Is Your Teen Always Tired? We Need to Talk About Sleep. If I could change one thing about the way we approach teen mental health, it would be how seriously we take sleep. As a therapist who has worked with teens and college students for over 25 years, I see [...]
My College Student Says They Have No Time. What Are They Doing All Day? One of the things I hear from the college students I work with is, “I'm so busy. I have no time to get anything done!” This is amazingly funny for me to hear. I see 30 [...]
“My College Kid Keeps Calling Me Miserable. What Do I Do?” Have you been dreading the phone calls? Your college freshman calls you, and before you've even had a chance to say hello, they're crying. They hate their roommate. They have no friends. Everyone else seems to have found their [...]
3 Things I Wish Every Parent Did Before Their Child Left for College As a therapist who has worked with teens and college students for years, there is one thing I want every parent to understand before their child leaves for college: Your child does not need to be perfectly [...]
The One Thing I Tell Every College Student to Do During the Second Week of Classes The first week of college can feel like a whirlwind. When I talk with them they are exhausted, overwhelmed, and on sensory overload! They are figuring out where their classes are, learning their schedule, [...]
How to Read a College Syllabus: The 2-Minute Skill Every Freshman Needs You have probably spent the last year worrying about grades, applications, essays, SATs, ACTs, dorm rooms, roommates, meal plans, and approximately 400 things they supposedly need for their dorm room. But there is one thing I want you [...]
The Most Overlooked Life Skill Your Teen Needs Before College: Laundry If your teenager is heading to college, you have probably spent a ridiculous amount of time thinking about grades, applications, dorm rooms, roommates, meal plans, and whether they have enough stuff for their tiny little dorm room. But let [...]
Family dinner is so important for teens mental health. Listen in to hear Keri Cooper speak about the benefits. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ch2xa1V-2FGNiv_D2ciyTB0usIiTY0yB/view
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQMK24C6ErQ
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2294641/episodes/16557181 Tune in to this important conversation all about raising teens and how to help them with their mental health.
