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This page is to share my experiences, insights, and interventions from family therapy in Utah County.

I'll also have posts from my wife Kaprena Christianson, and other friends and family members.

06/06/2024

This wasn't an academic study, but from what I hear from my clients about TikTok advice, it seems accurate. Some highlights:

-83% of videos were found to be misleading.
-45% contained inaccurate info, with 14% containing harmful content.
-9% of content makers had relevant credentials.

-100% of the videos on ADHD had misleading content (with other diagnosis topics not doing much better).

TikTok is increasingly being used as a search engine for all kinds of advice - including mental health.

25/12/2023

So excited about my first newspaper spot!

“It's ok to do the holidays however you actually want, not how others expect you to do them,” writes Provo therapist Boone Christianson.

11/12/2023

Though I don’t do Santa Claus with my kids, I think there are ways the concept can either induce shame or confidence in children, depending on how we use it.

Children learn to define themselves according to adult perceptions. If they feel respected and loved by adults, they will come to feel generally lovable, and will love themselves in the healthiest sense. If they think adults think they are bad, stupid, or annoying, they will internalize these traits. They will either develop anxiety about trying to disprove these ideas (which does NOT foster healthy character), or become depressed and angry as they submit to them.

Santa can throw more data into the mix. We introduce someone with the power to judge children as good or bad–and to let them know their goodness or badness through the outcome of Christmas morning...

Continued on the blog.

This post is to help us avoid instilling a totally unnecessary and avoidable dose of childhood anxiety. Though I don’t do Santa Claus with...

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