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How to Tackle Mental Health if You Lose Your Job
With how unpredictable the economic future can be, coming face to face with losing your job can be an extremely unsettling and distressing experience. At Stenzel Clinical Services in Illinois, we understand just how big of an impact sudden unemployment can have on your mental well-being. Here are some strategies to help you manage the psychological challenges of job loss in a healthy and effective way. Acknowledge Your Feelings [...]
Parenting the Angry Teen
Anger, whether in adolescents or adults, is a complex emotion to discuss due to its multifaceted nature. Let's explore one perspective on the value of anger and how it can intensify during adolescence. Anger serves two primary functions Alert System: It acts as a warning signal, highlighting situations that threaten our well-being and focusing our attention. Motivator: It energizes us to respond expressively, protectively, or correctively, driving us to [...]
Developing Courage
Courage, contrary to popular belief, isn't the absence of fear but rather the ability to act despite it. This notion seems lost in our culture, which often glorifies fearlessness, as evidenced by the countless books titled 'Fearless' available online. If you're prone to fear, you might mistakenly assume you're lacking courage. However, research by Cynthia Pury and Charles Starkey on Carnegie Medal recipients found that even the most heroic [...]
Parental Influence on Adolescence
Some argue that parenting has a limited impact on a child's development. This perspective suggests that factors beyond parental influence, such as genetics, social environment, and personal choices, play a more significant role in shaping a young person's life. Adolescents develop a complex understanding of parental authority that differs significantly from younger children. Freed from childhood illusions of parental omnipotence, teenagers often adopt a mindset of selective compliance. They [...]
The New Exploration of Sleep
The precise reasons why humans require sleep and how it affects the mind and body remain elusive. Yet, we intuitively recognize a strong link between sufficient sleep and overall well-being. Recent research has unequivocally confirmed the critical role of quality sleep in our health. Sleep deprivation has been shown to accelerate aging, exacerbate chronic conditions like diabetes and hypertension, and even intensify pain. Despite growing awareness, sleep remains a low [...]
Communicating Effectively
From around age 2, children begin honing their persuasive skills, albeit in their own adorable way. Their earliest arguments might be one-word declarations like a defiant "No!" or a possessive "Mine!" delivered with surprising fervor. While these tactics can be earsplitting, they showcase the nascent desire to have their needs met. Unfortunately, some households inadvertently reinforce the idea that loudness and stubbornness equate to victory. Parents might cave to [...]