dr. joshua weiner, thanks for stopping what you were doing and coming in to help us out with this today. we appreciate you being here. >> thank you. >>> and stay with news 4 for continuing coverage of this mass shooting at a colorado movie theater. if there are any new developments within the hour, we will bring them to you here on "news 4 midday." also follow the very latest on nbcwashington.com. >>> for the third time in the past week and a half, one d.c. neighborhood is mopping up this morning after strong storms caused streets to flood. check out this home video of water gushing from a manhole at first and v. streets in the bloomingdale area. homes could end up under water again tonight with the threat of more rain. news 4 megan mcgrath talked to residents in northwest. >> it's been a tough week and a half for the folks who live in the bloomingden dale neighborhood in northwest washington. they have flooded three times in the last ten days it happened on thursday and it happened on wednesday and they were also under water last week. and, unfortunately, we are expecting more rain toda

dr. joshua weiner, good morning. >> good morning, barbara. >> this is an interesting topic. i think we have a lot of folks waiting to hear what you have to say about this. you are going to quiz me. >> let's see how you're doing. all right, so, the first question i have for you, what do you think the average age is that most girls start having sex? 15, 16, 17 or 18? >> 17. >> ding, ding, ding. you got it. you're right, 17. so -- >> i'm surprised i got that one. i was thinking it was going to be younger. >> i think a lot of people believe that girls today are having sex a little earlier than they were in the past, but girls are waiting than they did even 20 years ago. now, the number for boys is also about 17. right around that age when kids are starting to experiment and have sex for the first time. >> so, statistics from ten years ago might have been younger than that. >> yes, exactly. little bit younger. it's creeping down decade by decade, just by a few months, but going in the right direction. and, actually, they're using, kids are using protection more frequently and les

dr. joshua weiner joins us with the research and how to avoid becoming addicted to technology.e have to admit, i will admit, i can't be without my cell phone. not calling people, but afraid to put it down. >> afraid you might miss something. >> how about you? >> you know what, i'm not really technically savvy, i'm a novice with my stuff. i sent my first text message like, i don't know, six months ago. i'm late to come into this. >> what are we doing wrong here? everywhere we have access in our homes, in our offices in the car. okay, is this really driving us crazy? not a good thing. >> i don't think it's driving us crazy. cover article in last week's "newsweek" about all the detrimental effects of being connected and adhd and ocd and even psychosis and depression and they are suggesting there is a link. i disagree with what i read in that article and what the press is saying, i do not think there is a connection. if you take a healthy, mentally well person and you put them in touch with twitter and facebook and having more time on the internet, you're not going to turn that men

dr. joshua weiner joins us this morning with a look at what is involved in therapy and the potential benefitsnice to see you, good morning. i think when people think of therapy, they're thinking about someone lying on a couch and talking about their problems. >> that's not really what therapy is. for the most part, no. there is a specific type of therapy. psychoanalytic therapy is becoming less and less common for people to get that type of therapy. what is in general in seeing a therapist, going in one-on-one and talking with somebody about your current concerns. focusing on what's happening now, not so much focusing on the past. >> what would be the difference between speaking to a professional therapist versus i'll sit down with my girlfriend and talk about my problems and what's going on now with her. >> number one, the training. so, the person you're going to sit down with has lots of training and how to help people who are dealing with mental health issues. number two, it's a confidential relationship. so, when you sit down with your friend, there still may be things, even with your clo