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This blog is written by the clinicians at Jonah Green and Associates, a mental health practice based in Kensington, MD that provides quality services for children, teens, families, and adults. It is intended as a resource for families who are seeking to expand their knowledge about mental health and mental health services, and also as a resource for families who are seeking quality mental health services, especially in the mid-Atlantic region. Please feel free to post questions and comments on any of the entries as well as on any topics or articles from our companion web site www.childandfamilymentalhealth.com.

July 6, 2016 Leave a Comment

Setting Limits With Your Teen

As the parent of a teenager, you may often find yourself thinking about how it used to be so much easier to enforce rules, boundaries, and limits on your young child. Now, your child has grown into a teenager (new territory for everyone!) and your child has learned how to push, and even reject, limits set on them. This can be confusing and frustrating.

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Filed Under: Adolescence and Young Adults, Parenting Tagged With: family therapy, limits, Shana Simkin, teens

March 18, 2015 Leave a Comment

Putting the Love Back into Tough Love

Ever since Bill Milliken, a Christian minister working with at-risk youth in New York’s lower East Side, wrote a book in 1968 by the title, Tough Love, the phrase he coined has caught on like hot cakes.  It is used by people in the field of education, by addiction programs, by parenting counselors, by sports coaches, even by legislators making policy about food stamps and social welfare.  Yet as Milliken recently acknowledges, the concept has been used to justify disciplinary programs that are harsh, even abusive.  Yet much truth resides in his concept, and one that parents can learn and grow from in ways that will positively affect their children.

 

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Filed Under: Adolescence and Young Adults, Parenting Tagged With: adolescents, parenting, Reena Bernards, teens, tough love

February 17, 2015 Leave a Comment

Staying Connected With Your Teen

As teenagers become more independent, they often spend more time away from home, and when they are home they are often behind closed doors or focused on other things. It might also feel like your child is less interested in talking to you, but there are plenty of things you can do to maintain a strong positive relationship and stay connected with your teenager. Hint: It’s the little moments, not the big occasions, which can really count.

 

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Filed Under: Adolescence and Young Adults, Child Development, Parenting, Relationships Tagged With: communication, communication tips, Shana Simkin, teen, teens

August 15, 2012 Leave a Comment

The Power of Giving Choices

 

The “dog days” of summer have arrived. The sun is blazing, the mosquitos are biting, and the kids are, well, barking (at least in my house!). Summertime certainly brings its share of joy and laughter, but after 3 months of relaxed schedules, unpredictable routines, and normal “jitters” about the start of a new school year, many children (and parents!) have become downright cranky.

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Filed Under: ADHD, Adolescence and Young Adults, Child Development, Managing Mood and Regulating Emotions, Parenting Tagged With: adhd, children, conflict, Jonah Green and Associates, Kathy Voglmayr, parenting, teens

March 2, 2012 Leave a Comment

Communication Tips for Successful Transitioning

Please enjoy this very practical and informative post written by guest blogger Rebbeca Rubin, LCSW-C.  Please see then end of the post for more information about Rebecca.


As graduation season approaches, many young adults feel excited to enter a new phase of life. For transitioning youth with disabilities and their families, this excitement is often coupled with trepidation and uncertainty. Many students have become accustomed to secure, structured school environments. Some have attended the same school program for several years, so they are used to the same services, supports, and staff.

 

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Filed Under: Adolescence and Young Adults, Disability and families Tagged With: adolescents, communication tips, disabilities, Rebecca Rubin, teens

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