Recent Posts in ‘04 – April 2010’
The Four Headed Monster :: Its Contribution to Teen Depression and Suicide
Aired on April 26, 2010– 11 am PST :: The Four Headed Monster – Creating teen Anxiety & Depression :: A guiding light in the field of teen intervention, Dr. Jared Balmer, joins Allen to discuss the challenges he believes have evolved over the past decade which are having a detrimental impact on the emotional health of adolescents today. Those challenges are: a) electronic/virtual social networking; b) the lack of coping skills; c) the sexualization of youth and girls, in particular; and d) the overabundance of choice available in a consumer society. The combination of those 4 issues is what Dr. Balmer refers to the “perfect storm” or the Four Headed Monster.
Kids Caught in the Psychiatric Maelstrom
Aired on April 12, 2010 – 11 am PST :: “Kids Caught in the Psychiatric Maelstrom” :: Allen’s guest, Elizabeth Root, sets forth a dramatic question to our listeners … “Imagine kids celebrating their freedom in spontaneous play that is not organized by grownups. Imagine parents, teachers, and doctors recognizing potential genius in the child who argues and is distracted. Imagine nurturing the creativity of super-energized kids and those who are different, peculiar or eccentric.”
