DBT for Kids & Teens
DBT adapted for adolescents and children: teen-specific modules, Walking the Middle Path, and guidance for parents.
8 articles
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Teenage Mood Swings: Normal or Something More?
Most teenage mood swings are developmentally normal. A few are the first sign of something treatable. What Denver clinicians look at to tell the difference. -
Can BPD Be Diagnosed in Teenagers?
Many clinicians still won't diagnose borderline personality disorder before 18. The diagnostic manuals allow it, the research supports it, and waiting has a cost. -
Teen Anger Management: A Parent's Guide to What Actually Works
Explosive anger in teenagers is usually a skills problem, not a character problem. What's underneath teen anger, which approaches work, and when to get help. -
Social Media and Teen Mental Health
What does research say about social media's impact on teen mental health? A balanced look at the evidence, risks, and what parents can do. -
When Your Child Is in DBT
Practical guidance for parents whose child or teen is starting DBT therapy. What to expect, how to support the process, and how to use DBT skills at home. -
Emotion Dysregulation in Teens
Understand why teens experience intense emotions, when it crosses into dysregulation, and how DBT helps adolescents build emotional skills. A guide for parents. -
What Parents Do in Teen DBT — and Why It Matters
Your role when your teen starts DBT: the multi-family skills group, what you practice at home, and why parent involvement changes outcomes. -
What is DBT for children?
What is DBT-C? Learn how Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Children supports emotional regulation and healthy development in kids.