Responding to the stress of social media ‘likes’ during the holidays and beyond

by Joanna Jullien | Dec 11, 2019 | addiction, Anxiety, Children's Health & Mental Health, Children's mental health, Discipline, Family, Internet Safety, Mobile Phone Use and Children, Parent-child relationship, Parenting, Social Media, Teenagers, Texting, Wisdom

A recent feature on Jersey 105.5 reminds parents that youth today experience stress with social media influences that can inspire great anxiety – especially around the holidays. There is more time to hang out on-line and young folks feel a pressure to take pictures to...

How parents model resilience

by Joanna Jullien | Nov 7, 2019 | Anxiety, Children's mental health, Discipline, Faith, Family, Mobile Phone Use and Children, Parent-child communication, Parenting, Relationship, Social Media, Wisdom

It is true that children learn from our example; by witnessing our reactions to the things that happen in the world, at home and in our communities. In this way I understand resilience as learning how to respond to anti-social and hostile behavior and adversity with...

Thoughts that make you a secure parent, how to handle vaping and more

by Joanna Jullien | Sep 30, 2019 | addiction, Anxiety, Boundaries, Children & Teens Problems & Pitfalls, Children's Health & Mental Health, Children's mental health, Faith, Family, Mobile Phone Use and Children, Parent-child communication, Parent-child relationship, Parental Authority, Parental control, Parenting, Relationship, Social Media, Trauma-informed parenting, Wisdom

Fifteen years ago when I started this mission to strengthen the parent-child bond in a cyber-powered world my own confidence as a parent was deeply shaken. And while mostly I observed that the children were making good choices despite their peer pressures – still the...

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...

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...

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...