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When Your Kids Leave Home: Understanding Empty Nest Syndrome
For years, your life may have revolved around school schedules, practices, appointments, dinners, laundry, rides, late-night conversations, and making sure everyone else had what they needed. Then, suddenly, the house gets quiet. Whether your child leaves for college, moves into their first apartment, gets married, joins the military, or simply begins building a life that no longer revolves around home, the transition can bring a complicated mix of emotions. You may feel incr
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Sep 96 min read


Back to School: Recognizing Anxiety, Depression & ADHD in Children and Teens
Back-to-school season brings new routines, new teachers, new friendships—and sometimes new challenges. While some stress and nervousness are completely normal during this transition, changes in your child or teenager's mood, behavior, academic performance, or relationships may be signs that they could benefit from additional support. As parents, it isn't always easy to know what is a normal part of growing up and what may be something more. Anxiety, depression, ADHD, and diff
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Aug 263 min read
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