5 Ways Dads Impact Teen Self Esteem | Penn State Study | Orlando Counselor Jim West

"I don't understand why my daughter is so sad lately? "Why is my son spending time with bad influences?" "Why does my daughter go out with abusive guys?" "Why does my son have such low self esteem?" If you [...]

Super Bowl Commercial What “Like a Girl” Really Means Teaches 4 Self Esteem Lessons | Orlando Counselor

Orlando Mental Health Counselor on 4 self esteem tips the Superbowl Commercial “Like a Girl" commercial teaches! You may have caught the reality-based commercial in which girls of various ages were asked to “Run like a girl.” The commercial [...]

5 Self-Esteem Tips Girls Learn from Disney’s Movie Frozen | Orlando Child Counselor Lyris Steuber

Disney’s Frozen is all the rage ever since it came out and there are many redeeming qualities in reference to girls self esteem tips! Even my 3 year old girl is obsessed with it. She can sing all the [...]

3 Lies Teen Girls Believe | Orlando Teen Counselor Dana West, LCSW

Ever stopped and wondered what happened to my sweet little baby girl while glancing at you’re teenage daughter struggling with self-esteem, relationships, and mood swings? It seems that it is a rite of passage in our society for teenage [...]

Understanding Self-Esteem and the Brain | 4 Steps to Improve your Self-Esteem | Counselor Jada Jackson LMHC

Dallas Self Esteem Expert Jada Jackson gives insight into understanding self-esteem and the brain as well as 4 steps to improve your self esteem.  We all have those days when we feel like we just can’t rise to the challenge, [...]

Instagram Beauty Pageants | Teen Girls Self-Esteem | Orlando Counselor Tips for Parents

From Toddlers and Tiaras to Instagram Beauty Pageants, young girls are throwing themselves onto the merciless stage of judgment, comparisons, criticism and pain. According to an ABC News report, “Among the hottest activities on social media these days is [...]

Family Counselor | 4 Fathering Tips for the School Year | Connecting with your Son |Fox 35 Interview

Just like every school year, a new set of challenges is presented before him.  With these challenges comes both stress and excitement.  Do you remember your first day of class?  Maybe you were like me and unable to sleep.  The [...]

Baby Boomers & Midlife Crisis | 5 Tips to Survive the Aging Process | Jada Jackson

Baby Boomers & Midlife Crisis | Tips to Survive the Aging Process When baby-boomer sex symbol Meryl Streep hit the silver screen as Miranda Priestly in the blockbuster movie “Devil Wears Prada,” no one would have guessed that the generation [...]

Orlando Counselor asks 12 Media Self-Esteem Test Questions | How Media Influences Body Image

Orlando Self Esteem Counselor Images of the female body are used to market everything! Toothpaste, shampoo, cola and sports cars! Beautiful women—and every body part—sell almost anything from potato chips to sport cars. Female celebrities and entertainers are becoming [...]

FACEBOOK, HOOKING-UP & STI’s | Young Adult Counselor | SOCIAL NETWORKS INCREASE SEXUAL ACCESS

FACEBOOK, HOOKING-UP & STI's | SOCIAL NETWORKS INCREASE SEXUAL ACCESS Everyone knows that SEX sells! At least that’s what most advertisers believe. For many years, various media avenues have become vehicles to sell everything from toothpaste to sneakers. With the [...]

Get Ready For Summer Social Skills Camps for ADHD and ASD!

Get Ready For Summer Social Skills Camps Orlando Florida FL Summertime is the perfect time to help your child improve his or her social skills in preparation for the upcoming school year.  Does your child try too hard to [...]

7 Tips to Keep your New Year’s Resolutions | Forbes | Marriage Counselor Daily Buzz TV

2019 New Year's Resolutions | 7 Tips to Keep your New Year's Resolutions | Forbes Did you make a New Year’s Resolution for 2019? If you did, there is a strong possibility that you will not see it through to [...]

5 Reasons why Hazing Still Happens & How to Stop Hazing | Robert Champion & Bria Shante Hunter

Hazing: Bringing Unity Through Degradation and Violence? Bria Shante Hunter was beaten three weeks before Robert Champion died and Robert Champion told Bria not to give in to the hazing.  Bria, however, felt she had to put herself through [...]

4 Reasons Why Social Media Leaves Us Feeling Dissatisfied | Orlando Therapist

Social media is bringing us closer than ever before, but is it making us overwhelmingly happier? The answer is no, according to studies done on the effects of sites like Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat on users. Increased time spent [...]

ADHD Therapist | Three Most Hated Non-Medical ADHD Tips

Orlando Therapist ADHD Expert Gives Three Most Hated Non-Medical ADHD Tips While prescription medication has it's place, there are research studies which show children who have been placed on ADHD medication while young are substantially more likely to use and [...]

FACEBOOK and Divorce | Social Networking Woes | Dallas Relationship Counselor | Tips to Safeguard your Marriage

FACEBOOK and Divorce | Social Networking Woes | Tips to Safeguard your Marriage | New York Daily News A third of America’s divorces implicates Facebook as the culprit of destruction. According to an article posted by New York Daily News, [...]

Is Your Toddler a Bully? | Preschool Bullies | 7 Tips for Parents | Dallas Counselor

Is Your Toddler a Bully? | Preschool Bullies Channel 13 | 7 Tips for Parents Could your toddler be a bully-in-training? Television shows like Toddlers & Tiaras show preschool aged girls hitting and bullying each other and their parents. Behavior [...]

The Glamorous Life of Self-Injury | Tips for Identifying Self-Mutilation Counseling Dallas

"It’s exciting, thrilling, and even self-gratifying?" Could this be the reason teens are mutilating their bodies at an alarming rate? Or could it be a more serious mental health issue at the core of this abnormal conduct? Why has maladaptive [...]

Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg | Women in Leadership & Workplace | 3 Tips for Women Empowerment

Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg | Women in Leadership & Workplace | 3 Tips for Women Empowerment Harvard graduate and Facebook CEO, Sheryl Sandberg is making headlines with her unconventional approach to women and business. The businesswoman and mother of two speaks [...]

Lindsay Lohan | 3 Tips to Discuss Negative Celebrity Influence on Your Child |Teen Counselor

It’s no mystery that celebrities in America are intensely scrutinized through constant media attention.  Every movement and action is dissected, analyzed, and mocked by millions of strangers who know nothing about the reality of celebrities’ lives.  Every other day there [...]

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Body Image HERO? Stella Boonshoft | Bikini Picture | Social Media Phenomenon

Body Image HERO: Stella Boonshoft | Bikini Picture |Social Media Phenomenon | Inner Beauty Coaching Tips Orlando Lake Mary Clermont Florida Eighteen-year-old Stella Boonshoft stood in her dorm-room and did the unthinkable…or at least that what our American culture would perceive [...]

Is Your Daughter OUT-OF-CONTROL? | Lindsey Lohan Arrested Again | Family Counselor 6 Tips for Parents and their DAUGHTERS!

Lindsey Lohan Article-Arrested Again | Is Your Daughter OUT-OF-CONTROL? | | 6 Tips for Parents and their DAUGHTERS! | Jada Collins, MS, Counseling Teens Orlando, Lake Mary and Clermont Florida Rich, beautiful, talented and OUT-OF-CONTROL! According to police, Lindsey Lohan was [...]

Counselor | 4 Tips to Reduce Social Bullying | Whitney Kropp | Lindsay Lohan | Mean Girls

The behavior we are referring to in this incident, is social bullying. Social bullying is a form of bullying that involves teasing someone because of their appearance, spreading lies or rumors, ignoring or even rejecting someone. Social bullying is [...]

Scrabble Tournament Cheating | Why Children Cheat |Family Therapist | 4 Tips for Parents

Scrabble Tournament Cheating | Why Children Cheat | Tips for Parents When the NY Times ran the story about the 13-year-old Scrabble player cheated in the National Scrabble Championship, the nation immediately asked the question, “What would cause a child [...]

Bus Monitor Karen Klein Bullied By Kids | Bully Tips for Parents

Bus Monitor Karen Klein Bullied By Kids | StressLess Bully Tips for Parents Sixty-eight year old Karen Klein became the talk of the nation…but for the wrong reason. Klein did not become a household name because of desire to become famous, [...]

Women Humiliated by Naked Photos | IsAnyoneUp.com / Girl Self Esteem Counselor | Tips to Protect your Online Identity | Hunter Moore

Women Humiliated by Naked Photos | IsAnyoneup.com website | Tips to Protect your Online Identity According to an Anderson Cooper article, “Melissa and Daveeda discovered naked photos of themselves posted online. These photos were sent anonymously to a website, which [...]

Toddlers & Tiaras | Healthy or Harmful? |Family Counselor | Are Moms Living Vicariously through their Daughters?

Toddlers & Tiaras | Moms living vicariously through their daughters | Healthy or Harmful? TLC’s hit show Toddlers & Tiaras showcases the real life drama of beauty pageants and the behind the scenes chaos. Temper tantrums, explosive arguments and competitive [...]

Bully Movie Documentary 2012 should your Child See It? | 3 Quick Tips for Parents of Victims | CBS 6

The Bully Movie Documentary was rated R because of cursing, aggression and themes of suicide! So should your middle schooler or high school student see it. From the reviews and information about the movie it is following students that are [...]

Hunger Games |5 Tips for a Healthy Body Image | Did Hollywood Finally Get it Right? | Jennifer Lawrence

The box-office hit movie, The Hunger Games, raked in millions of dollars opening weekend. However, the star of the film, Jennifer Lawrence, has been criticized by some viewers as being too heavy for the role. Lawrence, a beautiful, fit actress [...]

Tips for Parents if your child is Bullied | Fox 35 Interviews Bully Expert Jim West | Toccara Daniels

March 2011 - Broward County officials reported a Florida mother confronted her son's bully by going on the school bus.  Twenty-seven-year-old Toccara Daniels was arrested and charged with burglary, assault and battery and child abuse. Police reported that after hearing [...]

By |2021-03-09T20:09:35+00:00December 12th, 2011|Blog, Bullying, Cyber Bullying, Jim West, Orlando, Parenting, Self Harm, Stressless, Teens|

Self Esteem Counselor on Reality TV Effects on Girls Self-Esteem | Parent Tips | Girl Scout Research Institute

Reality TV: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly | Girl Scout Research Institute Bad Girls Club, The Kardashians, Real Housewives, and Teens Moms are only a few of reality television’s hit shows. With all of the fighting, back stabbing, [...]

Child Obesity or Abuse? | 12 Tips for Eating | Let’s Move & Beyonce Team Up

Obese or Abuse? | Tips for Eating Healthy Childhood obesity has become a national epidemic and approximately two million children are affected. Dr. David Ludwig, an obesity expert at Boston’s Children’s Hospital and associate professor at Harvard, believes that intervention [...]

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