Child Psychiatry of Dallas

11/06/2025

https://grownandflown.com/teach-teens-self-adovcate/

All teens can benefit from smart, effective strategies to stick up for themselves. Here are questions I ask my teens, to teach them to self-advocate.

05/06/2025

Screen addiction and school:

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02/27/2025

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-02-sedentary-teens-higher-mental-health.html

Adolescents who spend more than three hours a day engaged in sedentary behaviors—including playing video games, reading for leisure or spending a lot of time distracted by screens—have a higher risk of facing psychological distress in the future, according to a study published in the Journal of ...

02/27/2025

https://www.freep.com/story/news/education/2025/02/25/recent-child-tragedies-show-parents-need-mental-health-resources/79958130007/

Experts say Michigan parents are in desperate need of mental health resources, too, to avoid child abuse and neglect. Resources they're not getting.

01/22/2025

https://www.psypost.org/physically-inactive-children-have-higher-rates-of-depression-and-anxiety-study-finds/

Physically active children, including those with autism or ADHD, exhibit significantly lower rates of anxiety and depression compared to their inactive peers.

08/24/2024

https://grownandflown.com/teens-need-family-tme/

Spending time with family creates opportunities for our teens to find themselves and be themselves. They are able to relax within the love of their family.

03/19/2024

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/depression-anxiety-teen-boys-diagnosis-undetected-rcna141649

While girls typically show sadness through emotions, boys’ symptoms of depression may be swept aside as “typical” teenage behavior.

03/19/2024

Screen Time Linked to Oppositional and Defiant Behaviors:

A 2022 study published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry looking at screen time use and behavior conditions in children aged 9 to 11 found a link between screen times of over an average of four hours a day and a 49% higher prevalence of ODD. Jason Nagata, the study’s lead author, said this could be attributed to the lack of sleep, exercise, and social connections from watching movies and playing video games.

Zuckerberg said directly to parents whose children died due to nefarious activity on social media: "It's terrible. No one should have to go through the things that your families have suffered."

03/28/2023

https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/zLatest_News/AACAP_Condemns_School_Shooting_in_Nashville.aspx?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Annual%20Meeting&_zs=6r8QU1&_zl=atUt8

Washington DC, March 27, 2023: The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) expresses deep sadness regarding the recent tragic school shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee.

01/21/2022

We’ve all made mistakes with our kids. When it's the parent's turn to apologize, here’s a step-by-step guide for saying sorry.

10/18/2021

New Mental Health Center in Dallas area:

The Newport Academy Outpatient Program treats teens aged 13–19 who are experiencing psychological, behavioral, and/or substance abuse issues.

10/17/2021

RECENTLY INTERVIEWED IN D MAGAZINE: PARENTING IN THE PANDEMIC

Three Dallas-area child psychologists are here to help you work through the pandemic with your kids.