Collaborative Minds Blog
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All My Teen’s Friends Are Online: What Do I Do?
It’s a common concern for parents today—your teen spends hours chatting, gaming, and interacting with friends online, but when it comes to in-person friendships, they seem uninterested or struggle to connect. If you’re worried about your teen’s social life, here are some ways to help them build in-person connections without disregarding the importance of their online friendships.
How Technology Might Be Impacting Your Teen’s Health
How does social media make people feel bad? Why do people have the urge to look at their phone? How can we really connect in person? Social media and phone addictions are real, but they don’t have to be all-encompassing. Keep reading to see why technology makes us feel the way we do, and how your teen can connect to people without it.
How to Help Your Child or Teen Make Friends in NYC
Despite being the most populated city in the country, it can sometimes feel close to impossible to find meaningful connections in Manhattan. Many parents, especially those who have neurodivergent children, find themselves asking, “How can I help my child or teen make friends?” Keep reading for some helpful strategies to consider!
How Your Child Learns Might Be Impacting Their Self-Esteem (And What You Can Do to Help!)
Adolescence is a challenging time, marked by rapid physical, emotional, and social changes. For kids and teens with learning disabilities (LD) and deficits in executive functioning (EF), these challenges can become even more complex, affecting their self-esteem in profound ways. Keep reading to learn more about how your child's learning challenges can impact their confidence and what you can do to support them.
My Teen Thinks They Have Autism–But Are They Right?
Social media plays a huge role in influencing trends, especially amongst adolescents. But there’s one trend in particular that has caught the attention of healthcare providers and researchers all over the country; it’s become increasingly popular for teens to “self-diagnose” mental health conditions, such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Keep reading to learn more about the signs and symptoms of ASD in teens, how to go about getting a formal diagnosis, and ways to support your teen’s needs.
What happens in a Social Skills Group?
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