by janetedgette | Sep 19, 2023 | Boy behavior, Counseling adolescents, Counseling teens, Doing therapy with teenagers, Mental health, Teenagers
When we first learned about therapy and the importance of a good therapeutic alliance, our attention was directed toward a small but unwavering group of principles that were understood to be critical in fostering this kind of connection. We were taught to demonstrate...
by janetedgette | Sep 18, 2023 | Boy behavior, Counseling adolescents, Counseling teens, Parent-Child communication, Parent-Teen communication, Parenting teens, Teenagers, Uncategorized
Is this what it feels like to you when you ask your ADHD son to complete his chores? “I don’t really get after him when he doesn’t listen to me because he’s got ADHD…” the parent of an inattentive 11 yr old explains, forgetting to make the distinction between...
by janetedgette | Jan 18, 2023 | Boy behavior, Coaching kids and teens, Parent-Teen communication, Parenting teens, Teenagers
Oh, Let Me Count the Ways… 1. Many of the teenagers we see have not asked to be in therapy (although that is changing in the wake of the youth mental health movement). They were brought by parents or other caregivers or sent there by their school or the courts...
by janetedgette | Sep 15, 2022 | Boy behavior, Coaching kids and teens, Teenagers
When we first learned about therapy in graduate school and the importance of a good therapeutic alliance, our attention was directed toward a small but unwavering group of principles that were understood to be critical in fostering this connection. We were taught to...
by janetedgette | Nov 6, 2020 | Boy behavior, Boys, Kids who don't like sports, Male athletics, Masculinity, Nonathletic boys
Esther J. Cepeda’s op-ed about the narrow margins of masculinity within which society tells men and boys to live (Guys, are you trapped inside the “ManBox” stereotype? Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, 4/8/17) addresses a topic we are all familiar with, but don’t take...
by janetedgette | Nov 6, 2020 | Boy behavior, Boys, Boys and sports, Family life, Kids who don't like sports, Male athletics, Masculinity, Nonathletic boys, Parenting young children, Self-esteem
Whether it’s innate, or acquired from their respective environments, or due to a lack of socialization, or some mix of these, boys have a long history of doing odd or mischievous things that amuse grown-ups and make them think, Well, there’s a boy for you! Norman...
