Parenting the Mental Health Generation

<p>When Glenbrook North High School delayed finals at the last-minute due to the weather, it launched a firestorm of anger aimed at the administration. In response, student editors at the school newspaper took a stand...

<p>If you’re stuck in the muck of parenting, you can make positive change without sticker charts and timeouts. Yes, there is another way, and you’ll find it by searching for glimmers, those minor moments that deliver...

<p>How often are you or your child checking their grades? How is that impacting your relationship with your child? In this episode of Parenting the Mental Health Generation, we dive deep into the addictive nature of...

<p>Parents are facing real pressures to keep kids active, focused, and accomplished. But to what end? The award-winning documentary, Chasing Childhood, emphasizes the importance of free play and independence as the keys...

<p>From the intense pressures of the college application process to the societal expectations shaping student extracurricular choices. Our kids are doing it all. Are they achieving success?<br/><br/>Join Amy O. and Dr...

<p>"It's wild to me that we throw all these things at teenagers and expect them to handle it with the grace and poise that a 35-year-old would. And so, if I were speaking directly to teenagers of today, what I would say...

<p>" I guess we shouldn't make up someone else's story," stated a kindergartner after hearing the book Milo Imagines the World by Matt de la Pena.<br/><br/>That is the powerful message one kindergarten student walked...

<p> " You know, once you become an expert in being yourself, navigating the world gets a whole lot easier." Olivia, from Food Fight <br/><br/>Did you know some picky eating is considered an eating disorder? Extreme...

<p>Don’t worry about reading, writing, and ‘rithmatic for your young children. During the preschool years, they learn all they need to know from playtime. In this episode of Parenting the Mental Health Generation, Amy...

<p>How are schools responding to the growing mental health demands of students? In this episode of Parenting the Mental Health Generation, we get an inside look at how one local district is stepping up, especially after...

<p> If your child is struggling with anxiety, finding them a therapist is often a great option, but it’s certainly not the only one. Sometimes, effective help comes from therapy for parents. <br/><br/>In this episode of...

<p>How do you respond when a young person comes out about their gender or sexual preference? What do you say when someone makes a homophobic comment in your home? And how do you initiate a conversation about...

<p>Amy and Lisa sit down with two North Shore filmmakers, Ari Braun and Eden Grunsberg, to discuss their film "The Stigma." The documentary is a raw look into the struggles teens experience in sharing their mental...

<p>When the Anxiety Monster reared his ugly head one morning at college, a student called his mom. In this essay from the CATCH series, In Real Life, she shares their conversation and the one important question she...

<p>It took five years, but I finally figured out how to follow the therapist’s advice. In this Essay from Real Life, a mom shares her struggles with managing her anxiety while trying to support her son on his mental...