Can You Actually Connect With Your Kids Through Video Games?

by Sanctuary | Aug 18, 2017 | Parenting

Sooooo your teens are probably playing a lot of video games. Do you feel like you don’t understand the appeal? Is your kid obsessed with some games and you don’t know how to connect? Kids find and share meaning through play, and those languages remain important even...

Brain Structure and the Developing Mind: Part II

by Sanctuary | Mar 24, 2016 | Depression & Anxiety, Parenting

Last time I talked about how emotion and reasoning skills differ on a developmental level between adolescents and adults. I’d like to revisit that because something recently changed in the legal landscape that takes those concepts into account. I’m talking about this...

Brain Structure and the Developing Mind: Part I

by Sanctuary | Mar 1, 2016 | Depression & Anxiety, Parenting

I like brains. Not on a zombie level but on a spiritual level. The brain is an organ that essentially supports a person, and those supports take time to develop and become secure. I’d like to talk about what that process means for people, because our culture has a...

Parents of LGBTQ Youth group begins this week!

by Sanctuary | Nov 17, 2015 | LGBTQIA, Parenting

We are excited to announce the launch of our newest group! Starting this Saturday, November 21 at our Douglassville location, the Parents of LGBTQ Youth and Young Adults group is for parents and caretakers who are seeking to provide and receive support from others. If...

ADD / ADHD in Teens and Adults

by Sanctuary | Feb 6, 2015 | Men, Parenting, Women

ADD / ADHD: Not Just for Children   ADHD is an acronym that you might hear often, wondering exactly what it means and if it only pertains to children with behavioral issues. First of all, ADHD stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. ADHD is sometimes...