By Anita Schmidt, LCSW, Family Service therapist  That question is not always considered while planning a trip abroad with teenagers.  A host country may present different rules that challenge family positions on issues like alcohol, smoking, hours, and whether it’s safe to explore...

Timely advice and thoughts from the Family Institute at Northwestern University.  To read, click here.

Join Family Service of Lake County and the Highland Park Senior Center for the Wise and Well: Community Education Program Series featuring matters affecting local seniors. The final program in the series will take place on Wednesday, July 18th at 12:30-2:30 p.m. at Highland Park Country...

A big thank you to all who helped make "A Show of Support" so successful in supporting our counseling and educational programs. Guests enjoyed an auction, a raffle, and a paddle raise, along with WGN's Mike Toomey as emcee and great food, fun, and friendship in the ambiance of Exmoor Country...

Nuestro Verano Summer Camp for 1st- to 5th-graders takes place June 12-July 20 at Oak Terrace School in Highwood.

Nuestro Verano’s main purpose is to ensure that local children have a safe, fun, and educational learning environment during the summer weeks....

By Anita Schmidt, LCSW, Family Service therapist

I hear time and again from the adolescents I see in my therapy practice that they do not feel heard by the adults in their lives.

Research suggests that adolescents offer more information when they feel the dialog...