Bug of The Month: Back To School-itis
Kids handle transitions differently from each other and many do just fine but the start of a new school year is a transition and you should expect the other shoe to drop as expectations and work increase.
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Archive for category: Emotions & Behavior
Teen Depression or “Mood Swings”?
One of the situations I found most challenging as an ER doc is seeing a teen for teen “medical clearance”. This phrase is code for “emotional crisis with a possible major psychiatric issue.”
Teens and Tweens Travelling Alone
0Does your teen or tween every travel alone? “Of course not,” you say. What about school trips in middle school or high school? What about overnight camp and day trips or overnights they may take?
Common Questions Parents Ask About Young Children
0Attending conferences and events, I’m always amazed by the new parenting devices and gadgets that appear on the market. What’s timeless, however, are the questions parents have about the health of their young families.
Lessons From The Gloucester Teens: Babies Are Responsibility!
0Having “the talk” with our kids is never easy. Just getting through saying the various anatomic names can be daunting for even the most savvy or parents. It used to be that we would talk about the basics, reproduction, and add sexuality, birth control and life issues like babies later on as our kids got older.
Bug of the Month: Senioritis
What is it? The inability for Seniors (typically) to focus due to a feeling that “they are done”. However, this can occur in all kids at various stages. Symptoms: Not applying as much effort in school work Loosing interest in [...]
Handling Power Struggles With Your Kids
Does this tale ring a bell with you and your family moments? A while back, I walked by the registration desk at work and noticed a mom very focused with the registration process while a couple small children sat by [...]
Puberty: The Final Frontier
Just like Captains Picard and Kirk on Star Trek, we encounter aliens daily as our kids evolve through puberty. Those aliens are none other than our teens and tweens, or Ts for short. I have to admit I was a nonbeliever that the alien force could start so young until my girls both entered the terrible Ts at the early age of 9. But, that is when it begins – tweendom and puberty.
Lessons from the Movies: helping kids through tough times
Disney movies have a wonderful way of providing something for everyone but are sometimes criticized for content that may be too overwhelming for children – parents dying, natural disasters, and sickness in a friend or loved one. I was particularly [...]
Kids and Peer Pressure
Our summer has had some interesting moments. Summer camp had barely begun before our 9 year old daughter threw us a curve ball. “Mom, J is going to sleep away camp this year. You HAVE to let me go next year – otherwise I’ll be the only 5th grader in the entire world not going.” I have to say, while she’s been somewhat of a pneumatic drill on the topic this summer, watching her try to convince us has been quite amusing.
