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Blog Series:Nutrition and Mental Health – Teaching Teens Mindfulness About Their Diet

in Bay Area Tasting Week / Nutriton / Parent Tips / Parent-Teen Communication / Parenting / Teaching Mindfulness / Uncategorized by acsteens October 4, 2012January 27, 2022 0 comments

By: Philippe Rey, Psy.D. ACS Executive Director With all the recent news about the importance of nutrition and the increase in childhood and adult obesity and diabetes, have you ever wondered if nutrition could also possibly affect the mental/emotional state of people? Let’s think about this one for a minute! We know that sugars […]

Use Music as a Vehicle for Parent -Teen Dialogue

in Parent Tips / Parent-Teen Communication / Parenting by acsteens October 2, 2012January 27, 2022 0 comments

Think of a teenager listening to music and the likely image that comes to mind is a solitary figure with earphones. Most adults appreciate the earphone part—after all, music that appeals to teenagers usually carries far less appeal to those who are older. But think back to the role that music played in your life […]

Anti-bullying Campaign Targets Parents

in Online Monitoring / Online Safety / Parent Tips / Parent-Teen Communication / Parenting / Teaching Mindfulness / Uncategorized by acsteens August 7, 2012January 27, 2022 0 comments

Starting in October of 2012, a series of print and web ads, targeting parents, will run with the message: Teach your kids to put a stop to bullying. The ads are a joint effort by the Ad Council, a non-profit that produces and distributes public service announcements, and the Free to Be…You and Me foundation. […]

Prying or Protecting; Online Software for Parents to Monitor their Teenagers

in Online Monitoring / Online Safety / Parent-Teen Communication / Parenting / Uncategorized by acsteens July 3, 2012January 27, 2022 0 comments

It is hard to imagine these days an American adolescent that is not connected in some way to the internet. Whether by smart phone, personal laptop, school computer, or shared-family computer; adolescents are “plugged in.” The internet is of course a useful learning tool that in this day and age is necessary in classrooms and […]

How to Manage the Issue of Drinking in College With Your High School Senior

in Drinking / Drugs & Alcohol / Parent Tips / Parent-Teen Communication / Parenting / Setting Boundaries / Uncategorized by acsteens May 23, 2012January 27, 2022 0 comments

Many parents worry that when their adolescents go off to college they will lose all control and begin experimenting with substances that they were not allowed in high school. According to Jeff Wolfsberg, author of the new book “Message in a Bottle: Questions from Parents About Teen Alcohol and Drug Use” and a drug education […]

How to Make a Safe Teen Driver

in Parent-Teen Communication / Parenting / Teaching Mindfulness / Teen Driving / Uncategorized by acsteens May 15, 2012January 27, 2022 0 comments

With graduation and summer around the corner, AAA and Volvo want to make sure that parents speak to their kids about safe driving habits. According to research from the AAA Foundation seven of the 10 deadliest days of the year for teens fall between the holidays Memorial Day and Labor Day. July and August are […]

“Fine”: Getting Beyond the One-word Answer

in Parent Tips / Parent-Teen Communication / Parenting / Uncategorized by acsteens May 9, 2012January 27, 2022 0 comments

by Rom Brafman PhD., ACS On-Campus Counselor It’s a sure sign that your son or daughter is entering adolescence. You ask them how their school day went, how was the afternoon spent hanging out with friends, or how was the movie they just watched, and you get the overly succinct and curt, “Fine.” Other related […]

TeenSphere-A Teen Self-help App

in Academic Stress / Behavioral Norms / Mental Health / Online Safety / Parent-Teen Communication / Parenting / Recent Trends / Stress / Teen Apps / Uncategorized by acsteens April 27, 2012January 27, 2022 0 comments

Have you heard the phrase, “There’s an App for that.” Well apparently that is true in the case of teen mental health, as well. Its called TeenSphere. The app is designed by a licensed psychotherapist who worked with kids for years. The topics it covers are all from teens’ real life concerns and worries. There are […]

Why Teens Think It’s Cool to be Rude

in Behavioral Norms / Mental Health / Parent Tips / Parent-Teen Communication / Parenting / Teaching Mindfulness / Uncategorized by acsteens April 25, 2012January 27, 2022 0 comments

Have you ever observed your teen being rude to a peer or another adult, and wondered, “Where did they learn that behavior?” Does being “rude” equal being “cool?” This theory was tested by a study performed in 2011 by scientists from the University of Amsterdam. “Breaking the Rules to Rise to Power: How Norm Violators Gain […]

The Significance of 4/20

in Drugs & Alcohol / Marijuana / Parent Tips / Parent-Teen Communication / Smoking / Uncategorized by acsteens April 20, 2012January 27, 2022 0 comments

The date 4/20 or time 4:20 pm has long been popular with the marijuana sub-culture. Even mainstream media will sometimes mention the infamous date/time in reference to marijuana use. It is used as code or slang for many marijuana users as the time when one smokes. It is also a date that many marijuana users […]