Youth

As if raising teenagers couldn’t get more complicated, now parents have the added stress of marijuana and its tolerance. Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia currently have laws legalizing marijuana in some form. Alaska, Oregon, Colorado and Washington have laws that have legalized marijuana for recreational use. In other states, only the use of…

It’s been well documented that the teenage brain is different from the adult brain. You can think of it as a brain under construction; a work in progress. It’s not until the early 20s that the brain really emerges into that of an adult. A teen brain is not less of a brain than an…

Signs That Your Child is Already Abusing Drugs Understanding teenagers aren’t easy. They are naturally moody and emotional. It’s to be expected that they will have falling outs with friends or feel disconnected from their peers. It’s not uncommon for teens to drop out of a sport or activity because they feel they aren’t cutting…