eating disorder. I’ll share some thoughts about how to view panic attacks and a powerful technique for soothing your child when they have a panic attack. The letter Dear Ginny, My daughter has anContinueContinue reading “Getting through panic attacks with an eating disorder”