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Empathy in Communicating with your TechWorld Teen

in Monitoring Media / Online Monitoring / Online Privacy / Online Safety / Parent Tips / Parent-Teen Communication / Parenting / Teens and Technology by acsteens April 24, 2014January 27, 2022 0 comments

Taryn Bogonovich, MFTI ACS’ Marriage and Family Therapist Intern As a co-facilitator of the ACS weekly parents support group, I often hear parents share that the world their kids are growing up in is so vastly different than their experience. They just don’t understand their teen’s behavior and sometimes they don’t know how to manage […]

What Mindfulness Means

in Mental Health / Parent-Teen Communication / Teaching Mindfulness / Uncategorized by acsteens April 10, 2014January 27, 2022 0 comments

By: Jennica Janssen Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Program Intern “The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.” – Buddha Mindfulness is a broad term that is […]

Did you know it’s “National Catch Your Teen Doing Something Right” Month?

in Parent Role Models / Parent Tips / Parent-Teen Communication / Parenting by acsteens April 3, 2014January 27, 2022 0 comments

By Merrett Sheridan, LMFT Site Director at Palo Alto High School Ok so I made that up, but why not? Ask yourself when was the last time you gave your teen a truly heartfelt “atta boy” for something significant and for no reason other than to make them feel good? By significant I don’t mean thanking them […]

Teens and Parties

in Drinking / Drugs & Alcohol / Parent Tips / Parent-Teen Communication / Parenting / Setting Boundaries / Teaching Mindfulness / Teen Partying by acsteens March 20, 2014January 27, 2022 0 comments

By: JoAnn Kukulus, MS, MFTI ACS Intern When our children were young, we parents had a hand in just about everything they did. We took on the responsibility of organizing and structuring their time in such a way that we knew what they were doing each minute of each day. If we couldn’t actually oversee the […]

Building Appropriate Boundaries with Your Teen: The Fine Line Between Parent and Friend

in Parent Tips / Parent-Teen Communication / Parenting / Setting Boundaries by acsteens March 13, 2014January 27, 2022 0 comments

By: Beverly Reyes After-School Counseling Program Intern As teenagers grow and start to individuate it is sometimes difficult for parents to find that fine line between parent and friend. Parents with loose boundaries and rules may find it easy to get along with their teen because there is no power struggle and no arguments. The teen […]

How Do I Get My Teen to Counseling?

in Mental Health / Parent Tips / Parent-Teen Communication / Parenting / Teen Therapy / Uncategorized by acsteens February 20, 2014January 27, 2022 0 comments

By: Connie Mayer, LMFT Director of Outpatient Counseling I often answer phone calls from parents who want to know how to get their teenager to come to counseling. I have been a therapist for 30 years and I have heard the same fears and hesitations. “My son told me he wont get in the car”,”I […]

Is your Kid Too Mature?

in Parent Tips / Parent-Teen Communication / Parenting / Teen self-esteem by acsteens February 6, 2014January 27, 2022 0 comments

by Rom Brafman PhD. & Ali Rodriguez, MFT Trainee Site Director and Intern at La Entrada Middle School With so many demands placed on kids these days, school gets more and more competitive every year. Parents feel compelled to help out their kids by getting them prepared for the years of education that lie ahead. […]

How do we teach our kids to cope with stress?

in Academic Stress / Mental Health / Parent Role Models / Parent Tips / Parent-Teen Communication / Parenting / Stress by acsteens January 8, 2014January 27, 2022 0 comments

By Pamela Garfield, LCSW Site Director at Gunn High School Our kids just got through the end of the semester and finals. Finals, holidays, college applications and the many other pressures of this time of year can be very challenging. Sometimes life just takes over and we have to go into “survival mode” to get […]

What do teens want from their parents?

in Parent Tips / Parent-Teen Communication / Parenting / Teaching Mindfulness by acsteens December 10, 2013January 27, 2022 0 comments

By: Charlotte Villemoes, LMFT ACS On-Campus Counseling Site Director at Woodside High School Before I make a call home to a parent, I always ask the teen I have been seeing if they have any messages for mom and dad that they would like me to deliver. They always do. Most of the time the message […]

Who’s In Your Teen’s Village?

in Parent Role Models / Parent Tips / Parent-Teen Communication / Parenting / Parenting Village by acsteens November 5, 2013January 27, 2022 0 comments

by Martha Chan, LMFT Site Director at Terman Middle School By now the saying that “It takes a village to raise a child” has entered our language, but what does it mean for the parents of teenagers? When our children enter adolescence, one of their primary developmental tasks is to branch out beyond the immediate family […]