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 [...]
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 [...]
The sexualization of girls is pervasive and over so increasing problem and comes with a strong cost to girls. Virtually every media form studied provides ample evidence of the sexualization of women, including television, music videos, music lyrics, movies, magazines, sports media, video games, the Internet, and advertising. (Zurbriggen, 2007). There are multiple examples of [...]
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