Cutting or self-harming is nonfatal, intentional self-injurious behavior resulting in actual tissue damage, illness, or risk of death. Typically, the teen intention is not to die; however, teens that engage in self-harming behaviors are at a higher risk of suicide. These acts of self-mutilation are not a typical adolescent trend. Acts of Self-harming n Cutting with [...]
I have been thinking more and more how I can influence my daughter in a positive direction. It is never too earlier or too late to have a positive, lasting impact on our daughters. When my wife was expecting our second child we were secretly wishing for a second son. It is scary to raise [...]
It was an early Monday morning at Sunrise Academy. At 8:30 we were all attending the graduation of one of our long time students. The situation is always a happy one when the time arrives for our students to go back to their parents and their lives at home. As is tradition for our students [...]
A conversation that we have often in our work at Sunrise is that of the importance of validation. The concept of validation is simple yet often overlooked in our relationships. I am sure everyone has experienced a time (or lots of times) that we left a conversation feeling totally unheard. I know for me, those [...]
Adolescent Bipolar Disorder Typically, Bipolar disorder is characterized by a combination of alternating depressed moods and mania. It is quite common for healthy teens to display mood swings and irritability. So how do you know if your teen has diagnosable symptoms of Bipolar disorder? It is vital for a licensed mental health clinician to determine [...]
Cutting is generally not done with suicidal intent, though teens who engage in self-harming behaviors are at a statistically higher risk for suicide. Despite what teens may report, Sunrise views these acts of self-mutilation as not representative of typical or harmless adolescent behavior. Self-harming behavior is symptomatic of serious underlying emotional or mental health issues [...]
Divorce, even under the most amicable of circumstances, represents a trauma for the family system, impacting not only the couple, but all members of the family. Many parents in therapy quite aptly describe their experience of divorce as a kind of death. It is a loss of shared dreams and goals as well as a [...]
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