Teens need rules and they need the rules to be enforced. Sounds simple doesn’t it? But giving teens rules and enforcing those rules is...

“I just want my sweet, kind, respectful kid back.  I don’t even know the person she has become.”  Counselors hear countless parents...

If you’re feeling stressed, you’re not alone.  Try a few of these simple techniques to make life’s challenges a bit more manageable....

Mindfulness and Attention #ADHD #Mindfulness

Written by Laura Piuca Hinkes LCSW One of the biggest challenges parents of ADHD children face is the homework dilemma. As a therapist I...

http://psychcentral.com/news/2013/09/14/omega-3-strongly-linked-to-behavior-learning-in-children/59556.html #Children #Learning

“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” – Anatole France A pet is certainly a great friend that...

Domestic violence are behaviors in an intimate relationship in which one partner uses physical, sexual, emotional, psychological or...

http://www.journeytowellnessandbalance.com/Summer%20Newsletter%202013.pdf #Schaumburg #CounselingServicesinSchaumburgIL...

“Half my life is an act of revision.” – John Irving The word revise is an interesting term, not in the sense that it has many definitions...

“Sleep is the best meditation.” – Dalai Lama The month of May is Better Sleep Awareness month, which focuses on educating people about...

Understanding The Teenage Brain http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/259342.php #Adolescence #IL #Schaumburg #TeenBehavior

http://www.journeytowellnessandbalance.com/Spring%20Newsletter%20April%202013.pdf #Communication #Family #Mindfulness

Written by Angela Lacalamita, M.A, LCPC Anger is an emotion we feel like sadness, fear, joy and happiness. It is a feeling that is...

Love Letters and Kindness May Improve Mental Health http://t.co/5UrDTFJ51i #mentalhealth #SocialAnxiety

Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside awakens. Carl Gustav Jung...

Written by Laura Hinkes Piuca, MSW, LCSW In the aftermath of the shootings at Sandy Hook School, parents may be concerned about what they...

What Is Asperger’s Syndrome?. #AspergersSyndrome

Written by: Angela Lacalamita, MA, LCPC School anxiety, refusal and avoidance are increasingly becoming a problem with...

The fatal shooting that occurred in Minnesota is one of the deadliest workplace homicides to have occurred in the past 20 years. Since...