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.” 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 […]
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, juggling child care and their jobs. […]
Supporting Gender Expansive Young Children’s Mental Health in Schools
Posted onMay is Mental Health Awareness month! Check out this wonderful resource from The Trevor Project focused on creating safer spaces in schools for LGBTQ youth. For more information on creating emotionally and physically safe schools for […]
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 […]
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 the rest of the puzzle— yourself? […]
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 for choosing and following through on […]
Good News About the Holidays
Posted onby Ruth Freeman, LCSW We’ve got good news for you about the holidays. Families who celebrate special occasions are more likely to raise kids who have a strong sense of identity, are physically healthy, succeed in […]
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 the year reap enormous benefits including […]
Seeking Gratitude Brings You Towards Happiness
Posted onFor many of us, our relationship to happiness has changed over the past year and a half. Many of the things that we once turned to to bring us joy were unavailable. For some, that led […]
