by Karryn Swanson | Jun 17, 2020 | ADOLESCENTS
Although summer is underway, COVID-19 is still an issue evoking many feelings across the world, especially for our youth. Teens are out of school, but unsure of how their time off will look. Traditionally, many teens use the summer to relax, work, travel, prepare for...
by Allyson Cole, Psy.D. | Apr 19, 2019 | ADOLESCENTS
Exploration and discovery are the key processes in identity formation over the lifespan. Freedom for exploration and discovery may be supported or stifled by the experiences of one’s past. However, research shows that childhood experiences, specifically traumatic...
by info@createoutcomespaths.com | Oct 5, 2018 | ADOLESCENTS
Graduation is a time of transition as individuals move from one phase of their lives to another, but it is not just about receiving a certificate to say you completed something. Graduation is about change, about evolving from one state of being into another and by...
by CREATE Research Team | Apr 1, 2016 | ADOLESCENTS
Having time to play and use our imagination in adolescence is the way we begin to form our identity. Adolescents form their identities from an accumulation of childhood experiences, such as identifying with their parents and others around them while growing up. As a...
by Beverley Golden | Apr 1, 2016 | ADOLESCENTS, MEN, WOMEN
People love talking about having fun. Listening to them, I’ve often wondered if maybe I was missing something. When asked what I do for fun, I’ve been reluctant to answer. I’ve learned by the look on people’s faces it might not be what they expect to hear. Or maybe it...
by Allyson Cole, Psy.D. | Oct 1, 2015 | ADOLESCENTS, PARENTS
When we are unable to protect our girls, they begin to protect themselves. This protection usually comes from whoever and whatever is available in their immediate environments, such as belonging to a gang or a man who will keep strangers from harming them. Even when...
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