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Boys need better access to mental health care. Why aren’t they getting it?
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

A recent national survey found that a third of boys thought society expects them to “be a man” and “suck it up” when they feel sad or scared. Another third said they believed they should “hide...

7 Ways to Teach Your TCKs to Process Grief
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

By Lauren Wells The topic of TCKs and grief is one that circulates often on online forums about TCKS, and there is a good reason for this: we know that TCKs deal with a significant amount of loss. ...

I Feel - I Need: Building Emotional Vocabulary
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

I feel-I need :  This sheet (a PDF) provides a way to have a simple check in with yourself,  and can also be shared with another person or a group/family.  It can help you put a...

Safeguarding kids from sexual abuse
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

Teach kids of all ages - from under five to 15 - the skills they need when you're not around.

Author: Catherine Wilson

Source: Focus on the Family

How Porn Use Becomes an Addiction (Simplified!)
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

Internet porn—used regularly and often—chemically and structurally changes the brain. These brain changes are consistent with the brain changes that occur in other types of addiction, like addictio...

Pediatricians warn against pot use: Not your dad's marijuana
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

An influential doctors group is beefing up warnings about marijuana's potential harms for teens amid increasingly lax laws and attitudes on pot use.

Many parents use the drug and think it...

Marijuana worse for teen brains than alcohol, study finds
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

Cannabis causes lasting cognitive impairment in adolescents, according to Canadian researchers.

By: Shamard Charles, MD