Parenting teens with anxiety is tough, no doubt! It hurts to see your child so worried and stressed. Headaches, stomach issues, social isolation, difficulty making decisions, perfectionism, procrastination, and anger are all signs of teen anxiety that regularly surface. Let’s face it, the world is a tough place to grow up in right now. It’s […]
As a Christian, your faith means everything to you. It’s not just a belief system but a committed way of living. Your values, perspectives, and decisions all identify you as a follower and lover of Jesus. And as a parent, you’ve done your best to instill faith-filled values and beliefs into your children. But the […]
Teen anxiety is on the rise and as parents, it can be difficult to know what to do. At a time in their lives when peers mean everything to them, we can often feel irrelevant. Gone are the days when they chatted endlessly with us about all that was happening with them. Now they rarely […]
Many parents believe in the same myth: if they do everything right, their children will be happy. But that’s not how childhood works. No matter how much you love your child or how much you give to them in the way of attention and material items, kids are still going to experience all kinds of […]
As a parent, it can be tough trying to get your teen to talk to you. Science has shown that the teenager’s brain has yet to fully develop the frontal cortex, which is the area that controls our ability to reason and to think before we act. As your teen’s brain develops, they’re also learning […]
What does it mean to have healthy self-esteem? You may think it means you need to love the way you look; or feel great about accomplishing some big goal in your life. While both of these factors can lead to feeling good about yourself, healthy self-esteem actually means you like and appreciate yourself – faults […]
