Dealing with depression isn’t easy. Approximately 1 in 10 Americans reports suffering from depression which means over 32 million people in the US report having depression. It can be one of the most crippling psychological problems to deal with. At its worst, depression can keep you in bed running thoughts through your mind like “What’s the point in living anymore?” or “No one will care if I’m gone, so why should I continue living with this pain?” At its best, it can steal jo

If their behavior is rebellious, ugly, or emotional, they may be struggling in a way that they don’t feel safe to share with you. If their behavior is always good, they may be attaching their identity to never making a mistake and this is a recipe for anxiety. Behavior is just one component of personality. We are physical, mental, emotional, relational, and spiritual beings. Behavior is the physical domain. It seems to me that as parents we focus a lot on that aspect of our c