Media and Technology: The Worry Monster’s Biggest Ally, by Dr. Dan Peters

Dec 9, 2014 | Counseling, Parenting

Media and technology have changed our lives in many positive ways. Radio brought local and world news, and entertainment to our family rooms. Television brought these things to life, and in color. You no longer needed to go to a show or a movie theatre, as television...

Taming Normal Teen Anxiety, by Dr. Dan Peters

Nov 22, 2014 | Counseling, Parenting

The teenage years increase fears and nerves for both parent and teens. This piece originally appeared on Psychologytoday.com. During childhood, young people typically remember the stages of their lives in time stamps of school years and summer vacations. There is...

Living 2e Comes Full Circle at SENG Conference, by Dr. Dan Peters

Aug 5, 2014 | Education, Giftedness, Parenting

Last month, I gave the opening keynote address on “2e 360: Lessons Learned From Working With 2e Youth, Raising 2e Kids, and Living 2e” at the annual SENG (Supporting Emotional Needs of Gifted) Conference in the San Francisco Bay Area. In my profession,...

Summer Movies and Books May Provide Parallels to Life’s Challenges For Your Kids, by Dr. Dan Peters

Jul 1, 2014 | Counseling, Creativity, Parenting

Two of this summer’s most popular movies are stories of young people dealing with the harsher challenges of life both through illness and evil. In the popular film The Fault in Our Stars we see two teenagers fall in love while struggling with the chronic disease...

Family Matters for Father’s Day

Jun 13, 2014 | Parenting

In his roles as Executive Director of Summit Center, author of books on creativity and worry, and national speaker on raising creative kids who can communicate and lead fruitful lives, Dr. Dan Peters finds himself writing a lot about his personal life. Not only is he...