by Scott Carter | Aug 8, 2018 | Parenting Articles, Teen Issues
After nearly twenty years of working with teenagers, I can honestly say that I am more worried about our kids now than I have ever been. Before I get into the meat of this article I want to point out one of the high positives and that is that I am generally seeing...
by Scott Carter | Jul 30, 2018 | Parenting Articles, Teen Issues
I think everyone, at one point or another, has heard the old joke “how do you know when a teenager is lying?” with the punchline obviously being “when their mouth is moving.” But I wanted to chime in on this issue with a written article because I see more and more...
by Scott Carter | Jun 19, 2018 | Parenting Articles, Teen Issues
Recently I was doing my thing on social media, like we all do, scrolling through during a moment of boredom and wanted to see what the latest was in the world when I came across an article that was making the assertion that people have turned childhood into a mental...
by Scott Carter | May 27, 2018 | Parenting Articles, Teen Issues
Today I came across something on social media that claimed that ADHD was a completely fake disorder that has been concocted by pharmaceutical companies. I’m almost inclined to agree except that I have encountered a few individuals that swear that they have it and...
by Scott Carter | Apr 2, 2018 | Parenting Articles, Teen Issues
More and more teens are attempting and committing suicide, not only locally, here in Utah, but suicide rates are increasing on a national level as well. In my professional opinion, we are in the middle of a mental health epidemic. Depression, anxiety and suicide have...
by Scott Carter | Feb 13, 2018 | Parenting Articles, Teen Issues
In the last year and especially the last six months, I have been thinking a lot about how to make the biggest difference locally because of the ever increasing rates of teen suicide. If you ask me, there are two things that we must realize and embrace. The first thing...
