Psychology Based Parenting, Teen and Mental Health Articles

Your teenager is constantly on Discord, gaming with friends, sending memes, or chatting in group messages. So why do they still say, “I have no one,” “Nobody gets me,” or “I feel lonely”? It can be confusing for parents. You may see hundreds of contacts and think, “But you are always talking to someone.” Yet connection is […]

Your teenager may avoid birthday parties, refuse to answer in class, cancel plans with friends, or go completely quiet when relatives visit. At first, it may seem like shyness. But inside, your child may be worrying for hours: “What if I say something stupid? What if everyone looks at me? What if they laugh? What if […]

At 7:15 in the morning, your child may be dressed but not moving. One shoe is on. The school bag is untouched. Breakfast has become an argument. Then come the tears, the stomach ache, the repeated request: “Please don’t make me go to school today.” For a parent, this can feel confusing, frustrating, and frightening. […]

Teenagers today spend an average of over 15 hours a week gaming, and that number keeps rising every year. On its own, that isn’t a red flag; gaming is simply how a lot of today’s teenagers relax and connect with friends. But in my practice, what I look at isn’t the hours on the screen. […]

In my seventeen years as a child psychologist, one sentence comes up more than almost any other, usually from an exhausted, worried mother sitting across from me: “He used to tell me everything. Now I don’t know what’s going on in his head.” If you’re here because you’re asking yourself why teenage boys don’t ask […]

Nearly 8 out of 10 high schoolers, 77% according to the CDC, are not getting the sleep their growing brains and bodies need on an average school night. In my clinic, when I ask parents to describe their teenager in one word, “moody” comes up more than almost anything else. What most don’t realise is […]