Helping Children Cope with COVID During the Holidays
Worried about your child will react to the holidays during COVID times? Do these three things. Read the article
Fostering Gratitude in Your Children
What a great time of year to learn parenting practices for fostering gratitude in your children Read the article
Helping Your Adolescent Build Self-Confidence
Coping with so much developmental change, adolescents can have a hard time keeping their confidence up. Parental encouragement and valuing can be... Read More
New Parents: Fighting About the Same Thing Over and Over?
Anxiety can lead new parents to fight about the same thing over and over again. Here is what to know and how... Read More
6 Ways to Promote Positive Coping During COVID-19
Geoffrey Sutton suggests ways we can use whatever degree of influence we have to help others survive the pandemic. Read the article
Is Your Child at Risk of Developing a Video Game Problem?
Worried about gaming? How to spot and treat the disorder. Read the article
The Anxious Child
Is your child increasingly anxious? A few ideas can go a long way. Read the article
COVID and College Students Home for the Holidays
With the staggering spike in COVID cases, and the devastating rise in hospitalizations and deaths, we can’t not talk about this. Read... Read More
When Who You Thought Your Parent Was Turns Out to Be a Lie
To acknowledge that one has been cleaved from one’s family of origin is a rupture is typically sudden and shocking and bewildering.... Read More
How Parents Can Tame the Stress of Climate Crises
Parents expect a lot from themselves normally. But when the world is in a state of upheaval, it’s no longer parenting-as-usual. How... Read More
5 Ways Parents and Adult Children Can Improve Their Relationship
Friendships between parents and grown kids can be tricky. Here’s how to make it easier. Read the article
How to Talk With Your Parents About Getting Counseling
If your parents don’t understand why you want counseling or you’re worried about how they’ll react, there’s hope. Read the article
How to Be a Good-Enough-Parent During COVID
Having a hard time being a good enough parent during COVID? These 3 tips from a world leader can make all the... Read More
Divorce Stress, COVID, and Homeschooling? How to Manage It All
Homeschooling, divorcing, and working from home during COVID seems almost impossible. Here are ways to juggle it all. Read the article
Coparenting During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic
If parents can cooperate and make healthy decisions in the best interest of their children during a time of crisis, then they... Read More
A Recipe for Raising Helpless Teenagers
When parents overindulge they unknowingly train their children to become helpless, and as a result, overindulged children have greater difficulty in reaching... Read More
Anxiety and Depression Symptoms Have Risen Dramatically During the Pandemic
The mental health consequences of the pandemic have been dramatic, and young adults are especially susceptible to anxiety and depressive symptoms. Read... Read More
What Does it Mean to Be a Good-Enough Parent?
Ten recommendations for being a better parent by worrying less, and enjoying yourself and your family more. Read the article
Serve Up Some Extra Precautions at Your Thanksgiving Table This Year
Dr. Fauci, who is 79, said his three adult daughters, who all live in different parts of the country, have decided to... Read More
Six Ways to Help Your Students Make Sense of a Divisive Election
On the morning after the election, I joined a high school history class that was meeting virtually on Zoom. After a few... Read More
Don’t Think You Can Manage Problematic Family Relationships?
Do you feel misunderstood or different from family? These two adjustments can help change those feelings. Read the article
Helping Children With Anxiety in the Pandemic
Dr. Carolina Zerrate, an assistant professor of psychiatry at Columbia who also works in a school-based mental health program, said that while... Read More
Cultivating Your Youngster’s Joy in Life
Looking for happiness in all the wrong places? Check out this user guide for helping your child truly succeed. Read the article
Healthy “Danger” for Children with ADHD: Indoors and Out
Encouraging children with ADHD to engage in high-risk sports and activities provides them with an uncommon experience-sustained attention and focus for an... Read More
The Season for Gratitude: Getting Kids to Share
Giving to others has long-term benefits for our happiness and well-being. But sharing doesn’t come easily for kids. Here’s how to get... Read More
Rethinking Family In A Covid Holiday
This is a unique moment in which we all have an opportunity to think about the relationships that give us strength. Read... Read More
Does Teaching Ethics and Morality Help Children or Hurt Them?
When we teach our children ethics and morality, are we helping them to live better lives, or are we potentially hindering their... Read More
Why We Parent As We Do
Parenting style comes from many factors that combine in ways that feel instinctual and authentic, but should there be a greater role... Read More
Helping Teens Brave the Unknown This Holiday Season
Helping teens taps their character strengths of kindness and bravery can help them stay mentally strong this holiday season. Read the article
5 Ways to Vanquish Loneliness in Socially Distanced Children
Worried that loss of playmates due to covid-19 social distancing is causing children loneliness? There is a solution right at home. Read... Read More
2 Ways to Motivate Your Struggling Adult Child
If you are tired of fruitless power struggles with your adult child, here are two proven ways to help them. Read the... Read More
5 Steps Toward a Healthier Parenting Dynamic
With families spending so much more time together, co-parenting has emerged as a challenge. Here are some suggestions for doing it in... Read More
How to Do School When Motivation Has Gone Missing
Should adults be cheerleaders for our teenagers? Opinion is split. Some researchers contend that praise helps to cultivate intrinsic motivation, while others... Read More
How to Get Kids to Change Their Behavior for the Better
Research demonstrates that a method called motivational interviewing is effective in encouraging personal behavior change in youth. Read the article
Daycare: Less and Later Is Better, But Family Matters Most
How does daycare affect children’s development? A deeper dig into the research, identifying problems and benefits of daycare quality and quantity, with... Read More
Parent-friendly Practices to Develop Resilience
Is your family feeling asynchronous as well? Read the article
Are Kids Really Afraid of Masks?
Human beings are wired to privilege faces and yet all of a sudden faces are covered by masks. What impact does this... Read More
What Babies Tell Us About Ourselves
For any species, being a baby is risky business. Being a human baby is even riskier. However, they can tell us about... Read More
As The Pandemic Surges, Mental Health Problems On The Rise
A series of new science-backed research studies show sharp increase in workplace mental health problems. But is good news on the horizon?... Read More
Do Children Make Their Parents Happy?
Many of us assume that people with children are happier than childless people. But is this assumption really true? A new study... Read More
Teen Talk and Linguistic Evolution
Baffled by the language of teenagers? Here’s how teen talk may influence them in adulthood. Read the article
Reducing Children’s Agression Using Observational Learning
All children can be aggressive when frustrated. Neuro-developmentally atypical children experience more frustration than most. These observational learning strategies can help. Read... Read More
Children Need to Talk About Their Emotions
In order for children to be able to learn, grow and develop, they have to be able to regulate their emotions so... Read More
The Powerful Practice of Accepting Reality
Feeling down and out? This mental shift will help you in any situation. Read the article
Borderline Spoiling: A Deadly Serious Act
If parents constantly invalidate a child, whether they mean to or not, the child will begin to act in ways that invite... Read More
Executive Functions: Helping Kids Succeed at Remote Learning
Remote learning requires students to display more self-management skills than does traditional education. Strong executive functions are crucial for successful distance learning.... Read More
Beat Your Kids – It’s Good for Them
Not physically! Pushing your kids to earn their wins can have a positive impact on their development. Read the article
Is Your Teen Anxious About Change and Growing-Up?
Does your teenager get anxious with change and growing up? There are two thought processes that may be fueling their anxiety. Understanding... Read More
Putting your child on a diet: a recipe for weight gain?
Are you concerned about your child’s weight? Read up on the surprising impact of parent’s perceptions on their children’s weight. Read the... Read More
Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression during the Pandemic
Mental health consequences of the pandemic have been dramatic. Young adults are especially susceptible to anxiety and depressive symptoms as well as... Read More
Keeping Relationships Healthy in Times of Conflict
A conflict expert discusses 10 helpful tips for making sure this time of conflict and impasse doesn’t damage our relationships beyond repair... Read More
The Pandemic’s Impact on Children’s and Their Parents’ Sleep
The Pandemic’s Impact on Children’s and Parents’ Sleep Read the article
A Recipe for Our Children’s Psychological Health
How can we best support Black youth in the era of COVID-19? Support for parents is a key ingredient. Read the article
Why Mental Health is Even More Important Than We Think
There is much more to mental health than mental health. Read the article
How to Survive This Winter
How to navigate the coming winter challenges. Read the article
US High School Bullying Rates Aren’t Going Down
Research on 72,605 US students shows a shameful lack of progress toward safe and just schools, placing the future in jeopardy. Read... Read More
What Do Your Do When Your Child Is Fearful?
Nothing calms a child as effectively as a calm and non-critical caregiver. Consider “installing” an app to activate your calming system quickly so... Read More
Respecting Children’s Pain
The second goal was to make pain understood. Over the past 25 years, Dr. Eccleston said, research has elucidated the pain system,... Read More
Are ‘Kidfluencers’ Making Our Kids Fat?
In a statement, Sunlight Entertainment, the production company for Ryan’s World, said the channel “cares deeply about the well-being of our viewers... Read More
How Social Connections Improve Your Brain Health
As social distancing is encouraged, new research validates the adage, “Use it or lose it,” stressing the importance of social engagement for... Read More
How to Connect With Your Kids When Co-Parenting Is Hard
You aren’t the worst parent! This is how to connect with your kids and be patient when you are having a hard... Read More
Family Conflict Is Normal; It’s the Repair That Matters
Three months into the pandemic, I had the urge to see my 28-year-old daughter and her husband, 2,000 miles away. She had... Read More
When a loved one is at risk of suicide
Very many people are struggling with poor mental health in these difficult times. When hope is taken away – hope of seeing... Read More
Children Need Care, Not Cleanliness
What happens when children are separated from their caregivers? Unfortunately, developmental psychologists have had the chance to find out. Read the article
The Challenges of Remote Learning for Children Who Stutter
The effort and anxiety of trying to hide a stutter is worse for most people than being disfluent, said Diane Paul, director... Read More
Baby Iq – How to Build Intelligence?
How do you increase a baby’s IQ? This is a complex question that requires a multi-faceted approach. New research has shown that... Read More
How to Talk to Children About the News
How should parents communicate with children about what’s happening in the world? Be honest, be reassuring, and be aware of how conversations... Read More
Who’s in Charge of your Child’s Success?
Today it seems that parents are much more involved with their children’s activities then they were a few decades ago. Parents often... Read More
Halloween Candy:
Want to transform a Halloween ritual into teaching your kids about health, nutrition, and generosity? The upside of candy. Read the article
Telepsychology: How to Maximize Online Sessions
How To Make Maximize Your At-Home Psychotherapy Online Sessions. Read the article
Parental Readiness for Four Stages of Adolescent Growth
By anticipating common growth changes, parents are less likely to be surprised, overreact, and maybe make a hard situation worse. Read the... Read More
How Teachers Can Help Students With Special Needs Navigate Distance Learning
On day four of the second round of distance learning this fall, I saw something on my first-grade daughter’s Zoom meeting that... Read More
Why Won’t My Child Sit Still?
You may have noticed by now that your at-home learners work in strange ways. If these quirky behaviors occur all the time,... Read More
Helping Families Deal With Stress in a Pandemic
The healing power of relationships is tried and true, but paying attention to well-being and mental health of yourself and others is... Read More
The Real Risks of Being “Always On”: From A Teen Perspective
Is privacy really the main concern for teens online? An inside perspective into what teens would like their parents and educators to... Read More
Coping With Disaster Fatigue: A Guide for Families
Recently, monumental weather-related disasters, from wildfireds, tropical storms, derechos, tornadoes — during a global pandemic cause fatigue that requires family coping skills.... Read More
9 Tips for Navigating Relationship Stress During COVID
COVID has added relationship stress to many couples and coping can be difficult. Here are nine tips for navigating relationship stress during... Read More
How Parents Can Support Teenagers in the Pandemic College Process
If this were a normal year, the Johnson family would have spent the summer touring colleges in the Upper Midwest. But this... Read More
How to Make Virtual Learning Better Than In-Person Learning
With so much in flux and many employees working from home, now is the time to leverage the moment and make virtual... Read More
Transforming Disengaged Students Into Insatiable Learners
With the pandemic pressing pause on education, we have a golden opportunity to reshape learning formats and engage our students like never... Read More
Childhood Depression can be Tricky to Identify
Challenging behaviors often mark youth depression, leading to misconception as oppositional defiant disorder. Learn 6 tips to help tell them apart and... Read More
Setting up a Learning Zone for Pandemic Schooling at Home
If your child is learning at home during the pandemic, help them set up a space conducive to learning. And if it... Read More
Why Fights with your Spouse are Making Your Teenager Anxious
New eye-tracking research reveals that marital conflict may cause teenage children to develop an attention bias that leads to hypervigilance and anxiety... Read More
Why Moms Are Having More Trouble Sleeping During Coronavirus
Mothers are feeling the anxiety as they take on the bulk of the extra pressure during the coronavirus pandemic, and it’s hurting... Read More
Will Halloween Candy Cause My Child to Misbehave?
As Halloween quickly approaches, many parents are asking: Will sugary treats make my child’s behavior difficult to manage? The science can go... Read More
The Essentials of a Successful Parenting Plan
A comprehensive, documented parenting plan, like a peace treaty, will help parents avoid future battles so that parenting disagreements will not escalate... Read More
5 Facts Every Parent Should Know About PCIT
How does a parent deal with tantrums, refusal to follow directions, talking back, hitting, calls from school, and public meltdowns with little... Read More
Are Dogs or Cats Better for Mental Health During a Lockdown?
All pets can help relieve psychological stress, however during a Covid-19 lockdown are dogs or cats better for our mental health? Read... Read More
5 Ways Kids Can Learn and Thrive Without In-Person School
The science of facilitating intellectual and social growth at home Read the article
How Do Children Learn Respect for Others?
Westerners use rules and punishment to shape children. Indigenous peoples traditionally provide extensive support and do not interfere in a child’s wayfinding... Read More
How Can Teachers Cope with COVID-19 Related Work Stress?
Are you a teacher struggling to cope with anxiety, frustration, and sadness dealing with the effects of COVID pandemic as you attempt... Read More
Parenting Adolescents and Keeping a Healthy Perspective
Because there are so many aspects of a teenager’s growth to attend to, parents have to be selective — choosing which behaviors... Read More
The Biggest Concerns of Working From Home Employees
Have you or a loved one become a COVID-19 WFH employee? This study identifies a few things you might be interested in.... Read More
SOS for Parents During the Pandemic
If you are a parent struggling to hold it together during this pandemic, you’re not alone! Check out these strategies that may... Read More
Struggling With Pandemic Parenting?
Parenting during the pandemic is a challenge, for sure! These simple tips will help you restore sanity and a sense of calm.... Read More
Covid-19 Traumatic Stress Disorder
Few have associated PTSD with Covid-19, but there is good evidence to suggest that Covid-19 can also be a cause of traumatic... Read More
Parenting During the Pandemic
Parenting during COVID-19 is stressful and unprecedented. Try adding some fun, spontaneity, and creativity to your and your child’s day, despite the... Read More
How Family Accommodation Worsens Child Anxiety and Function
New research sheds light on how the family system fuels poor outcomes for kids, with updated guidelines to help children cope during... Read More
Self-Love in Difficult Times
Is the news cycle perpetually getting you down? Taking care of yourself is the first step to changing the world. Read the... Read More
Supporting your Teen’s Mental Health
Is your teen struggling with their mental health right now? Some ideas on how you can help support your child. Read the... Read More
How to Help A Child With Test Anxiety
Four techniques prepare a parent to assist a child with the anxiety that is overarching today. Read the article
Corporal Punishment
Do you remember a time you were spanked as a child? Read the article
When Do Teens Feel Loved by Their Parents?
Parenting teens can sometimes feel like a tightrope walk. It’s no small feat trying to balance providing support to help teens navigate... Read More
Does My Child Need Therapy?
Growing numbers of children and teens are experiencing psychological problems. Here’s how to tell it’s time to involve a qualified professional. Read... Read More
Taking Care Of Yourself During Divorce
It can be hard to take care of yourself during divorce. Follow these 4 steps from Kate Northrup to make a new... Read More
Healing in the Face of Trauma
No matter how resilient we are, there are always situations when we are vulnerable to traumatization. The process of healing is, therefore,... Read More
Seasonal Affective Disorder + Covid + Politics = What?
What happens when COVID, politics, social unrest, and natural disasters combine with Seasonal Affective Disorder? Read the article
There’s More to Parenting Than Reinforcing Good Behavior
We often talk about the importance of not reinforcing our children’s negative behaviors. Reality, though, is often far more complicated. Read the... Read More
60% of Americans Lack the Resilience to Cope with COVID-19
While younger and older Americans are a little more likely to cope with the pandemic, young adults and the unemployed report struggling... Read More
COVID-19 Struggles Continue for Separated and Divorced Parents
Given the continuing and seemingly interminable stresses of the pandemic, how can you continue to be your best self as a separated... Read More
Dads Who Spend Time With Their Babies Have Less Depression
Fathers get postpartum depression in rates almost as high as mothers. New research shows that when dads are able to spend more... Read More
Should We Worry About Children’s Mental Health During COVID?
Helping our youngest stay emotionally safe now that COVID-19 is here to stay Read the article
Grief and Suicide Prevention Month
Notice, Listen, See, Ask, Don’t Be Afraid Read the article
Pandemic Parenting Tips to Balance Your Mood for Your Kids
The current pandemic has challenged families in previously unimaginable ways. Parents can follow someone of these tips to keep their mood positive,... Read More
How to Work Through the Trauma of Divorce
Talk with anyone who has been divorced, and they will tell you trauma took over their body, mind, and spirit. Here are... Read More
6 Ways to Increase Your Patience with Distance Learning
With millions of parents enduring upended plans as they attempt to manage their children’s schooling from home, stress is on the rise.... Read More
How Parents and Kids Can Both Stay Sane This Winter
Here are some tried and true methods to improve health, well-being, and quality of life for you and your kids as the... Read More
The Four-Letter Word Child Psychologists Hate
Parenting a child who is in therapy? Does the “alphabet soup” of diagnoses seem scary? Here’s the number one word to never,... Read More
COVID-19 in Children and Teens
While fewer children have been sick with COVID-19 compared to adults, children can be infected with the virus that causes COVID-19, can... Read More
The Greatest Gift You Can Give Your Child
Children understand themselves through their parents’ eyes, so how you see them has a lasting impact on who they become. Read the... Read More
The “Third Shift” is Burning Out Parents During the Pandemic
Parental burnout may be widespread during the pandemic, but it has the potential to seriously harm kids’ development. Here’s what helps. Read the article
Defying the Family Cycle of Addiction
He cites a study comparing two groups of rats. One group lived alone in cages, with only food, water and water laced... Read More
Do You Have a Child Who Says “NO!” to Trying Anything New?
Highly sensitive children tend to be more fearful and cautious. They rely heavily on predictability and resist anything new. Staying in their... Read More
Are Our Children Learning that Winning Is All that Matters?
Are children getting the message that fairness and morality are less important than winning at all costs? Could this lead to a... Read More
What Parents Need to Know About Trauma, College, and Covid
Approaching our own and our children’s trauma with compassion is the first step on the road to healing. Read the article
What to Know when Divorcing with Children and Adolescents
While having children and adolescents make make parental marriage more complicated, it makes divorcing that marriage much more challenging too Read the... Read More
How Schools Are Meeting Social-Emotional Needs During the Pandemic
Starting in March, education leaders have been working furiously to create a school experience that must satisfy a dizzying list of public... Read More
How to Ease Parental Stress and Burnout During the Pandemic
The pandemic has created a mental health crisis for parents. Here are some strategies to help. Read the article
Parenting is About Being Good Enough
You can be good enough and that is good enough Read the article
Youth Sports: What is Fair Play in the Time of COVID-19?
Are you feeling uncertain and wary of the return to play guidelines for kids during the coronavirus crisis? Learning a few best... Read More
The Emotionally Healthy Child: Discomfort Tolerance
Does your child have a small window of comfort? If so, find out why you need to widen it. Read the article
The Science of Childhood Resilience
Are you raising a resilient child? 5 science-based strategies can help. Read the article
Giving Kids A Heads Up Not A Heads Down When Parenting
We must accept that our journey is not necessarily the best journey for our children. Read the article
Therapists Share Their Top Tips for Self-Care
These are the healthy habits therapists use to build their own mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional reserves to better support clients. Read... Read More
Is Your Adolescent a Risk-Taker?
A new study provides insights about two complementary neural networks—the reward and control systems—and how variations between them affect risk-taking during adolescence.... Read More
When Your Child is Worried About School Re-Opening
Take a deep breath and remind yourself “My child can do hard things, with enough support.” And, so can you! Read the... Read More
Superhero Grief: Talking To Your Kids About Death
Ways to help children cope with the loss of their heroes. Read the article
Do Masks Impede Children’s Development?
Babies whose caretakers are masked will miss some of these visual cues, and it’s possible, Dr. Lewkowicz said, that young children may... Read More
What Our Faces Say to Our Children
Babies have a lot to learn. Here’s how they can use our faces to learn important information about the world around them.... Read More
The ambiguous reunification of students returning to school
When is being back together again with fellow students sufficient to reconnect with them? Read the article
How do Children Experience COVID-19?
How does the cumulative effect of quarantines, lockdowns, school closures, and the fear of a global pandemic affect children’s resilience? Read the... Read More
Teen’s Experiences in the Age of COVID-19
If given the choice, would you be 17 again? What if you had to do it in the year 2020? Read the... Read More
How COVID Affects School, Sports, and Our Children
Why we should coach and teach with more passion during COVID. Read the article
5 Strategies for Balancing Work and Family During COVID
How to avoid being overwhelmed by competing responsibilities. Read the article
Surviving a Family Member’s Suicide
Survivors’ adaptation to the suicide depends highly on an ability and desire to deal with their loss and their bereavement, as well... Read More
How Teens Are Making Meaning Out of the Pandemic
Many people in the media and government have painted an uninspiring portrait of adolescents facing COVID-19. Young people, we are told, are... Read More
An Evening Ritual for Children
Are you looking for a way to help your child manage the stress and emotions of the day? Do you want your... Read More
Back to School After the Shutdown: Helping Kids and Parents
Are you and your children nervous about the 2020 school year? Here’s what you can do. Read the article
How to Help Highly Sensitive Kids Manage Intense Emotions
Big reactors tend to blurt out a lot of irrational vitriol when triggered. Here’s how to respond so as not to fan... Read More
How to Talk to Kids When You Don’t Have the Answers
Parents can help children feel calm and safe even when so much is uncertain. Here’s how. Read the article
Preventing Your Teen From Becoming A Cyberbully
New study shares how supportive parents can curb cyberbullying among teens and 3 ways you can start making positive changes at home.... Read More
America is facing a teen suicide pandemic
America is facing a teen suicide pandemic. What needs to happen now? Read the article
September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
I keep returning to the summer of 2018 when we learned of the tragic suicides of celebrities Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain,... Read More
More Than Half of Young Adults Are Now Living with Parents
For the first time since the Great Depression, more than half of all young adults are living with their parents. How psychology,... Read More
Five Tips to Help You Survive the COVID-19 School Year
We are on the front-end of the Pandemic School Year. While there are reasons to be concerned, we can make it through... Read More
Adolescence and the Perils of Parental Pride
While most adolescents still want to shine in parental eyes, some teenagers can object to being a source of parental pride Read... Read More
How To Protect Your Kids From Diet Culture
How can parents help their kids to develop a healthy relationship with food? Parenting without diet culture is essential! Read the article
How to be Stronger Co-Parents During the Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has been tremendously stressful, especially for parents. According to the recent American Psychological Association Stress in the Time of... Read More
Remote Learning: 6 Tips To Engage and Motivate Your Child
Give yourself some grace, remember your long-term goals — and try to find the humor in doing the impossible. It isn’t fair,... Read More
The Myths and Warning Signs of Suicide
September is National Suicide Prevention Month Read the article
Practical Ways to Beat the Baby Blues
Forty-five percent of women in our study in the Journal of Affective Disorders told us that they would not share their emotional... Read More
How to Manage Re-Entry
After the world closed down in March, we were forced to pivot while under immense stress and uncertainty . . . We... Read More
These 3 Things Will Create a Sense of Safety for Your Kids
Is parenting during COVID-19 wearing you out? Start the new school year off in a thoughtful and organized style. Read the article
How to Create a Climate of Care in School This Fall
Today, school leaders—superintendents, principals, and department heads—are faced with a challenge: uniting and inspiring their school communities in the midst of COVID-19.... Read More
What New Parents Want Us to Know:
How can grandparents, aunts, uncles and friends best show their love and support for new parents? Listen to what new parents have... Read More
Do you Praise Your Teen Effectively?
Do you assume that praising your teens is always helpful? While some forms of praise are effective, some can be detrimental. Read... Read More
Managing Back to School Anxiety
Anxious about back-to-school? Here are some tips to help parents and kids manage their minds during uncertain times. Read the article
What matters most right now for your child
I want to take this moment to remind you of what’s most important for your child to thrive, even during hard times:... Read More
Back to School, Back to Stress
Back to school means back to stress in many families, especially under pandemic conditions. Here are some ideas to check your parental... Read More
Helping Children With Pandemic Grief
The group had developed guidance for the health care workers who found themselves in the new pandemic position of having to deliver... Read More
Three Ways to Help Your Kids Succeed at Distance Learning
Last spring, distance learning in our household was a mess of constant interruptions, wacky sleep schedules, and Zoom burnout. I’d like to... Read More
How to Encourage Your Teen to Follow COVID-19 Guidelines
Friends are urgently important to your teen. No wonder they find it so hard to socially distance and wear a mask. Here... Read More
Find Out How Your Teen Is Really Doing
There are two questions a parent can ask an adolescent which quickly assess the status of his or her self-esteem. Read the... Read More
10 Ways to Create an Emotionally Healthy Home
How much time do you invest into the emotional health of your home? A few adjustments could go a long way toward... Read More
For Kids With O.C.D., Coronavirus Precautions Can Go Too Far
Still, many kids are “suffering terribly, and suffering more so because of the pandemic,” Dr. Freeman added. For them, if their schools... Read More
Strategies to Help Kids and Families Stay Mentally Strong
There are a variety of tools kids of all ages can learn to manage stress and build their mental strength, and it’s... Read More
COVID-19 Parental Resources Kit – Young Adulthood
COVID-19 Parental Resources Kit – Young Adulthood Read the article
How to Raise Kids to Know How to Handle Bullies
Learn how to prepare your child to handle bullying. Read the article
5 Tips to Help Children Manage Back-to-School Stress
COVID-19 has affected kids and families in different ways. The following tips can help students learn to manage stress and build resiliency... Read More
Getting Children Back to School During COVID-19
Our children’s return to school can be made easier with three simple strategies I call the Three O’s Read the article
Youth and Anxiety
Choosing an identity, a task faced at younger and younger ages, would be challenging enough, but young people must also confront distinct... Read More
10 Steps To Co-Parent Successfully During COVID-19
It can be really hard to co-parent. Here are 10 tips to help you and your ex to be a united front... Read More
How College Students Can Find a Silver Lining in a Pandemic
There’s so much focus on the challenges students face this fall, with a new normal of remote learning. But there’s a real... Read More
The 2020 Back-to-School List for Teens’ Emotional Well-Being
When teenagers bristle at our rules for socializing, as they understandably will, we can explain that we are not trying to be... Read More
Is Your Child a Big Reactor? Inflexible? Irrational?
Highly sensitive children are often misunderstood and punished for their intense, often irrational behavior. They come by it honestly and need empathy... Read More
Look Out for Girls’ Back-to-School Appearance Concerns
Parents have spent months worrying about what back-to-school will be like this fall. Teens are likely to be more concerned about the... Read More
Making Wise Decisions as a Novel School Year Begins
Here are some risk reduction factors to consider in pandemic school decision-making, and suggestions for making it through this school year as... Read More
The Part of Motherhood We Hate to Talk About
Mothers, in particular, are expected to express strictly positive emotions regarding their children and their parenting role. Repressed emotions intensify ambivalence. Read... Read More
COVID-19’s Back To School Fears and Questions
Summer’s end typically brings excitement and fear about the new school year. This year is much different. Read the article
Remote Learning this Fall? Create a Good Routine
School moving online this fall? A simple routine can decrease stress and help you achieve your goals. Read the article
5 Ways To Cope With Suicidal Thoughts During The Pandemic
A report by the CDC shows high rates of suicidal thoughts during the pandemic. You can cope by soothing emotional pain, connecting... Read More
Resiliency Training Improves College Students’ Mental Health
A new Yale study finds that when college students learn specific techniques for managing stress and anxiety, their wellbeing improves across a... Read More
Help Students Process COVID-19 Emotions With This Lesson Plan
When students return to school in the fall—whether live or virtual—there will be many conversations about COVID-19 and many opportunities to reflect... Read More
6 Essential School Components in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Are you worried about remote learning? Perhaps the coronavirus pandemic offers a unique opportunity to reclaim an ability fundamental to the success... Read More
Social Connection May Be Strongest Protection Against Depression
Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have found that social connection may be the strongest protective factor against depression, and suggest that... Read More
Parents’ Involvement in Children’s Education
In-person classes? Online instruction? A hybrid approach? How parents can support their children’s education in the face of challenges brought on by... Read More
Back to School in a Pandemic: Tips to Foster Mental Health
Stress levels are rising as a result of going back to school in the COVID-19 pandemic. These tips can help students, parents,... Read More
Many Young Kids Would Rather Explore Options Than Get Rewards
A new study shows that many young children will pass up immediate rewards in order to explore other options. The findings, published... Read More
How Children’s Sleep Habits Have Changed in the Pandemic
So how are you sleeping these days? Some children — and adolescents — may actually be getting more sleep, or better sleep,... Read More
How to Offer Mental Health Interventions in School
A new systematic review looks at the factors that promote the effectiveness of mental health interventions in schools. Read the article