Relational Trauma in Teenagers: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments
Most people think of trauma as something that happens only in cases of abuse or severe violence. However, trauma can occur in any situation where there is a significant disruption in the development of a secure attachment between a child
Beneficial BFFs: Building Relationship Skills for Future Mental Health
Beneficial BFFs: Building Relationship Skills for Future Mental Health As our children move through adolescence, it’s natural to begin building relationship skills. Often, many hit a wall with social growth and fail to make positive advances though. Those that struggle to
Social Media Warning Signs for Boys
Given the high prevalence of technology in our everyday lives, children are beginning to become exposed to a much wider range of content at much younger ages. It’s inevitable that children and adolescents are going to be exposed to social
Emotional Issues In Teen Boys: Getting Teen Boys Talking About Emotions
Beginning from when most children are able to walk, talk, and begin to express themselves they are assigned and enforced upon gender roles. Gender roles are unwritten “rules” created by our society that speak to how boys and girls should
Study Shows Teen Bullying Leads to Mental Health Problems
Bullying is not a new topic for teenagers. It could be tripping someone in the hallway at school. It could be whispers at the back of the bus. It could be missing lunch money. It could be the ping of
Be their biggest fan: Helping Teen Boys Improve Low Self-Esteem
Although the issue of low self-esteem in girls is a frequent topic of discussion these days, their male counterparts are being all but ignored; this probably owing to the strength and prevalence of the numerous male role models available for
Brainspotting Therapy: A New, Innovative Way of Treating Trauma
Trauma is any type of distressing event or experience that can have an impact on a person's ability to cope and function. Trauma can result in emotional, physical, and psychological harm. The short- and long-term impact of any given traumatic
Dealing with the feelings: How to Help Teen Boys Cope with Trauma
Has your teen suddenly become distant or more on edge? This could be a result of normal growing pains or it could be something more. This new behavior can easily be mistaken for a phase or moodiness. But if your
Encouraging Balance When Your Son is Addicted to Video Games
Video game technology seems to evolve by the month. Games that were cutting edge a few years ago, now seem antiquated. And teens are constantly on the lookout for the newest game or technology to use. We are just beginning
Healing Through Doing: Therapeutic Programming At Equinox RTC
There are many challenges that teen boys may face from trauma to addiction to mental health disorders. As a parent, we want what is best for our child, but it can sometimes be difficult to figure out just what exactly