Tears of the Parent
The results of one study show that families who struggle with bipolar disorder report lower levels of family cohesion, expressiveness, and higher levels of conflict compared to families that don’t struggle with bipolar. What can be done to help those who struggle with bipolar disorder and their families?
Of Heroes and Villains: The Impact of Screens on Today’s Youth
The Lost Boys Todd and Lionel, ages 13 and 9, are brothers who spend most afternoons after school alone in their apartment. The boys are not allowed to go outside after school because their mother works, and she worries about their safety and the influence of the...
Are You Feeling like the Black Sheep Too?
The role of the “black sheep” is labeled as the identified patient. According to Marriage and Family Therapist and Relational Trauma Recovery Specialist, Annie Wright, an identified patient is one that merges from a negative family lifestyle.
Teasing or Sibling Abuse?
Sibling abuse is often looked at as normal contention between siblings. But in many cases, it is not just teasing, it is abuse. Overlooking this abuse can be detrimental to a child’s self-confidence and mental health.
The Impact of Bullying on Mental Health
My world shattered when I was 17 years old. I was a junior in high school and a member of my school’s drama presidency. I never imagined how cruel my friends of over six years could be. One of my friends began spreading rumors and ‘accidentally’ shoving me into...
Family Dinner: Feeding Connection to a Starving Generation
Eating dinner together will change your child’s life. (Hint: It’s not about the food.) Don’t get me wrong—I’ve learned a lot of food-related life lessons at the kitchen table. Wait your turn. Only take what you can eat. Don’t talk with your mouth full. Express...
Affirm Mental Health and Parental Rights Instead of Life-Altering Gender Transformations
"My breasts were beautiful, now they've been incinerated for nothing. Thank you, modern medicine." These were Chloe Cole's words as she testified before the Florida Board of Medicine Legislative Committee in October 2022. Chloe shared her experience of transitioning...
The Polluted Pond of Pop-Culture Dating: What is unhealthy dating and how can it be improved?
Many of you may be wondering why in the title of this article pop-culture dating is so bad tat it has to be compared to a polluted pond or a picture of a dead fish.That will be explained as this article goes on, but first, ponder this: Does a fish that has lived in...
What Chance Will You Give Yourself?
Ghosts From My Mother's Past My mother, Debbie Madsen*, was ten years old when she first began to recognize the heartbreaking changes that would come into her life from having an alcoholic father. In a small town in southern Idaho, Bobby and Debbie were the best of...
7 Tips for Fighting Pornography’s Harms in Your Home
With pornography’s influence all around us, sometimes it can seem impossible to protect our families from its harms. But guest blogger Sarah Fairbanks shares a few tips to help you keep your home safe from the harms of pornography.