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University students face the same stresses at certain points in the semester – the stress of performing well on a […]

Parenting a child who is questioning their sexual identity can present some unique challenges. How you respond can have a profound

It is that time of year when we start thinking about back to school and everything that goes with it:

Letting go of the past, Living in the Present Letting go of the past, living in the present may be

It is that time of year when many may start feeling the symptoms of seasonal affective disorder.  As they days

Leaving home for the first time can be both very exciting and very scary. On the one hand, you may feel like this is your chance to be able to make decisions for yourself without constantly needing to ask for permission from parents. At the same time making decisions and figuring things out on your own can also feel stressful. Leaving home for the first time is a big new experience, especially because you may have to consider doing things that you may not have done before such as cooking, doing laundry, maybe even booking a doctor’s appointment. In addition to that, you may also have to find your way around a big campus, if going to university, meet many new people, and go to lectures where you may have to do a lot more independent work than you probably did in high school.

Being in high school tends to be a big milestone for many students not just in terms of their academic life but also because this is where they will spend most of their teenage years. High school can be a setting that provides more freedom to students as compared to middle school and this can be a big change. Not only that, but high school also offers many new experiences in terms of school clubs, courses and the many new friends and peers that students tend to meet.