A Denver mental health expert says navigating divorce and doing the best for your children’s education can be tough. But changing schools is OK as long as both parents communicate and put their children first.
Are you an empty nester? Did your son or daughter just go off to college? Well, it’s normal to feel sad. Stay busy, this expert says.
Just because it’s summer does not mean your child should stop using his or her brain. It’s a good time to hone certain skills.
Just because it’s summer does not mean your child should stop using his or her brain. Summer time is actually a good time to hone certain skills that can improve intelligence. One of the most important aspects of learning, if not the “sine qua non of learning” (as Newsweek called it, Jan. 9, 2012) is attention.
Everywhere you look there seems to be a medical marijuana dispensary with a big marijuana leaf in neon. In this climate, how do you talk to your kids about medical marijuana and marijuana in general? Find out.
Take this somewhat tongue-in-cheek survey about keeping your kiddo safe online. You’ll get some laughs, and maybe learn something, too.
This parent says her over-achieving son’s lip keeps swelling up. The doc can’t find a cause. Could it be stress? If so, here are ways to help your teen chill.
Ultimately, if the hygiene is not a symptom of a bigger problem such as depression or anxiety, your child will, between the combination of maturation and peer pressure, begin to pay more attention to hygiene – especially once he realizes that it is hard to get a date smelling like a locker room.
Our expert gives parents who have undergone – or are going through – separation or divorce tips on how to help their teenage sons and daughters cope with changes that are tough on all families.
An interesting problem is sorting out what may be “normal” adolescent behavior from “abnormal.” EdNews Parent expert and Denver psychiatrist Steve Sarche helps parents know when professional help might be needed.
