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National Cancer Institute Speaks Directly to Teens Using Texting and Social Media Technology

in Depression / Drugs & Alcohol / Facebook / Mental Health / Mental Health / Other / Parent Tips / Parent-Teen Communication / Parenting / Prevention / Recent Trends / Recovery / Sleep / Smoking / Stress / Substance Abuse / Teaching Mindfulness by acsteens January 4, 2012January 27, 2022 0 comments

Most adults know by now that smoking cigarettes is caustic to our health, partially because of the warning information printed on cigarette boxes and the intense media buzz provided by anti-smoking agencies and the United States government. Despite all that we know about the dangers of smoking, the prospect of smoking nicotine cigarettes is still […]

Everything You Wanted To Say To Your Middle Schooler, But Didn’t Know How-Part IV

in Cocaine / Drugs & Alcohol / Marijuana / Methamphetamine / Other / Parent Tips / Parent-Teen Communication / Parenting / Prescription Drugs / Prevention / Recent Trends / Setting Boundaries / Substance Abuse / Teaching Mindfulness / Uncategorized by acsteens December 29, 2011January 27, 2022 0 comments

By Philippe Rey, Psy. D. Executive Director of Adolescent Counseling Services So now that we have a good idea about what is really going on with drugs and alcohol, let’s look at more ways we can help our teens. As I mentioned last week, as parents your task is to encourage choice. That means that […]

Some Tips for Getting Through the Holidays With a Troubled Teen

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By Ronni J. Gillenson ACS Program Director, On-Campus Counseling Progra Just because there is ‘holiday cheer’ in the air doesn’t mean that life for a teen has changed all that much. In fact, the holidays can be a trying time for them. During the season that everyone is to be happy and giving, this could […]

New High School Trend: Beer Mile

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A dangerous college activity has made its way to high school students and campuses. Adolescent Counseling Services (ACS) has seen a new trend in our programs: teens participating in a Beer Mile. What is a beer mile? According to the “official” Beer Mile website, “The most common format of the beer mile requires a single […]

Everything You Wanted To Know About Your Middle Schooler But Were Too Afraid To Ask – Part 3

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By Philippe Rey, Psy. D. Executive Director of Adolescent Counseling Services Previously we looked at information that helped us recognize when a problem in our middle school children is serious enough to require professional assistance, versus a bout of normal adolescent behavior or mood change. This week we will focus on substances and how best […]

Everything You Wanted To Know About Your Middle Schooler But Were Too Afraid To Ask – Part 2

in Behavioral Norms / Depression / Mental Health / Parent Tips / Parent-Teen Communication / Parenting / Stress by acsteens December 1, 2011January 27, 2022 0 comments

By Philippe Rey, Psy.D. Executive Director of Adolescent Counseling Services Let’s start this second part of our conversation by making sure that we all understand that middle school is a time for fluctuations in physical and emotional energy. During this time, kids experiment with risk taking, have an increased sense of curiosity, love danger and […]

New Series: Everything You Wanted To Know About Your Middle Schooler but Were Afraid To Ask

in Behavioral Norms / Mental Health / Parent Tips / Parent-Teen Communication / Parenting / Setting Boundaries / Teaching Mindfulness by acsteens November 21, 2011January 27, 2022 0 comments

By Philippe Rey, Psy.D. Executive Director of Adolescent Counseling Services The goal for this blog series on middle schoolers is to provide you with the tools and information you need to have a more open and genuine conversation with your child. Additionally, this blog series will prepare your family for the difficult topics of conversation […]

Ten Ways to Foster Resilience in Your Child/Adolescent

in Mental Health / Parent Tips / Parenting by acsteens November 9, 2011January 27, 2022 0 comments

By Chris Chiochios, MFT, ATR-BC, Site Director at JLS Middle School I attended the “From ZZZZ’s to A’s” event last Thursday evening and was thinking about all the different issues, worries, and concerns being discussed. I had wanted to attend this event to hear Dr. Amy Saltzman talk about the issue of mindfulness and how […]

Your Teen’s Shyness May Not Be “Just a Phase”

in Mental Health / Mental Health / Parent Tips by acsteens October 20, 2011January 27, 2022 0 comments

Puberty can bring an onset of mixed emotions which can surface as unique traits and characteristics you probably had never seen before in your child. Becoming less social, less talkative, and overall more introverted is actually common among many teens. The heightened fear of falling into a social faux pas causes many teens to dodge […]

How to Manage School Refusal Behaviors

in Behavioral Norms / Parent Tips / Parenting / Setting Boundaries / Teaching Mindfulness by acsteens October 18, 2011January 27, 2022 0 comments

How to Manage School Refusal Behaviors (aka when ‘playing hooky’ becomes a serious situation) by Christina Walker, Psy.D., Site Director at Menlo-Atherton High School “I don’t want to go to school today.” Is there a parent who hasn’t heard this plaintive cry from a child or adolescent? Children and teenagers can and will miss […]