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4 questions for understanding what your child is up against
When parents are navigating the same moment with different maps
Dec 18, 2025
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Morten Ruge, MD.
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Why you stopped liking the person you’re parenting with
When your child struggles, the way you once fit together risks becoming the patterns that pull you apart.
Dec 11, 2025
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Morten Ruge, MD.
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November 2025
Why does helping my child push my partner away?
Understanding the drift that happens between partners under pressure
Nov 28, 2025
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Morten Ruge, MD.
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How to parent the child you have, not the one you remember
Understanding how to parent through the first psychiatric crisis.
Nov 20, 2025
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Morten Ruge, MD.
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How to parent your child when their world is starting to shrink
Understanding the small changes that signal bigger struggles ahead
Nov 13, 2025
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Morten Ruge, MD.
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The 15 minute rule for parents in psychiatry
The first lesson of parenting when your child has a psychiatric diagnosis.
Nov 6, 2025
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Morten Ruge, MD.
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October 2025
Designing a father-centric psychiatry
50% of fathers are missing in child and adolescent psychiatry. How do we get them to show up.
Oct 30, 2025
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Morten Ruge, MD.
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What Bing Bong and Kierkegaard can teach us about pain and comforting
And why true comfort might not be about cheering up your child, but about sitting beside them when things get tough and not shying away.
Oct 23, 2025
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Morten Ruge, MD.
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What can you do when your teen shuts you out
In my clinic, I often meet parents sitting in that painful space between love and helplessness. Watching a teenager who has gone quiet, distant, or…
Oct 16, 2025
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Morten Ruge, MD.
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Opening the door a crack
Examining how to motivate teens that refuse help
Oct 9, 2025
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Morten Ruge, MD.
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