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A helpful link to guide parents trying to determine if their teen is showing signs of depression: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/anxiety-attack/202308/parenting-tips-for-teenage-depression

This article offers some tips for dealing with insomnia and difficulty sleeping: https://www.sciencealert.com/how-to-silence-your-thoughts-and-drift-off-to-sleep-an-expert-explains

A guest post by  Melissa Howard ⎸melissa@stopsuicide.info Across the country, children are packing their lunch boxes and heading back to school. While some children are eager and excited to get back into routine (translation: see their friends), many are more reluctant to let go of their free time. There are also children who experience mild to severe […]

A guest post by Melissa Howard ⎸melissa@stopsuicide.info Image via Pexels As a teen, you might find yourself always putting others first. While it’s important to be compassionate and helpful, it’s also essential to take care of yourself. If you’re an introvert, you gather your energy by being alone and might feel exhausted in social situations. […]

This article discusses an aspect of evolutionary psychology that makes it difficult to change behavior patterns and actually makes it more likely to repeat past mistakes when we don’t want to: https://www.sciencealert.com/the-simple-reason-we-make-the-same-mistakes-over-and-over-even-if-we-know-better