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Faith • Health
Taking a Whole Approach in Preventing Burnout
As the pace of our world and our lives continues to quicken, and the demands often seem endless, many of us are at a constant risk of emotional, social, physical, […]
Parenting • Technology
Would Somebody Please Get Our Teens an Alarm Clock?
I am sitting in my office across from her. Her mother is sitting to my right. Seconds earlier, in a casual way, I had posed the question. As I waited […]
Parenting • Technology
The Perfect Christmas Present for Your Teen
I am sitting in my office across from her. Her mother is sitting to my right. Seconds earlier, in a casual way, I had posed the question. As I waited […]
Health • Parenting • Technology
Why All the Worry? Reasons for Our Kids’ Anxiety
Evidence increasingly suggests that we and our youth are exhibiting increased levels of anxiety and depression. Consider for one that the suicide rate for teens and young adults (20-24) of […]
Nutrition • Parenting • Technology
A Plea from a Father and a Child Psychologist
Dear Parents of the Tri-state Area, For those of who have read anything I have previously written, you quickly come to realize just how much I feel that the vitality […]
Faith • Health
The Ultimate Test of Our Trust in the Divine Design
The average person spends 25 years doing this activity in their lifetime. Babies spend upwards of three quarters of a day in its grasp. It is connected to almost every […]
Mental Health • Parenting • Technology
What’s All the Fuss About? A Perspective on the Growing Trend of Pediatric Anxiety
What’s All the Fuss About? A Perspective on the Growing Trend of Pediatric Anxiety Introduction Anxiety Disorders are now the most prevalent psychological condition in children and adults in the […]
Technology
Thinking Through the Immersion Dilemma: What if My Teen’s Life is Governed by Media & Technology?
Over the past couple of years, I have spoken and written much about issues related to our youth’s use of media and technology. In addition to this series, further reading […]
Community • Health • Parenting
Reconsidering Youth Sports: What Happens When the Lights Go Off?
“Sports don’t build character. They reveal it.” – John Wooden It is 8:15 at night. The leaves have just started changing as winter approaches. Austin is standing in right field, […]
Health • Parenting
There’s More to Sleep Than Shuts the Eye
Part I: Waking Up to All that Sleep Does Every day for most people, something mysterious begins to take shape that still defies scientists in these times. Although the primary […]