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...

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...

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...

Why devices are not to blame for a lack of connection with your child

by Joanna Jullien | May 28, 2019 | Anxiety, Boundaries, Children & Teens Problems & Pitfalls, Children's Health & Mental Health, Discipline, Faith, Family, Internet addiction, Internet Safety, Mobile Phone Use and Children, Parent-child communication, Parenting, Social Media, Substance abuse prevention, Teenagers, Wisdom

Recently I found a very honest and inspirational book on parenting at the local thrift store, entitled, The Key to Your Child’s Heart, by Gary Smalley. Published in 1984, Smalley (an author, educator, pastor, husband and father) shares some of the fundamentals of...

Signs your child’s sense of well-being is impaired

by Joanna Jullien | Apr 29, 2019 | addiction, Anxiety, Children & Teens Problems & Pitfalls, Children's Health & Mental Health, Children's mental health, Depression, Faith, Family, Internet Safety, Mobile Phone Use and Children, Parenting, Peer abuse, Recovery, Social Media, Teenagers, Wisdom

Before mobile connectivity, texting, and social media became a primary artery of communication for young and old alike, mental health issues were considered something that happened only to some “flawed individuals”. It is no surprise that the resulting stigma of...