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Synthetic Drugs

Recently a popular talk show hosted parents, teens and experts and discussed synthetic drugs. Synthetic Marijuana A story was shared about a Texas teen that almost died from using synthetic marijuana (also called K2 or Spice). This teen had a series of strokes and suffered brain damage, paralysis and blindness. She is slowly recovering. Do you want your teen to spend her teen years and beyond recovering and retraining their…
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June 1, 2013
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ADHD, ODD and Conduct Disorder Co-existing Conditions

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released their Mental Health Surveillance Among Children – United States 2005-2011 report on May 17, 2013. The report indicated that ADHD, ODD and Conduct Disorder are behavior disorders that often co-exist together. ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is defined as someone experiencing significant difficulties with inattentiveness or hyperactivity and impulsive behavior or a combination of the two. ADHD affects all aspects of…
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May 31, 2013
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Teens Struggle with Mental Illness

On May 17, 2013, the LA Times published an article about the increase in mental illness among adolescents. Author Melissa Leary stated, “Between 2005 and 2010, roughly 2 million American adolescents between 12 and 17 acknowledged that for more than half of the previous month, they routinely had felt sad, angry, disconnected, stressed out, unloved or possibly willing to hurt themselves -- or others. It should come as no surprise,…
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May 30, 2013
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Risky Behavior or More?

We know that teens take risks every day. We chalk it up to being teenagers! They are trying to find their way in this complicated world and they test the boundaries and see just how far they can go. Impulsive behavior can be described as a pattern of acting without thinking. Teenagers that are impulsive often have problems listening, completing tasks and interrupting others. But where do you draw the…
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May 29, 2013
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Traumatic Events Affect Teens Part 2 of 2

Daily we are bombarded with traumatic events through the media: the Oklahoma tornado, the Boston Marathon bombing, the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, the Aurora movie theatre shooting or the Columbine High School shooting. Do you talk with your teen about these events? Traumatic events affect everyone and often we discuss these events with our younger children, spouse, co-workers and friends but we forget about our teenagers. Maybe we…
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May 28, 2013