In Our Schools: Eileen FitzGerald Tips for parents of teens

News Times (Danbury, CT) March 30, 2011 "How do you talk to your teens and make sure your communication is as strong and deep as it can be, and why is that so important anyway? Adolescent counselors John Hamilton and Barbara Greenberg offered concrete tips and valuable insights for navigating the teen years to about 100 parents at the Housatonic Valley Substance Abuse Council workshop in Bethel Tuesday. Hamilton, a therapist who has worked in addiction prevention and treatment since 1981, said adolescence is a period of profound brain maturation that is not complete until about age 24." Read more