LGBTQ youth experience higher rates of depression, anxiety, and suicide than their straight peers. A 2018 study examining mental health differences between siblings showed that the LGB sibling was significantly more likely to be in treatment for a mood disorder and…
Anxiety can really take a toll on your child or teen. You may have tried supplements, talk therapy, fidgets, an herbal tincture or two, therapy, or increased exercise. But nothing seems to work. Your kid still expresses frequent fears. They are nervous to go to school…
Getting an ADHD diagnosis for your child or teen can feel like both a relief and another difficult crossroads. You know that your child isn’t broken like getting a diagnosis might imply. In fact having ADHD gives them some pretty amazing superpowers like lots of…
I love this question. Why? It means you’re asking a necessary and productive question on your way to finding health and healing for your child or teen. This question might have been spurred by not getting the care your child deserves from their pediatrician. It might…
Sitting down to write this I recall the many parent stories of being dismissed (or even ignored!) by their pediatrician or the after-hours line when they needed them most. Being made to feel hypervigilant or “crazy” for asking for help when your kid’s behavior is…
