Category Archives: adolescent mental health
Building Self-Esteem in Kids
One of the most frequent concerns I hear from parents is that their children struggle with low self esteem. We ‘re all worried that our kids don’t feel good enough about themselves. It seems to me that this is a … Continue reading
The Parenting Toolbox
Do you ever wish that you had a toolbox that you could reach into and find just the right tool to handle a particular issue as a parent? Most of us have wished kids came with a set of instructions. … Continue reading
Sometimes we just need to switch things up a bit!
Welcome to my new website! You may notice a few changes. First of all, I have combined my blog and website into this one site. It’s now possible to follow my blog and access information about my psychotherapy practice all … Continue reading
An Introduction to my Practice -Video
My First Video: An introduction to my Practice
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
Limit Setting with Children, Part 2
Last week I shared my favorite limit setting technique: Acknowledge the feeling Communicate the Limit Target an alternative I believe it is an excellent beginning to setting appropriate limits with kids of all ages. Over the last couple of decades … Continue reading
Limit Setting with Children
We’ve all been there. We’re shopping in the grocery store or roaming the aisles of Target and we hear it. Child whining, or maybe having a full blown tantrum. The parent, usually mom, is trying to calm him so she … Continue reading
Where have all the parents gone?
Occasionally I get on a soapbox. Most often it is about one of two topics, either fathers that have jumped ship all together or parents who allow their kids to run the family. The latter is on my mind today, … Continue reading
Communicating with Adolescents
One of the most frequent complaints I hear as a therapist has to do with parenting adolescents. Parents often identify this time of a child’s life as the most difficult time to parent. And while I understand why that’s the … Continue reading
A New Year’s Resolution for Parents
As we ring in the New Year I believe it is the perfect time to look at our relationships and resolve to commit our best selves to those that are most important to us. That may be our spouse, or … Continue reading
Gretchen Derda (Woosley), MSW, LCSW 
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