Teen girls who play organized sports get into a lot less trouble. According to a large body of research (http://www.education.com/reference/article/Ref_Not_Just_Another/) conducted in the last ten years, girls who play sports have substantially lower rates of risky...
Three things that help a person cope with depression are movement, hope, and accountability. Helping teens grow and families improve connection, Lauren Goodman, MS, MFT
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) is a psychological diagnosis usually reserved for teens and children. It is given when the child has a pervasive pattern of disobedient or disrespectful behavior and attitude. Most often this is seen across the board towards adult...
Binge watching on a regular basis can be an addiction. Entertainment streaming addiction is so prevalent among teens (and people across the United States for that matter) that it’s almost hard to recognize. Most people are watching hours of Youtube videos,...
Gaming creates psychological addiction in teenagers. Credit: Idea Go/freedigitalphotos.net There’s a growing concern that teenagers, and especially male teens, are becoming increasingly dependent on online video games. Many teenagers play for hours every...
Most everyone has tried video games. For some it has become an addiction that prevents them from living their life in a truly productive manner. If you teenager cannot live without online games, please watch this short video. Here Cameron talks about how he approaches...
Social media is part of our teens' everyday lives. Using it to connect with friends and see what other people are doing can be fun. There is a point where use and compulsion to check a social media feed become detrimental. For some teens this can even grow into an...
Social media is now part of adolescence. Photo credit: Stoonn and freedigitalphotos.net In 2017 20/20 did a piece about a young California girl who became obsessively addicted to her social media accounts. At 12 years old this girl got her first smart phone. Within...
Pornography addiction can lead to feelings of shame and loneliness. Former Attorney General John Ashcroft has estimated that nine in ten adolescents have seen pornographic material (focusonthefamily.org), and most of this is from the internet. The exact percentage of...
Seasonal Affective Disorder is no longer something the psychiatric community recognizes as a "real" diagnosis. In previous editions of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual we had this diagnosis. It represented the portion of the population who feels depression in...
Hello, I’m Lauren! If you notice your teen struggling, you might be feeling helpless, hopeless, frustrated or concerned as a parent. Try to remember, there is hope. I want to help your adolescent feel better. My hope is for them to enjoy their life again. I want them to feel confident they can handle whatever situations arise.
