Countering the addiction epidemic: Responding to opioids and other risky drug use trends with hope

by Joanna Jullien | Sep 2, 2019 | addiction, Anxiety, Cannabis use among youth, Children's mental health, Family, Parent-child communication, Parent-child relationship, Parenting, Prevention strategy, Substance Abuse & Addiction, Substance abuse prevention, Teenagers, Wisdom

There is plenty of reason for parents to be concerned about the drug trends youth are exposed to today. Vaping is rampant among youth at early ages as nicotine and cannabis are consumed with electronic devices and are difficult to detect. Children are literally...

Crucial social media topics: Brave versus risky

by Joanna Jullien | Aug 13, 2019 | Bullying, Children's Health & Mental Health, Cyber Safety, Discipline, Faith, Family, Internet Safety, Mobile Phone Use and Children, Parent-child communication, Parenting, Prevention strategy, Social Media, Wisdom

Concepts for crucial conversations Guidance for conversations with youth in a cyber-powered world, wherein it is easy to believe things that are not true and focus on things that do not really mater. Brave versus Risky Both can make you feel discomfort. However, you...

In a world where mass murder is possible, who’s in control?

by Joanna Jullien | Aug 6, 2019 | Abuse & Violence, Anxiety, Children's Health & Mental Health, Discipline, Faith, Family, God's love, Parent-child communication, Parent-child relationship, Parental Authority, Parenting, Social Media, Suicide, Teenagers, Wisdom, Youth violence

In a world where it is possible for an  individual to commit mass murder, who is really in control? This is the unsettling question we ask ourselves in the wake of the recent mass murders in Gilroy, and over the weekend in El Paso and Dayton, and with the other mass...

Signs your child’s picky eating may become an eating disorder and what to do about it

by Joanna Jullien | Jul 19, 2019 | Children's mental health, Eating disorders, Family, Parent-child relationship, Parenting, Wisdom

In a recent article on Deccan Herald, cyber-powered extremism among teens is addressed as a mental health challenge that unchecked can lead to eating disorders, addictions and depression. For this reason I spend a lot of time in the field working with professionals on...

How to prepare your child to build trust in a consumer-oriented society

by Joanna Jullien | Jun 28, 2019 | Anxiety, Children's Health & Mental Health, Faith, Family, Friendship, Parent-child communication, Parent-child relationship, Parenting, Privacy, Social Media, Wisdom

In his feature on parenting in Fatherly, Modern Parenting is a Scam on America’s Middle Class, Patrick Coleman offers his observation that modern trends in society have shifted the burden on parents to produce “workers” for corporations, and as a result youth and...

A mother’s lesson about exercising caution

by Joanna Jullien | May 31, 2019 | addiction, Anxiety, Children's Health & Mental Health, Children's mental health, Parent-child communication, Parenting, Substance Abuse & Addiction, Suicide, Teen drug addiction, Wisdom, Youth Suicide

This is to introduce guest blogger, Kenny Hill Sr, CADC II, Certified Brainspotting Therapist. Kenny has a private practice called Recovery Hill in Sacramento, Ca, where he works with people experiencing substance abuse and trauma. Kenny is a combat veteran and...