We all must cope with change in our lives. We know it will come. Some change can be overwhelming, even frightening. It can also be abrupt, not planned or expected, so you can’t prepare. Change can add ...

Tracie Penunuri, a Utah therapist, advises parents to discuss tragedies with children. She emphasizes the importance of communication to reassure children of their safety. Penunuri suggests therapy ...

While it’s common for children to take cues from movies or shows they watch, learning how to process grief in this way ...

Counseling with parents and adolescents, I am usually helping them manage one or more of the 4 C’s in the Curriculum of Family Life—Caring, Communication, Conflict, and Change. How do they express ...

Big changes, even positive ones, can leave you full of questions and anxious about what’s next. But sometimes, that change is just what you need.

Does your child or teen's school have a new phone policy starting this year? Some schools now ask students to put phones away ...

Avon Lake resident and author Emily Capuria self-published her children’s book, “Riley’s Remarkable Rollercoaster Ride,” in October 2024. Capuria, who started out as a licensed therapist, now speaks ...

One of the saddest questions I get from parents is how to how to help a child cope with the death of a pet. It is important ...

A mental health professional continues to see children and teenagers coping with emotional trauma related to Hurricane Helene ...