Monthly Archives: March 2013
Thoughts on Blending Families
Last month Jada Pinkett Smith, the wife of Will Smith, created a bit of a stir on Facebook when she posted her thoughts on what it took to happily blend families. This is what she wrote: A letter to a … Continue reading
Posted in mental health, parenting
Tagged blended families, divorce, ex spouses, families, family life, parenting
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Depression in Adolescents
Recently a friend told me about a middle school child in her town that took his own life. Few had noticed the severity of the depression before the tragic suicide. Sometimes adults overlook the symptoms of depression in teenagers and … Continue reading
Gretchen Derda (Woosley), MSW, LCSW 