7 Steps To Self-Confidence
Emmie Brown, Success Coach at Southwestern Consulting, gives professional advice on how to build self-confidence
HEALTH
How To Increase Your Self-Esteem When Dating
It’s hard to feel confident when you’re a teenager. Your body is changing and awkward, your hormones are raging and even causing acne, you’re trying to figure out who you are, and you are extremely self-conscious. The good news is that you’re not alone. It is pretty normal to be self-conscious when you’re going through […]
Are You Addicted To Your Phone?
Let’s face it. Everyone has a smart phone these days. While staying connected and having access to information at your fingertips has many perks, there are also many down sides to having and using these devices. In addition to losing the ability to connect face-to-face, these smart phones have also become quite a distraction from […]
Anger – Whose Fault Is It Anyway?
Anger is a strong emotion that everyone feels sometimes. Unfortunately, our society has convinced us that it is a negative or bad emotion. The truth is there is no such thing as a negative or bad emotion. There are just emotions. All of them are created equally, and all of them will be experienced by […]
Do You Struggle With Negative Self-Image and Insecurity?
Christa Acevedo gives professional advice on how to overcome insecurity and a negative self-image you may have of yourself.
Emotional Well-Being vs Academic Excellence
Which is more important, emotional well-being or academic excellence? Which do you value more for your teen?
Is Fear Holding You Back?
Christa Acevedo with Southwestern Consulting gives professional advice how to overcome fear
How To Re-Write Your Self-Talk
Emmie Brown, Success Coach at Southwestern Consulting, gives professional advice on how to maintain positive self-talk
Is Chocolate Milk Good or Bad?
Given all the publicity around sugar-laden drinks and high fructose corn syrup, offering chocolate milk to your child can be a confusing prospect!
Getting Through Your First Breakup
Everyone remembers their first love. There is just something about the feelings and memories of that first love that can never be forgotten. Firsts of any kind are often memorable, but there is something uniquely special about your first love. Maybe it’s that it was the first time you ever experienced such strong feelings about […]
How to Get Help For Depression
Depression is a serious disease that affects adults, teenagers, and children. Everyone has had periods of sadness in their life, perhaps due to a death or a loss, so how does a parent recognize when things have gone beyond a temporary bout of the ‘blues’?
Exercise And Teen Happiness: One DOES Cause The Other
More active students do better in school. But now we know something more: more active students are easier to live with. That’s an outcome the parent of every teen would like to see.