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Facebook Linked To Poor Mental Health in Teens

in Facebook / Mental Health / Mental Health / Online Safety / Parenting / Recent Trends / Setting Boundaries by acsteens August 11, 2011January 27, 2022 0 comments

Facebook has been the center of attention for the past few years for a number of things. Some are positive, such as staying connected with family, re-connecting with old friends, finding new friends, streaming global events live, starting movements, and bringing attention to social issues. However the negative ramifications of Facebook have also been at […]

Blog Series: Building a Child’s Emotional Savings Account (Part 4)

in Parenting by acsteens August 9, 2011January 27, 2022 0 comments

Early childhood-This is the period also known as the “terrible twos”. It is important to note here that at this stage, parents are even more important in the development and well being of the child and therefore they need to be even more tolerant. This stage is a time when the child may be dealing […]

A Praiseworthy iPhone App: Love Is Not Abuse

in Parenting / Relationships / Sexual Assault by acsteens August 4, 2011January 27, 2022 0 comments

Teenage dating has often been deemed by many as a right of passage. From young adult novels to movies such as Twilight and even in our local high school, the “teen couple” is often romanticized into something that is usually far from reality. Teen dating violence is more prevalent then you may think and with […]

Blog Series: Building a Child’s Emotional Savings Account (Part 3)

in Parenting / Uncategorized by acsteens August 2, 2011January 27, 2022 0 comments

In exploring the emotional developmental stages of a newborn we learned that giving love, attention and responding to the little one’s needs (while being attuned to cues about his/her physical wellbeing) were key early on. This week, we continue our journey and look at the stage of Infancy. There are some distinct hallmarks of infancy […]

Blog Series: Building a Child’s Emotional Savings Account (part 2)

in Parenting by acsteens July 26, 2011January 27, 2022 0 comments

This week we will explore the key emotional developmental stages starting with the newborn stage. So the first (and most obvious) thing to remember is that birth is a natural and beautiful process. However, birth is also an act of separation for both the baby and mother. Mothers often experience this separation with feelings of […]

Blog Series: Building a Child’s Emotional Savings Account (Part 1)

in Parenting by acsteens July 21, 2011January 27, 2022 0 comments

Wouldn’t it be great if raising a child to adulthood operated just like a savings account? The more money you save, the more money you have to spend when confronted with urgencies or hurdles. With a person’s emotional savings account, the more tools, resiliencies, learning experiences and growth one saves, the better prepared they are […]

The Underage Drinking Epidemic

in Drugs & Alcohol / Parent Tips / Parenting / Prevention / Recent Trends / Substance Abuse by acsteens July 14, 2011January 27, 2022 0 comments

Binge drinking, drinking four (for females) and five (for males) alcholic beverages withing a two hour span, has become a growing problem in today’s society. Statistics show that more and more teenagers are consuming extreme amounts of alcohol – comparable to that of an adult alcoholic. Not only is the amount of consumption alarming, but […]

July is National Child-Centered Divorce Month

in Divorce / Parenting by acsteens July 6, 2011January 27, 2022 0 comments

National Child-Centered Divorce Month celebrated with free ebooks, coaching, teleclasses & more through July July is National Child-Centered Divorce Month, dedicated to helping parents make the best possible decisions regarding their children’s well-being during and after separation or divorce. Divorce attorneys, mediators, therapists, financial planners, coaches, educators, clergy and other professionals concerned about the effects […]

Upcoming Event – Protecting Mental Health in a Hectic World

in Depression / Mental Health / Parent Tips / Parenting / Suicide / Suicide Prevention by acsteens March 31, 2011January 27, 2022 0 comments

Join Adolescent Counseling Services tomorrow, Friday, April 1, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. for a discussion with Julie K. Hersh, author of the book Struck by Living: From Depression to Hope. Recently awarded the Mental Health America Ruth Altschuler Community Advocate Prism Award and selected as one of the 2010 Distinguished Women by Northwood University, Julie […]

Breaking the Stigma: Teen Stress – video and recap

in Academic Stress / Behavioral Norms / Mental Health / Parent Tips / Parent-Teen Communication / Parenting / Setting Boundaries / Stress by acsteens March 28, 2011January 27, 2022 0 comments

On Tuesday, March 22, 2011, Adolescent Counseling Services hosted an intimate presentation and discussion on teen stress at the Cubberley Community Center in Palo Alto. A presentation on teen stress was given by ACS’ Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Program Director, Enrique Flores, MA and ACS’ On-Campus Counseling Program Director, Roni Gillenson, LMFT. Other panelists included Ursula […]