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How psychologists lost men
If psychologists want to encourage men to seek help, they must make a better argument. In August 2018, the American Psychological...
Dr. Shane Owens
Oct 24, 20203 min read
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Talking to people who disagree with you on vaccination
I’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 Owens
Oct 24, 20203 min read
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How smartphones—and misleading headlines—are slowly killing your kids
Late 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 Owens
Oct 24, 20203 min read
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Turn off the news: How media coverage of disasters hurts you
News 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 Owens
Oct 24, 20204 min read
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Dear Media, Please stop reinforcing mass shooters
The 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 Owens
Oct 24, 20205 min read
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With wide-open arms, welcome the unwanted guest
We 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 Owens
Nov 27, 20192 min read
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Be thankful, for your college kid knows everything
As a tribute to my mother, who I tortured in this way, I chose "son" and male pronouns.
Dr. Shane Owens
Nov 21, 20193 min read
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4 things to know about college counseling services
I am almost certain that you and your college kid know all about food services, residence life, and health services.
Dr. Shane Owens
Oct 10, 20191 min read
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How parents can identify mental health problems in their college kids
AS 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 Owens
Oct 10, 20191 min read
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Talking with your college kid about safe sex
MOST PARENTS KNOW SEX is complicated, and that it can be difficult to talk about the subject with their kids.
Dr. Shane Owens
Oct 10, 20191 min read
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14 signs of mental health trouble for your college kid
Determining whether your college kid needs help can be really, really hard. Trouble is indicated by changes and you are paying...
Dr. Shane Owens
Sep 4, 20192 min read
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Your daughter, 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 Owens
Sep 27, 20185 min read
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Your 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 Owens
Sep 27, 20186 min read
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2 minutes (or less) on talking to kids about terror
Recent events may cause your kids to overestimate the probability of danger. While limiting your kids' (and your own) media exposure is...
Dr. Shane Owens
Dec 19, 20162 min read
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The 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 Owens
Nov 16, 20162 min read
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5 effective ways to handle kids' post-election woes
In 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 Owens
Nov 10, 20162 min read
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World Suicide Prevention Day & 9/11: 4 tips for managing distress
This 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 Owens
Sep 10, 20162 min read
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3 ways to be with (possibly) suicidal kids
Of 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 Owens
Sep 10, 20163 min read
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8 ways to help (possibly) suicidal kids
It is difficult to be specific about what to say to a child or adolescent who may be suicidal because...
Dr. Shane Owens
Sep 10, 20163 min read
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Can 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...
Dr. Shane Owens
Aug 18, 20161 min read
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