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The Impact of Social Media on Youth Mental Health – What Parents Need to Know
For better or for worse, social media has become integral to growing up, shaping how preteens and teenagers interact, express themselves,...
Alicia Oczus, MS LPC
Mar 16
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Nurturing Winter Well-Being: A Guide for Parents to Support Children's Emotional Regulation During the Holiday Break
The holidays are upon us which also means winter break in the Midwest. I don't know about you, but I have a love/hate relationship with...
Alicia Oczus, MS LPC
Dec 22, 2023
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Cultivating presence with mindfulness
Is it just me, or does time seem to be going faster and faster every year? Everytime the holidays come around, I wonder how another year...
Alicia Oczus, MS LPC
Dec 16, 2023
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COVID-19: a new hope
While the Star Wars analogy is a bit of a stretch, this is a call to action for all parents and their support networks.
Alicia Oczus, MS LPC
Jul 19, 2020
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Empathy, earthworms, and e.t.
Sometimes it can seem easy for us adults to brush off a child’s display of big emotions, but we can think about our own related experiences.
Alicia Oczus, MS LPC
Jul 11, 2020
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The Blackbird Blog is Here!
This piece of life-changing wisdom has become my own personal mantra.
Alicia Oczus, MS LPC
Jul 5, 2020
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