CHILDREN/TEENS & PARENTING PODCASTS   (Click here for ARTICLES)

Stay Happily Married… With Children, Part I
Recorded by Tina Lepage, Psy.D. As part of the Stay Happily Married series, Dr. Lepage discusses the stresses and joys parenting brings to a relationship, and how to keep the couples’ connection and intimacy while fulfilling the roles and responsibilities of parenting.

Stay Happily Married… With Children, Part II
Recorded by Tina Lepage, Psy.D. As part of the Stay Happily Married series, Dr. Lepage looks at how differences in parenting styles can affect the couple, and suggests effective strategies for navigating these differences.

CHILDREN/TEENS & PARENTING ARTICLES

Children and Body Image: How Parents Matter
In this article, Dr. Tina Lepage answers from Carolina Parent magazine regarding how culture, media and parents’ body image impact the development of a child’s body image, and ways to help children develop a healthy body image.

The Importance of Early Intervention on Your Child’s Health
In this article, Dr. Julia Jacobs discusses the early warning signs of eating disorders and what parents can do to help.

Kindergarten Readiness: Is Early Entry Into Kindergarten Right For My Child?
In this article, Dr. Tina Lepage describes the cognitive, developmental and physical signs that a child is ready to enter kindergarten. She also discusses how to help your child understand and prepare for cognitive testing.

Modern Study Tips for a Modern Family
Written by Christina Rodriguez of Triangle Total Tutoring. In this article, Ms. Rodriguez addresses the stress and demands associated with academic success, and discusses strategies for setting boundaries, modeling a positive attitude, and intervening at the first signs of trouble. Tina Lepage, Psy.D. also provides suggestions on how to speak to your child about academic successes and failures, and when to get help from a tutor or mental health professional.

Sexuality:  Successful Communication Between Parents and Their Children
Written by Tina Lepage, Psy.D. In this article, Dr. Lepage discusses strategies to take the awkwardness out of talking to your children about sex at every age.

Educational Testing for Your Child
Understanding the symptoms of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Learning Disorders can help you determine if your child needs psychoeducational testing. This article helps you understand these disorders, the treatment for, and outcomes of testing.

Behavioral Problems of Something More: A Look at Child and Adolescent Depression
Written by Colleen Hamilton, Psy.D. In this article, Dr. Hamilton addresses symptoms of childhood depression and how to differentiate acting out due to depression from disruptive behavior.

Back to School Strategies for Better Success
Written by Dr. Tina Lepage, this article discusses tips to help your child transition back into school, complete homework, and succeed in relationships with others.

Social Skills & Making Friends: How Parents Can Help
Written by Nicole Imbraguglio, Psy.D. Friendships and social life are of primary importance to children and teens. In this article Dr. Imbraguglio suggests tips for helping your child develop the social skills and competence necessary to build and enhance friendships.

Promoting Positive Parenting: An Annotated Bibliography
From the Family Matters section of the journal Pediatric Nursing, a list of books that encourage positive parenting.

STAND UP: Stress & Depression
Written by Alex Wise-Rankovic, M.S. This presentation designed for teenagers covers what stress is and what triggers it, the symptoms of depression and what to do about them, information on teen suicide and helping those at risk, how to feel happy and build resilience in oneself, and resources for further help.

Resilience for Teens: Got Bounce?
Written by American Psychological Association, this handout designed for teenagers describes the role of resilience in dealing with everyday problems, and provides 10 ways teens can build resilience in themselves.

Internet Predators
Written by Alex Wise-Rankovic, M.S. This article addresses the negative aspect of the Internet, that is, at least 20% of children using the Internet will be solicited for sex by an adult on line. Targeted at helping parents to shield their teen from sexual solicitation on line, Ms. Rankovic discusses ways parents can get involved. Teens will also find this information helpful themselves in learning how to more safely use the Internet and avoid adult predators.

Get an A+ In “Back to School” Preparation
Written by Lepage Associates’ staff psychologist, to provide numerous helpful hints to make the beginning of the school year go smoothly.

Ask the Expert Series
Written by Dr. Lepage and other Lepage Associates staff psychologists. A new series of brief answers written for a local newsletter for single parents who present the questions, these articles provide useful information on a variety of parenting topics, regardless of whether you are a single parent.

Children and Body Image
Written by Tina Lepage, Psy.D. Dr. Lepage answers questions from Carolina Parent magazine regarding concerns about the potential for negative body image issues among children and adolescents.

Limits, Consequences, and Follow Through for Teen Substance Use
Written jointly by Tina Lepage, Psy.D., Linda Hammock, LPC/CAC, and Lynne Johnston, LCSW, as part of a series on teens and substance abuse written for a local newspaper. Dr. Lepage, Ms. Hammock and Ms. Johnston discuss how parents can handle the inevitability of their teen being offered drugs and/or alcohol at some point.

Early Intervention in Teen Substance Use: Noticing Red Flags, Clarifying the Problem, and Preventing Further Use
Written by Tina Lepage, Psy.D. In this article Dr. Lepage discusses early intervention as a prevention method. People too quickly think that they have missed the opportunity for “prevention” once a teen uses. Yet, there is still the opportunity to prevent continued use, to make this something that happened one time or a few times versus something that turns into an on-going substance use and abuse problem.

Oppositional Defiant Disorder & Conduct Disorder: Treatment, Prevention and What Parents Can Do
Written by intern Alex Childress. Alex helps parents differentiate between normal child and teen acting out versus ODD and CD, and discusses what parents can do to help, to include empirically-validated treatment options to stop ODD and CD now and keep the behaviors from escalating and progressing into adulthood.