March 27, 2020

Coronavirus Support

There’s no doubt, COVID-19 has upended all of our lives.  We are living in unprecedented times with no concrete end in sight.  Uncertainty breeds anxiety, and being housebound can create or exacerbate conflict.  Developmentally, teens are moving away from their dependence on their parents, and spending more time with peers.  This “stay at home” directly […]

March 17, 2020

How to Help Your Teen Through the Coronavirus Shutdown

It’s a very uncertain time that’s for sure.  We don’t know how long this current state is going to last, which is scary.  Events are being cancelled right and left, which can throw all of us into a tailspin.  The activities our teens love and look forward to (sports, dances, trips, etc.) are on hold, […]

February 19, 2020

Supporting your LGBTQ+ Youth

We are lucky this week to have a guest blogger, Anais Plasketes (she/her). Anais is a licensed psychotherapist and sexuality educator in the Greater Los Angeles area.  She is passionate about working with youth grades 3-12 in school systems and their parents around issues of sexuality and development through a non-shame based, empowerment, and autonomy […]