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My daughter is 13, was bullied at school and has become extremely disengaged. She is almost always alone in her room. After weeks of working with the school on a plan to ease her back in, she agreed to try going back to school for 2.5 hours. After I dropped her off, and made sure she would be okay, and she had a teacher supporting her, she ran away from school and called me. I wasn’t angry. We talked and she knows we are there for her. But I’m broken. What are some steps that we can take to help her heal so she can return to school and other activities she used to enjoy?

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We caught our 16 year old son vaping and smoking pot. He’s says. It’s no big deal and doesn’t know why we’re up so upset. What should we do?

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My 15-year-old son has had anxiety since he was 10-years-old. He refused to attend school in 4th grade. What began as a few days off here and there grew to days, weeks, months, until we couldn’t get him out of the car. We tried working with the school psychologist, we even tried moving schools, but it didn’t work. He has started taking medication, which has helped a little. He spends most of his time in his room, barely interacts with the family and will not go to any family outings. I’m completely burned out.

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Dr. Kevin Skinner

My daughter is 13, was bullied at school and has become extremely disengaged. She is almost always alone in her room. After weeks of working with the school on a plan to ease her back in, she agreed to try going back to school for 2.5 hours. After I dropped her off, and made sure she would be okay, and she had a teacher supporting her, she ran away from school and called me. I wasn’t angry. We talked and she knows we are there for her. But I’m broken. What are some steps that we can take to help her heal so she can return to school and other activities she used to enjoy?

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Dr. Kevin Skinner

My teen is having major anxiety around school. I feel like whatever I try just makes it worse. What can I do to help?

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Jenna Riemersma

How do I get my kids to use inside voices? They never listen to me.

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Jenna Riemersma

Our 15.5 year old son has locked himself in his room for the past 6 months. He comes down to get food only if I (his mother) am not around and he only eats in his room. He locks his bedroom door and will not let anyone in. He will not talk to me, but will talk to his father and brother, but still only a little bit. He has punched holes in his walls. He has failed some of his classes. He will not talk to a therapist, though my husband has tried to get him to. What can we do?

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Jenna Riemersma

What to do if your teenage son won’t even talk to you or his therapist? He has isolated himself from the rest of the family and has shown a lot of disrespect.

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Dr. Kevin Skinner

Do kids who struggle with suicidal thoughts ever completely overcome those thoughts?

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Dr. Kevin Skinner

I have an eight year old son that has difficulty sitting still and is difficult to calm. Over the past 6 months his agitation and aggression has increased.

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Dr. Kevin Skinner

My child’s best friend recently killed themself and I’m not sure what to say to my son.

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