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What is Oppositional Defiant Disorder?
Adolescent and Teen Mental Disorders: What is Oppositional Defiant Disorder? Does ‘No’ seem to be your child’s favorite word? Have you...
Teens With Anxiety Disorders: 6 Things You Should Never Say
Adolescents with anxiety often struggle to manage their anxiety and may resort to unhealthy coping mechanisms. Parents should be aware of...
Does My Teen Have a Mental Health Disorder?
Updated 3/24/25 Worried about your teen or adolescent? Think they might be facing a serious mental health issue? Just putting a...
Teen Mental Health Crisis: Why Does My Daughter Cut Herself?
Teen Mental Health Crisis: Why Kids Cut Themselves? When she discovered her 15-year-old daughter was cutting herself, it was a total...
Can Sleep Deprivation Cause Teenagers to Have Mental Disorders?
“Just let me finish this text,” your teen might say. Maybe they plead for a few more minutes with a favorite...
Mental Health Tune Up for Teens
Mental Health Tune Up for Teens: Simple Ways to Defeat Anxiety Yes, we are complicated beings, but sometimes, we can deflate...
Depression in Teens and Adolescents Linked to Bullying at School
Depression in Teens and Adolescents Linked to Bullying at School: How Can We Help? “Sticks and stones may break my bones,...
Teen Mental Health and Weight Stigma
No One is Perfect, the Stars Admit: Teen Mental Health and Weight Stigma Weight stigma can be cruel. It can make...
Do Somber Songs Make Teens More Depressed?
Updated 5/2/25 Many of today’s teenagers and adolescents spend several hours a day under headphones or in front of computer screens....