by Evergreen Psychotherapy | Oct 13, 2014 | Parenting, Uncategorized
It can be hard for parents and other adults to help kids with problems arising from bullying, but there are some tips that can help you help them. Signe Whitson, LSW, a licensed child and adolescent therapist and school counselor, recently wrote in Psychology Today...
by Evergreen Psychotherapy | Oct 6, 2014 | Psychology, Theory & Research
We always encourage parents to have regular conversations with their teen children to create secure bonding, but new research suggests that talking with depressed teens about how things can get better can help them cope better with their circumstances. David Yeager,...
by Evergreen Psychotherapy | Sep 29, 2014 | Parenting, Psychology, Theory & Research
We at Evergreen know the benefits of parents being more involved in their children’s lives, but one new study suggests that how parents talk to their children about weight loss and weight gain affects how much the children lose. “The study at Brown...
by Evergreen Psychotherapy | Sep 22, 2014 | Parenting, Psychology, Uncategorized
September is Suicide Prevention Month and perhaps if you’ve been observing your teen exhibiting signs of depression, you may not know how to have that conversation. But there’s some things to consider before you sit down for that talk. First consider the...
by Evergreen Psychotherapy | Sep 14, 2014 | Parenting, Uncategorized
With the video of Baltimore Ravens’s player Ray Rice beating his then-fiancee has circulated around the internet and many kids might have questions about domestic violence. There’s a few good things to keep in mind when approaching this with kids. As...
