In all the years I've been a therapist, I've yet to meet one girl who likes her body.

Traditionally parents have wondered what their teens were doing, but now teens are much more likely to be doing things that can get them killed.

Adolescents' immature thinking makes it difficult for them to process the divorce. They tend to see things in black-and-white terms and have trouble putting events into perspective. They are absolute in their judgments and expect perfection in parents. They are likely to be self-conscious about their parent's failures and critical of their every move. They have the expectations that parents will keep them safe and happy and are shocked by the broken covenant. Adolescents are unforgiving.

When one of us tells the truth, he makes it easier for all of us to open our hearts to our pain and that of others.

If there's a therapist who wants a writing project, I think there's a need for a book about how the culture affects the mental health of boys.

One important reason to stay calm is that calm parents hear more. Low-key, accepting parents are the ones whose children keep talking.

Telling stories never fails to produce good in the universe.