JerryWeichman
Jerry Weichman, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist focused solely on teen and preteen issues. Based out of his private practice at Hoag Hospitals Neurosciences Institute in Newport Beach, Dr. Jerry is also an author of a teen self-help book, "How to Deal", and a noted public speaker on teen-related topics including parenting, bullying, and adolescent coping skills. Overcoming a lower leg amputation as a child to eventually become a Division I college football player provided Dr. Jerry with unique perspective on "coping with and overcoming” difficulties during the adolescence.
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Testing the Waters
Tweens love to try new things, including dangerous, addictive drugs. Would you be able to tell if your kids were sampling drugs - and how would you respond if they were? I'd like to be able to tell you that teens don't use drugs. Unfortunately, that's not true. I wish I could assure you that twee...
Maintaining a Healthy Relationship With Your Teen
It's not easy to be the parent of a teen...forgiving them for a mistake can be harder than it seems. Just when you think you've seen it all, your kid goes and screws up in a way you never even imagined possible. Even though you expected the teenage years to be difficult, you just never imagined.....
Coping with Bullies Who Text; When SMSing Becomes "Textual Harassment"
By now we know that online bullying can leave a trail of destruction in its wake. It occurs fast and can have long-lasting repercussions. But what about a bully who doesn't just try to tear you down by posting on your Facebook wall or anonymously on Formspring but who also attacks you directly vi...
Be the Anti-Bully: There's No Such Thing as an Innocent Bystander
In case you haven't heard, bullying is a hot topic this school year. It is likely you have already sat through a bullying awareness assembly at school, seen your favorite celeb blog about standing up to bullies, or have read about another tragic teen suicide triggered in part by bullying. And if ...
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