5 Parenting Strategies for Building Self-Esteem and Raising a Confident Teen
What are your hopes for your teen this year? A fresh year brings the excitement of new milestones and uncertainty of what challenges may tag along.Maybe you are...
Read Me When You’re Hurt
Do you feel it? That turbulence, it’s right there.In the middle of your chest, I can feel it. Yes, it’s here.It feels so good to hold on to...
8 Mental Health Professionals Share Tips to Survive the First Day of School
The first day of school is right around the corner and some parents (and children) are panicking. With that being said, we asked seven mental health professionals...
Which Famous Aspie Are You? | Psych Bytes Quiz
The following quiz is not a tool to diagnose mental health or mental illness. The figures being presented in this quiz are being evaluated on observations and interviews about their public persona. We are not, nor...
5 Ways Parents Can Help Their Child Transition From Summer to School
Why Is It So Difficult to Transition from Summer to School?Transitions can be stressful and disruptive even if there is underlying excitement. There are usually mixed feelings...
How Gratitude Changed My Life: Finding Light in the Darkest of Times
How Gratitude Changed My Life: Finding Light in the Darkest of TimesGratitude gives perspective even in the darkest of times. When life is going well, it is easy...
The Mental Health Initiatives All Student-Athletes Need to Hear
In the summer of 2018, I went through a hard breakup, was dealing with the loss of a family friend, and decided to transfer universities.As a soccer player,...
Anxiety is Rising Among Teens: Here Are 5 Coping Skills to Help Your Anxious...
“Get into a good college”… “Not doing enough”…I hear these statements in my office at least once a day. Today’s teens are deeply impacted by the message that...
10 Ways to Survive College Academics and Succeed in the Classroom
Let’s face it: college is all about social life. Gone is your family and provincial high school friends. It’s time to start from scratch; here’s your chance to be the life of...
5 Tips for Helping Your Child Manage Back-to-School Stress
It’s that time of year again. School supply lists are in stores and back to school sales are being advertised. Teacher assignments are in the mail and students are learning their new...