You all– We are parenting a generation of stressed out teens. Here is some hard data from American Psychological Association : 59% of teenagers say that balancing all of their activities causes stress. 40% say they neglect home responsibilities due to stress. 40%...
Parents of teens— if your kids are having an even harder time than you expected, you are not alone. The trends we are seeing at Virginia Family Therapy highlight that this time is particularly rough on the middle and high schoolers, so we want to give you a few tools...
Let’s teach our kids the power of small talk! Let’s teach our kids the power of small talk! Research shows that good-old fashioned chatting and a brief moment of connection with people we don’t know well releases oxytocin and dopamine – our body’s feel good...
