Author: Ruth Freeman
Looking for the perfect last-minute gift for the holidays?
Posted onParents sometimes stress about thoughts that aren’t really true. So what are you telling yourself about holiday gifts for your kids? For many of us those thoughts are not only inaccurate but can actually be harmful […]
Let’s stop trying to fix children’s mental health without involving parents in the process!
Posted onPost-pandemic children and teens are struggling with alarming rates of anxiety and depression as well as suicide. Because a national emergency has been declared, states and communities are quickly taking action such as increased funding for […]
Finding the Right Therapist Can Be Like Speed Dating
Posted onThe search for the right therapist can be a lot like speed dating. It can feel tedious, exhausting, daunting, even annoying. You may have to go through several consultations or first sessions to find the “right […]
World Mental Health Day
Posted onWorld Mental Health Day is October 10th and the theme for 2022 is “Make mental health and wellbeing for all a global priority.” What does this mean for working parents? Consider this dilemma: “The “ideal […]
Does Peace At Home Parenting make you nervous?
Posted onHere at Peace At Home we sometimes worry about making you nervous. Let’s talk about it. If you are a Peace At Home parent you have likely made some changes in the way you think about […]
A Perfect Storm for U.S. Working Families
Posted onChildren’s Mental Health Crisis and Working Parent Burnout: Companies Can Help One definition of a perfect storm is “a critical or disastrous situation created by a powerful concurrence of factors.” We are seeing precisely this condition […]
The Kids are Not All Right:
7 Steps to Make Your Home Their Safe Place
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The experts have declared a “pediatric mental health emergency.” Children and teens are more depressed, more anxious, more at risk of self-harm and suicide than ever before. Parents are feeling so overwhelmed that some researchers are […]
3 Tips to Maintain Positive Communication with Your Teenager
Posted onDo you have a hard time understanding your teenager? Are you worried that there are things about which your teen isn’t open with you? As your child enters adolescence, your relationship will inevitably start to change. […]
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. These are words that create stigmas […]
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 of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and […]