Author: Ruth Freeman
The Kids are Not All Right:
7 Steps to Make Your Home Their Safe Place
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By Ruth E. Freeman, LCSW, David Hanscom, MD, and Aaron Weintraub,MS The experts have declared a “pediatric mental health emergency.” Children and teens are more depressed, more anxious, more at […]
Supporting Gender Expansive Young Children’s Mental Health in Schools
Posted onBy: Colleen K. Vesely, Ph.D. May is Mental Health Awareness month! Check out this wonderful resource from The Trevor Project focused on creating safer spaces in schools for LGBTQ youth. […]
Help Kids Talk about Mental Health
Posted onThere are hundreds of words we have all heard describing those with mental illness symptoms, especially among children and teens. They include crazy, loony, psycho, nuts, mental, and many others. […]
The Kids Are Not Alright – How Can Parents Help?
Posted onIf you are worried about your child’s mental health or emotional well-being, you are not alone. More than 150 organizations led by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy […]
Good News About the Holidays
Posted onby Ruth Freeman, LCSW Do you get stressed about the holidays? Are you the holiday wizard who tries to make it magical for all? Wish the whole thing was already […]
World Mental Health Day
Posted onAre you concerned about your child or teen’s mental health?Wondering how you can really help?Do you question how well mental health providers respect culture and ethnicity? Some are declaring a […]
Old Rules versus New Rules of Gender: Parent Do Overs
Posted onOld Rule vs New Rules of Gender: Parent Do-Overs By: Colleen K. Vesely, Ph.D. It was picture day at my 2.5-year-old daughter’s preschool. Like most mothers, I picked out what […]
Enjoy Watching Navigate Screen Time: The New Normal FB Live Event
Posted onEnjoy Ruth Freeman LCSW, Amy Alamar Ed D, Autumn Cloud-Ingram LMSW and Aaron Weintraub MS as they discuss navigating screen time during this new normal. Now more than ever, screen […]
Parenting LGBTQ+ Youth: Let’s Talk Roundtable 6/22 8pm
Posted onIf you are the parent of a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning (LGBTQ) child, you probably have a lot of questions. Your support is key to your child’s well-being, […]
Self Care: Put on Your Oxygen Mask First Facebook Live Event at 8pm May 25
Posted onYour focus for the past year has been on keeping your kids safe, engaged in school and making miracles to help them feel socially connected. Self-care? Out the window. With […]