Dr. Shane OwensOct 24, 20203 minHow psychologists lost menIf psychologists want to encourage men to seek help, they must make a better argument. In August 2018, the American Psychological...
Dr. Shane OwensOct 24, 20203 minTalking to people who disagree with you on vaccinationI’m frustrated. And I’m scared. The day I started writing this, the local news announced the first adult case of measles in Suffolk...
Dr. Shane OwensOct 24, 20203 minHow smartphones—and misleading headlines—are slowly killing your kidsLate last year, a study by Drs. Jean Twenge and Thomas Joiner and their colleagues took the media (and the apparently evil social media)...
Dr. Shane OwensOct 24, 20204 minTurn off the news: How media coverage of disasters hurts youNews media thrive on our belief that the world is headed straight to Hell. Disasters are the news equivalent of Black Friday sales. While...
Dr. Shane OwensOct 24, 20205 minDear Media, Please stop reinforcing mass shootersThe media frenzy around the latest mass shooting at a school has now passed. We can get back to our day-to-day lives. We don’t have to...
Dr. Shane OwensNov 27, 20192 minWith wide-open arms, welcome the unwanted guestWe all have an “Uncle Frank”—annoying and ubiquitous—at family gatherings. You always seem to be seated next to him at weddings and...
Dr. Shane OwensNov 21, 20193 minBe thankful, for your college kid knows everythingAs a tribute to my mother, who I tortured in this way, I chose "son" and male pronouns.
Dr. Shane OwensOct 10, 20191 min4 things to know about college counseling servicesI am almost certain that you and your college kid know all about food services, residence life, and health services.
Dr. Shane OwensOct 10, 20191 minHow parents can identify mental health problems in their college kidsAS A PARENT, YOU’VE watched your child grow from infancy to adolescence and now your son or daughter is entering a whole new world.
Dr. Shane OwensOct 10, 20191 minTalking with your college kid about safe sexMOST PARENTS KNOW SEX is complicated, and that it can be difficult to talk about the subject with their kids.
Dr. Shane OwensSep 4, 20192 min14 signs of mental health trouble for your college kidDetermining whether your college kid needs help can be really, really hard. Trouble is indicated by changes and you are paying...
Dr. Shane OwensSep 27, 20185 minYour daughter, college, sex and violenceThe newest seemingly endless news cycle, which focuses on politics and due process, is overshadowing important lessons about sex and safety.
Dr. Shane OwensSep 27, 20186 minYour son, college, sex and violence The newest seemingly endless news cycle, which focuses on politics and due process, is overshadowing important lessons about sex and safety
Dr. Shane OwensDec 19, 20162 min2 minutes (or less) on talking to kids about terrorRecent events may cause your kids to overestimate the probability of danger. While limiting your kids' (and your own) media exposure is...
Dr. Shane OwensNov 16, 20162 minThe nation who cried "trauma!"How many times have you heard someone say, “I’m just a little OCD,” to justify her need to keep things neat and organized?
Dr. Shane OwensNov 10, 20162 min5 effective ways to handle kids' post-election woesIn the wake of the election, my feeds are filled with advice on how to talk to kids about it. All of it reads as though the giant meteor..
Dr. Shane OwensSep 10, 20162 minWorld Suicide Prevention Day & 9/11: 4 tips for managing distressThis will be a meaningful weekend for many of us. It also has the potential to be difficult. As we observe World Suicide Prevention Day...
Dr. Shane OwensSep 10, 20163 min8 ways to help (possibly) suicidal kidsIt is difficult to be specific about what to say to a child or adolescent who may be suicidal because...
Dr. Shane OwensSep 10, 20163 min3 ways to be with (possibly) suicidal kidsOf the myriad difficult things, you have to discuss with your children, suicide is probably not one of them. We are fortunate that kids...
Dr. Shane OwensAug 18, 20161 minCan mindfulness beat the social media buzz?Any who use social media have had difficulty turning it off. What Jesse Singal describes—that phantom tingle when we lack access...