Parents spend a great deal of time and money making elaborate plans for their children's summer vacations. Day camps, sleep away camps, enrichment classes, social skills groups... you name it. For many kids, every single day of summer is planned down to the last minute. For working parents, summers may present child care challenges and perhaps this is the driving force behind this growing trend of summer programming.

Most people have heard that frequent social media usage shortens peoples’ attention span, and that it can even worsen Attention Deficit/ hyperactivity disorder symptoms, but what many people do not know is that it can also heighten symptoms of Anxiety.

You probably noticed that your child might prefer to play video games more than doing anything else. You may wish that your child would socializing in-person more, care more about school, go to bed on time, or do more exercise.

When I talk with teenagers about leadership, the first thing I usually hear is something about how they would never want to be a leader....

Resilience is the ability to bounce back from challenges, adapt to adversity, and keep moving forward despite setbacks. As parents or caretakers, we often want to “fix” problems for our kids. It can be so tempting to see a problem and solve it for the ones we love.