October 16, 2018

Potential Harms of Hazing Initiations

Hazing isn’t something on the minds of most parents as they send their kids off to college, hoping they’ll find satisfying social experiences.

October 11, 2018

Shrinking It Down: The Death of a Pet (Season 2, Ep. 1)

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October 10, 2018

We’re All Connected: What To Think About On World Mental Health Day

Today is World Mental Health Day.

I often find these kinds of distinctions a bit troublesome.

October 9, 2018

Gaming Disorder: Is It a Real Illness?

“He is playing games all the time. Every chance he gets! From the time he gets home until bedtime, he’s in his room on that computer. And spends almost no time with the family.

October 2, 2018

10 Important Steps for Parenting Young Athletes

Some parents on the sidelines at their children’s athletic events behave quite badly.

Also, the sun sets in the west.

September 28, 2018

Sexual Assault: How to Talk With Your Kids

As a father of four children and grandfather of four, I was personally shaken by the testimony of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford yesterday.

October 10, 2018

We’re All Connected: What To Think About On World Mental Health Day

Today is World Mental Health Day.

I often find these kinds of distinctions a bit troublesome.

October 9, 2018

Gaming Disorder: Is It a Real Illness?

“He is playing games all the time. Every chance he gets! From the time he gets home until bedtime, he’s in his room on that computer. And spends almost no time with the family.

October 2, 2018

10 Important Steps for Parenting Young Athletes

Some parents on the sidelines at their children’s athletic events behave quite badly.

Also, the sun sets in the west.

September 19, 2018

HUBweek 2018: Raising Healthy Children

HUBweek is nearly here!

HUBweek Raising Healthy Children Lineup

The Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds is proud to host a series of free, interactive

August 8, 2018

Let’s Talk About “Eighth Grade”

Lots of things crossed my mind as I cringed and smiled my way through Bo Burnham’s amazing new film, Eighth Grade.

July 8, 2018

Another Shooting – An Important Moment to Comfort and Talk With Our Kids

Perhaps the hardest, certainly the saddest, and without question the most frustrating thing about sharing this blog post is that we have shared it now

October 29, 2013

What If My Child Is Prescribed An SSRI?

As we’ve mentioned SSRIs in a number of posts, we’d like to go into a bit more detail about what these particular medications are, and how they work.

October 17, 2017

Embracing Reason in a World of (Expensive) Consumerism

Let’s talk about stuff.

I’m not talking about the stuff we talk about when we say to each other “Hey, we got stuff to talk about.”

I mean, literally, stuff.

February 14, 2014

The Birds And The Bees Of Kids And Dating

The first romantic relationship for a teen, or particularly a pre-teen, can strike terror in the heart of a parent.

October 14, 2014

Failure To Launch And The Disorganized Teenager

The term “failure to launch” is used in medicine and education to describe a young person who is unsuccessful in taking the daily academic and personal steps needed to become a responsible, pro

March 31, 2017

How to Talk With Your Kids About President Trump’s Behavior

When parents ask their kids what they want to be when they grow up, it’s very common to hear, “the President of the United States.” And this is for good reason.

October 19, 2015

Discovering Who I Am: The Critical Role Of Identity

The Caterpillar and Alice looked at each other for some time in silence: at last the Caterpillar took the hookah out of its mouth, and addressed her in a languid, sleepy voice.

October 11, 2018

Shrinking It Down: The Death of a Pet (Season 2, Ep. 1)

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June 14, 2018

Shrinking It Down: Our Greatest Strengths (Season 1, Episode 16)

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May 30, 2018

Shrinking It Down: Beyond High School (Season 1, Episode 15)

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May 16, 2018

Shrinking It Down: Kids, Marches, and Media (Season 1, Episode 14)

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May 9, 2018

Greatest Strength: Challenges Met With Courage

This blog post is part of a series entitled Real Lives, Real Stories.