When you have a teen in your own home, the daunting stats on mental health become personal. We’re all asking the same questions: why are our teens so anxious? What red flags should we be looking for?
Adolescence is a difficult period of change, but for many teens, that stress crosses the line into debilitating anxiety. Licensed Clinical Social Worker and author Sophia Vale Galano is helping ...
This article was reviewed by Daniel Z. Lieberman, MD. We all experience stress, worry, and nervousness from time to time — but when these feelings become overwhelming and constant, it might be a sign ...
Adolescent girls who consistently avoid looking at negative or critical social cues may be at a higher risk for developing ...
There is no way around it: we all get stressed from time to time. Stress is a perfectly normal reaction to feeling pressure. It is also response to a demanding circumstance and the very thing that is ...
Social media was meant to help us feel more connected, but for today’s teens, it’s often doing the opposite. While apps like Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat offer opportunities for self-expression, ...
After writing over 60 books focused on celebrities, Laura Morton wanted to make a documentary film and shift the focus to her family and show the world how others deal with anxiety. “Anxious Nation,” ...
Teenage girls who avoid potentially negative feedback are prone to higher anxiety, suggests a new study. The findings run ...
Anxiety is a pervasive issue among teens, often misunderstood or overlooked. While some anxiety is normal during adolescence, chronic anxiety can be debilitating. Understanding how anxiety weighs down ...
I have navigated anxiety for as long as I can remember, going back to not being able to raise my hand to talk in preschool. I would get stomach aches or feel my heart racing, but I didn’t know why.
My 16-year-old son tried out Teen Counseling to see if it could help him with his social anxiety as he transitions from ...
Children exposed to high levels of screen time before age two showed changes in brain development that were linked to slower ...