Category Archives: Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Teen

Your teen just finished their first day of grade 9!

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Halton Guest Blogger

Does it ever feel like you’re talking to yourself when your trying to have a conversation with your teen?? “You finished your first day of grade 9! Tell me all about it.”

Posted in Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Teen, Parenting, Parenting Your Teen, Teens, Transition to High School | Tagged first day of school, grade 9, high school, how to talk to teen, school, student, teen, transition | Leave a comment

How to talk to your children about S-E-X

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Halton Guest Blogger

Is it finally time for that dreaded conversation about the birds and the bees? When is the right time to talk to your children about sex? How do you go about it?

Posted in Children & Tweens, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Child/Tween, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Teen, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Keeping Your Teen Safe, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Teens | Tagged development, healthy sexuality, human body, puberty, school, school health, sex, sexual health, sexual messaging, sexual orientation, sexuality | 4 Comments

Boys will be boys!

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Halton Guest Blogger

Note: Last week’s post focused on being a girl…if you missed it you can check it out here. “It’s a Boy!” I was in shock at that moment when I realized that the ultrasound technician had been wrong and our … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, Children & Tweens, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Child/Tween, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Teen, Parenting, Parenting Your Baby, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Teens, Toddlers & Preschoolers | Tagged body image, boys, culture, emotions, masculinity, media, media influence, negative media messages, positive body image, positive relationship, school | 4 Comments

Pretty in pink

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Halton Guest Blogger

Note: Stay tuned for next week’s post focusing on being a boy On one of our recent family walks my barely three-year old daughter declared “I want to ride the girl bike!” The girl bike? Of course I knew what she … Continue reading →

Posted in Children & Tweens, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Child/Tween, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Teen, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Teens, Toddlers & Preschoolers | Tagged body image, body images, gender, gender identification, Girls, inner beauty, media, media influence, negative media messages, positive body image, school | 2 Comments

Identify psychosis early – Open the door to tomorrow

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Halton Guest Blogger

Mental health is becoming more and more of a hot topic these days, which, from a health perspective, is a great thing. Let’s face it, it’s not an easy topic to discuss, but the stigma associated with it is a … Continue reading →