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 Continue Reading →
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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 Continue Reading →
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 Continue Reading →
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 Continue Reading →
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 Continue Reading →
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 Continue Reading →
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, Continue Reading →
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 Continue Reading →
Addressing the Mental Health Crisis: What Really Matters
Watch Dr. Schroeder’s presentation of “Addressing the Mental Health Crisis” Evidence increasingly suggests that psychological difficulties are on the rise. The Global Disease Burden Study, published in August of 2013, declared Continue Reading →
An App Full of Reasons Why the Mobile Device-Youth Experiment Is Failing
At the dawn of the most recent millennium, mobile technology was still in its infancy. Only about a 1/3 of people had a mobile device, most of which were adults. Continue Reading →