Reflecting on Progress: A Year in Review for Families
As the New Year approaches, families have a powerful opportunity to pause, reflect, and grow together. Taking time for family reflection helps strengthen communication, recognize progress, and set meaningful goals for the year ahead. Learn practical ways to evaluate what worked, what didn’t, and how to create family intentions rooted in connection, growth, and emotional well-being. Discover mindful strategies to enter 2025 with purpose, positivity, and renewed hope.
Finding Thanks Together: Cultivating Gratitude All Year Long
Gratitude goes beyond Thanksgiving—it’s a mindset that nurtures emotional well-being and personal growth all year long. Discover how to build a consistent gratitude practice that strengthens mindfulness, fosters positive thinking, and deepens connection with yourself and others. Learn practical tips for cultivating gratitude through observation, self-reflection, and everyday mindful moments that bring more peace and fulfillment into your life.
Understanding DBT: Core Skills for Supporting High-Risk Teens
Discover how Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) empowers high-risk teens with essential coping skills like mindfulness, emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. Learn how parents can actively support their teen’s mental health journey by understanding and reinforcing these DBT techniques at home. This guide offers expert insight for navigating adolescent therapy, reducing emotional overwhelm, and improving teen-parent communication.
Stepping Into My Core
Feeling overwhelmed by perfectionism and parental pressure? This reflective post from therapist and mom Christina Sieren explores the emotional toll of control, the myths of "good parenting," and how reclaiming your identity through self-awareness practices like journaling, habit tracking, and creative routines can lead to more intentional parenting. Learn how to reset, build emotional resilience, and stay grounded while raising children with complex needs. Perfect for parents seeking conscious parenting strategies, emotional balance, and tools for personal growth.
Navigating Social Media's Impact on Teen Mental Health: Back-to-School Challenges
As teens head back to school, the emotional impact of social media can become more intense—especially for those already facing mental health struggles. This blog explores the dual nature of social media for adolescents, from creative connection to cyberbullying and the pressure to maintain a perfect online image. For parents of high-risk teens, understanding the effects of Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat on teen mental health is more important than ever. We’ll break down the signs of social media stress, including anxiety, withdrawal, and self-esteem issues, and offer practical parenting strategies to support digital wellness.
From setting healthy screen time limits to encouraging offline activities and fostering open communication, this post equips caregivers with tools to navigate social media's influence on teen emotions, identity, and behavior. Learn how to recognize signs of cyberbullying, help your teen build real-life friendships, and protect their mental health as they adjust to the pressures of a new school year.
If you're a parent looking for expert-backed advice on how to manage teen screen time, reduce social media anxiety, and promote emotional resilience in adolescents, this article is your go-to guide. Help your teen develop healthier online habits and foster deeper confidence and connection—both in school and in life.
The Weight of a Name: Unpacking Generational Patterns and Conditioned Responses
Generational patterns in parenting often show up in ways we don’t expect—like the automatic use of our child’s full name to command attention. In this blog, Christina Sieren, LCSW, explores how conditioned responses and family expectations shape parenting behaviors. By unpacking inherited beliefs and emotional responses, caregivers can begin to make conscious, values-based choices. Learn how to honor your past while choosing a new parenting path grounded in emotional wellness, generational awareness, and mindful parenting.