by Dr. Melisa | Oct 18, 2022 | Her Moods & Mind
Last week, the US Preventive Services Health Task Force released a new recommendation for screening ALL children ages 8-18 for anxiety. Honestly, I wish the publicity folks had done a better job emphasizing that the screen is for Anxiety DISORDER because using the...
by Dr. Melisa | Sep 29, 2022 | Her Changing Body, Periods
If you’ve never considered that question – I’m so sorry for even putting it in your head. Unfortunately, I hear it too often, so I want to give it a thoughtful answer. First, let me address WHY this question comes up pretty regularly: As moms, we already have plenty...
by Dr. Melisa | Sep 15, 2022 | Her Moods & Mind, Sex + Relationships
As they leave elementary school and head into the hormone filled hallways of middle school where kids roam in herds instead of single file lines, and shiny cell phones replace plastic collectibles in the bus line, you can’t help but worry about whether you’ve prepared...
by Dr. Melisa | Sep 1, 2022 | Her Moods & Mind, Sex + Relationships
If you have a middle schooler or high schooler, NOW is a perfect time to have or update your Sexting Talk. Even if you think you’ve had this chat, feel free to bring it up again, because once is never enough when it comes to adolescents learning important lessons....
by Dr. Melisa | Aug 26, 2022 | Her Moods & Mind, Sex + Relationships
I love this time of year. Have you seen the new middle schoolers? They look so young and innocent stepping through the school doors. They enter with eyes wide open, brains like sponges, and bodies in such a goofy array of morphing sizes and shapes. Over the next...
