Author: Yoendry Torres, Psy.D.

10 Parent Talking Points About “13 Reasons Why”

Lately, the masses, including many teens, seem to be tuning into a trending Netflix show called "13 Reasons Why.” For those of you who aren’t yet familiar, it is a show focused...

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4 Steps to Mindful Parenting that Will Change Your Relationship With Your Kids

Mindful parenting is not about adding something to your routine but rather about consciously choosing what you pay attention to and what you don't. Mindful parenting will help you connect with...

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6 Parenting Mistakes that Will Cost You Tons of Headaches

In my role as a clinical psychologist I get to witness many parenting successes as well as mistakes. I try to remind the parents who I work with that parenting is...

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Parenting Tip: 5 Self Care Recommendations

What is self care and why is it important? The way I often find myself explaining this idea to youth and their parents is that self care is about actively doing...

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Taekwondo Wellness Therapy Group Announcement

Hello, We have exciting news about a new Taekwondo Wellness therapy group for kids ages 7 and up that will be starting on May 24, 2016 at Intuition Wellness Center....

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Parenting Tip: Follow Through

In my last blog post, Parenting Tip: Love, I mentioned how important it is to a child's sense of worthiness for parents to consistently follow through on what they say they are...

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Parenting Tip: Love

Love is an utterly important emotion for the development of children, catalyzing them to create strong healthy attachments to their parents, to others, and improving life satisfaction. That is because humans are social...

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Parenting Tip: Structure Via Rules & Routine

It may come as no surprise, but kids can thrive with a bit of structure that gives them a sense of routine and with rules that inform them of how they...

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Parenting Tip: Traditions & Predicability

With the holidays right around the corner, I wanted to bring up the importance of having predicable family traditions. If you're like most parents, you are busy working, keeping up your...

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Parenting Tip: Balance

It can be a challenging balancing act to figure out and maintain our work and personal life balance. This is especially difficult when we are connected to our work 24/7 via email,...

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Parenting Tip: Actively Listen

Youth I work with often share with me that their parents "don't listen" and/or "don't understand." Listening to children is about communicating to them that you truly heard them by...

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Gardening for Stress Management: Get your free cilantro tips here!

It’s no surprise to most that time spent in nature— unplugged from technology and without everyday burdens— can reduce stress. But I bet you didn’t know these facts…    ...

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Creating a Behavior Chart that Works!

I’ve worked with lots of teachers, school staff, kids and families who have either given up on behavior charts altogether or who seem to be losing their confidence in them....

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Parenting Tip: Teamwork

"There's no I in team" is a common sports expression and a value highlighted in many superhero movies. It's also a great motto for parents. Consistently working together toward family goals with...

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Nine Great Tips for Getting your Kids to Sleep

It’s not at all uncommon for the kiddos that come through my door to struggle with getting a good night’s sleep. This can happen for all sorts of reasons— anxiety,...

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Parenting Tip: Modeling

Mahatma Gandhi once said "Be the change you wish to see in the world." One way that I interpret this inspiring quote is to act the way you want others to act....

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Parenting: the anguish of trying hard

My blog-writing inspiration often comes from upcoming events and when I realized that World Breastfeeding Week is approaching (August 1st-7th), I was pretty quick to gently and metaphorically shove my...

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Yoga in Therapy

Yoga and meditation methods have been applied in the treatment of depression and anxiety by western health care providers since the 1970’s. So what is yoga?  How does it help...

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Men, Fathers & Mental Health

June is a great month for men of all ages to take time to reflect on their health and wellbeing, as it is Men's Health Month. There are a number of...

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Intuition Wellness Center Proudly Introduces Navneet Lahti

Do you know the old saying, “Good things come to those who wait?” That may be true, but we here at Intuition Wellness Center tend to take a proactive approach...

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