By Rachel Simmons — 2014
The rewards that come with celebrating my girl’s rich character have given me permission to see the fullness of my own.
Read on slate.com
CLEAR ALL
What to Do After an ODD Diagnosis
If your child or teenager has a frequent and persistent pattern of anger, irritability, arguing, defiance or vindictiveness toward you and other authority figures, he or she may have oppositional defiant disorder (ODD).
Adolescence is the perfect storm for relationships between teen boys and their parents, but they are more vulnerable than they seem.
Teens want honesty from adults just as adults crave the truth from teens. If we both want the same thing, why is it so hard to get there?
When your child becomes a teenager, your parenting role begins to shift. You may find yourself becoming more of a guide rather than a rule-maker or teacher. That’s not to say your child won’t need you to intervene when there are safety issues or that your teen won’t need consequences.
By linking their value to approval from others, they are searching outside of themselves in order to feel good and worthy.
Having ASD increases the risk of depression in teens, but effective treatments are available
1