What is online safety and what can you teach your teen about it? By Mariana S. Mata Ruiz Let’s be honest, teenagers now probably know more about technology than most of us, as they have grown up with it their whole lives. Around one in three internet users is a child(1), and the pandemic increased…
What to do if I feel my teen is hanging out with the wrong crowd By: Mariana S. Mata Ruiz You are not expected to like all of your teen’s friends, but sometimes one or more can really rub you the wrong way. These kinds of situations can be a minefield if we are not…
Leaving the nest: A first year’s experience by Adrian Francis Irawan People often say that the first few weeks are the hardest. Every seemingly normal item suddenly becomes unfamiliar because nothing is the same. A new room, a new bed, and even new plates occupy your mind. Though this was the case for me, I…
Let’s talk about sexuality with teenagers Frequently, when we talk about sexuality, people tend to equate it immediately with sex. However, we know that they are two different things, though they do relate to one another. We could define sexuality, in the broadest sense, as a form of human communication and as a source of…
How to be Helpful not Harmful: Eating Problems in Adolescence Advice for parents Teen girls may turn to unsavoury coping methods when under too much pressure and don’t know how to handle that stress properly. In order for teen girls to thrive, their body image needs to be nurtured and guided-and you as the parent…
Teenage Burnout Burnout Factors for Highly Sensitive Teens (and Teens who learn and think differently) Burnout can happen to anyone. Sports players can burn out. Workers can burn out at work. Students in medical school can burn out. However, kids with different learning styles and perspectives may be more likely to burnout at school because…
My TCK Experience Growing up as a Spanish-born, French & British raised third culture child (TCK) with high sensitivity, I felt like a complete outcast.I spent the best part of my childhood living in the suburbs of Paris, in a commuter village outside Disneyland Paris called Magny-le-Hongre. At 7 years old, my parents would drive…
Highly Sensitive Adolescents & Suicide A highly sensitive person (HSP) is someone with a more sensitive central nervous system than the average person. They are known to have high sensory processing sensitivity (SPS). Believe it or not, this is responsible for their temperament, making them hyper aware of subtleties in their environment, as well as…
Recommendations for teens for a happy & healthy 2022 Dear readers, It has been 28 days since the beginning of the New Year. And yes, you’ve heard it all before: “New year, new you”. And while we don’t believe that goal-setting is exclusive to the start of a new year, the start of a new…
Conscious gift giving ideas to express gratitude With Christmas and the holidays approaching, we are officially entering a wonderful time for reflecting over the lived year and expressing gratitude for our loved ones. And this time of the year traditionally comes with making gifts which, as we all know, can be anywhere from a nightmare…