While most adolescents remained resilient to depression during the COVID-19 pandemic, girls and teens in the later stages of ...

Teen girls who have greater difficulty effectively solving interpersonal problems when they experience social stress, and who experience more interpersonal stress in their lives, are at greater risk ...

Sometimes their daughter's or son’s adolescent passage can weary parents: “It’s just one difficulty after another. Deal with the last and right away we’re faced with the next!” In their tired eyes, ...

In a recent post, “How to React to Adolescent Emotions,” I discussed the important role that validation plays in de-escalating intense adolescent emotions. When we validate someone, they are left ...