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Afg Guidance Center is opening a second office in October 2018 in Lincolnshire, IL We will be offering psychiatric care, neuropsychological assessments as well as therapy services at our new location.... View Article
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How To Manage Childhood Anxiety
Anxiety is a normal part of childhood and growing up, and it’s safe to say that everyone experiences some level of anxiety through their lifetime.... View Article
A School Break Doesn’t Mean An Abnormal Sleep Schedule
No parent wants to become the “sleep police” during the summer months when everyone is taking a break from their normal schedules.... View Article
How Can You Keep Your Kid Healthy in the Digital Age?
As with all cultural and technological changes, there are positive and negative consequences of the digital age. There are always those who hold on to the past for dear life and others who jump right in without a second thought.... View Article
How Does Stress Affect Children?
Stress is a normal part of life, but how and if one learns to cope with it can affect children throughout their lives both physically and emotionally.... View Article
How To Speak To Your Child About Weight And Bullying
Speaking to your child about weight and bullying is difficult enough without the mixed messages they see everywhere. Parents are forced to compete with the countless media messages in our culture about weight and bullying.... View Article
Eating Your Feelings
Chelsea Rainier Did you know, refining what you eat, can put you in a better mood? Our diet can help us feel positive,... View Article
RAIN: A mindfulness approach to living with and transforming our difficult emotions
By Nicholas Glassburn Few would argue that difficult emotions are simply an unavoidable fact of life. But perhaps at no other time during the year does this become more painfully obvious than during the winter months.... View Article
How Personality Develops & Changes in Teenagers
Teenagers are undergoing a lot of physical and mental changes as they develop into adults. Knowing how their personality can change can make it easier to notice red flags,... View Article
Executive Functioning: A Crash Course For High School Students
This Executive Functioning crash course aims to help your teen work on the many components that fit under the umbrella of “executive functioning.” Executive functioning skills involve many different areas of focus,... View Article