Higher Grounds

12/19/2025

At Higher Grounds, we see firsthand how overwhelmed families and working parents have become. As highlighted in this Forbes article, meaningful mental health support requires more than managing symptoms. It requires addressing root causes and building real systems of support in the home.

Our work focuses on practical, in-home interventions that help parents understand behavioral patterns, apply consistent strategies, and create lasting change they can sustain long term. When families are supported at the foundation, resilience grows everywhere it matters.

Leaders today carry a relatively new responsibility of supporting mental health for themselves, the workplace and at home. They need support.

12/17/2025

If your teen seems constantly glued to their phone, tablet, gaming console, or laptop, you are not imagining it. Many parents describe their child as present physically but emotionally checked out. Conversations are short. Irritability increases. Motivation declines. Nature, family time, and real-world activities feel like chores instead of joys.

If your teen seems constantly glued to their phone, tablet, gaming console, or laptop, you are not imagining it. Many parents describe their child as present physically but emotionally checked out. Conversations are short. Irritability increases. Motivation declines. Nature, family time, and real wo...

12/15/2025

Setting healthy boundaries with your teen is one of the most important things you can do to support their emotional growth, independence, and long-term success. Without structure, teens often feel overwhelmed, unsafe, or out of control. With too much control, they may feel suffocated, resentful, or rebellious. Healthy boundaries create balance. They let your teen know what is expected, while also giving them space to develop responsibility and decision-making skills.

Setting healthy boundaries with your teen is one of the most important things you can do to support their emotional growth, independence, and long-term success. Without structure, teens often feel overwhelmed, unsafe, or out of control. With too much control, they may feel suffocated, resentful, or....

12/13/2025

Many parents feel frustrated and confused when their teen struggles with poor focus, irritability, emotional outbursts, low motivation, or behavioral challenges. While school stress, screen time, and sleep often get the blame, diet is one of the most overlooked contributors to teen behavior and emotional regulation.

Many parents feel frustrated and confused when their teen struggles with poor focus, irritability, emotional outbursts, low motivation, or behavioral challenges. While school stress, screen time, and sleep often get the blame, diet is one of the most overlooked contributors to teen behavior and emot...

12/11/2025

Many parents focus on nutrition, sleep, and screen time, but often overlook daily exposure to hormone-disrupting chemicals found in items like clothing, plastics, and food containers. Because teens’ hormonal systems are still developing, these substances can interfere with mood, energy, focus, and sleep, contributing to symptoms that may seem otherwise unexplained.

Many parents focus on nutrition, sleep, and screen time, but often overlook daily exposure to hormone-disrupting chemicals found in items like clothing, plastics, and food containers. Because teens’ hormonal systems are still developing, these substances can interfere with mood, energy, focus, and...

12/09/2025

Many parents reach a painful point of confusion. Their teen has been in weekly therapy for months or even longer, yet explosive arguments, school avoidance, emotional dysregulation, or risky behaviors continue at home. Parents begin to wonder if therapy is actually helping or if something is being missed.

Many parents reach a painful point of confusion. Their teen has been in weekly therapy for months or even longer, yet explosive arguments, school avoidance, emotional dysregulation, or risky behaviors continue at home. Parents begin to wonder if therapy is actually helping or if something is being m...

12/06/2025

If your child is struggling to make friends, feels left out at school, or frequently comes home sad or discouraged, you are not alone. Many kids with ADHD find social situations confusing, overwhelming, or unpredictable. They may want friends deeply but struggle to understand social cues, share conversations, regulate emotions, or hold attention long enough to build lasting connections.

If your child is struggling to make friends, feels left out at school, or frequently comes home sad or discouraged, you are not alone. Many kids with ADHD find social situations confusing, overwhelming, or unpredictable. They may want friends deeply but struggle to understand social cues, share conv...

12/04/2025

ADHD not only affects attention and focus. It also affects emotion regulation, impulse control, motivation, frustration tolerance, transitions, and follow-through. When those internal challenges collide with expectations, pressure, or rules, oppositional defiance can develop as a coping mechanism.

12/02/2025

When a teen or young adult is struggling, getting them to engage in therapy can feel like half the battle. Long drives, awkward waiting rooms, and progress that doesn’t carry over at home only add to the challenge. That’s why many South Bay families are turning to in-home treatment, which brings support directly into the environment where struggles occur, leading to clearer insight, quicker progress, and stronger family connection.

When a teen or young adult is struggling, getting them to engage in therapy can feel like half the battle. Long drives, awkward waiting rooms, and progress that doesn’t carry over at home only add to the challenge. That’s why many South Bay families are turning to in-home treatment, which brings...

11/30/2025

If you’re a parent of a teen with ADHD, you’ve probably seen it: small frustrations turning into big reactions, tears over feedback, or outbursts that seem to come from nowhere. These moments can leave parents feeling helpless and teens feeling misunderstood, and the truth is that emotional dysregulation is one of the most overlooked aspects of ADHD. It’s not just about attention or hyperactivity; it’s also about how the brain manages emotions, stress, and impulse control.

If you’re a parent of a teen with ADHD, you’ve probably seen it — small frustrations turning into big reactions, tears over feedback, or outbursts that seem to come from nowhere. These moments can leave parents feeling helpless and teens feeling misunderstood, and the truth is that emotional d...

11/28/2025

At Higher Grounds Management, we work with families across Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, Torrance, Palos Verdes, and beyond to identify the real reasons behind school refusal and create a structured plan to get teens back on track.

11/25/2025

At Higher Grounds Management, our model is built on connection, accountability, and results. Our coaches and therapists meet teens in their home environment to build trust, identify challenges, and help them make meaningful, lasting changes.