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Change Your Feelings by First Changing Your Thoughts

by Allison Brown | Feb 5, 2019 | Beliefs, Child, Communication, Parenting, Teen, Thoughts

Change Your Feelings by First Changing Your Thoughts One of the most common theoretical approaches used when counseling children and families is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT. At its core, CBT seeks to understand the connection between our thoughts, our...

6 Strategies to Help You Teach Your Child About Consent

by Allison Brown | Nov 1, 2018 | Child, Parenting, Uncategorized

Recent national events have put such concepts as consent and personal safety to the forefront of many parents’ minds. It can be difficult to know how to address concerns of a sexual nature with children in a way that is age-appropriate, honest, and non-threatening....

It’s Time to do Something: How to Help Prevent Teen Suicide

by Katelyn Alcamo | Jan 17, 2017 | Child

It’s Time to do Something: How to Help Prevent Teen Suicide “Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.” ~ Phil Donahue According to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, suicide is the third leading cause of death among...