Category: Parenting Essentials
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.” […]
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 […]
A Mindful Transition into Summer
Posted onAs the summer is upon us, many families are looking at their calendars and wondering how to make the most of their time together. Some parents are working from home, […]
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. […]
Fill Your Own Cup
Posted onAs parents, we spend our days worrying about and taking care of those around us. But when was the last time that you thought about the one piece that connects […]
Setting Family Goals for the New Year You Can Actually Keep
Posted onDo you set goals for yourself and your family each year only to abandon them after a short time? Don’t give up. You’ve got options. Here are two simple techniques […]
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 […]
Gratitude: More than Just a Thanksgiving Ritual
Posted onIt’s that time of year and many of us will look forward to expressing gratitude around a table of loved ones. We know, however, that those who practice gratitude throughout […]
Seeking Gratitude Brings You Towards Happiness
Posted onBy Dana Asby, Education Coordinator, New England Mental Health Technology Transfer Center For many of us, our relationship to happiness has changed over the past year and a half. Many […]