How to raise responsible teens

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• Ways Good Parents Contribute to Their Child’s Anxiety
  Childhood anxiety is on the rise, and bad parenting isn’t always the culprit. In fact, there are multiple ways that otherwise good parents can contribute to their child’s anxiety. Some of these ways are pretty surprising, especially when parents are usually just trying to act with their child’s best interests in mind. Many of the […]
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• Depression Versus Anxiety: How to tell the difference?
  Research shows that almost 75% to 80% of children diagnosed with an anxiety disorder suffer from another psychiatric disorder, most commonly depression. The Surgeon General’s report on mental health states, “Anxiety and depression frequently co-exist, so much so that patients with combinations of anxiety and depression are the rule rather than the exception.” Since depression […]
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• Managing Separation Anxiety: What it is, and how to help your child work through it
  The start of a new school year or a new semester following a winter break can cause a child to feel anxious. In fact, your child could experience what is known as separation anxiety, which is a condition that causes a child or adolescent extreme distress when he is separated from his parents or caregivers. […]
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• If Your Child Has OCD or Tics, You Must Read This
  PANDAS: Not the cute bear I just listened to a presentation by the Executive Director of the Pandas Network and a Physician about PANDAS/PANS. This is an autoimmune response to strep, other viruses and even parasites. It causes psychiatric problems in children. PANDAS stands for Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcal Bacteria. The virus mimics molecules […]
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