Articles by Gene Beresin, Executive Director
Gene Beresin, MD, MA is executive director of The MGH Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds, and a staff child and adolescent psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is also a full professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. To learn more about Gene, or to contact him directly, please see Our Team.
Desordenes del Juego
June 26, 2020
Desordenes del Juego
“Él está jugando juegos todo el tiempo. ¡Cada oportunidad que tenga! Desde el momento en que llega a casa hasta la hora de acostarse, está en su habitación con esa computadora. Y casi no pasa tiempo con la familia. ¿Es adicto? Estoy realmente preocupado.” No puedo decirles cuántas veces he escuchado esta o alguna variación […]
Medications: For Better or Worse? featuring Timothy Wilens, MD – Shrinking It Down
June 24, 2020
Medications: For Better or Worse? featuring Timothy Wilens, MD – Shrinking It Down
Tune in wherever you get your podcasts. Just search for “Shrinking It Down.” Many parents of kids struggling with a mental health issue have concerns – even fears – about medication as a part of treatment. Will it help? Will it hurt? What are the side effects? Today, Dr. Tim Wilens, chief of the Division of […]
Managing Challenging Behavior in Kids During Stressful Times, featuring J. Stuart Ablon, PhD – Shrinking It Down
June 10, 2020
Managing Challenging Behavior in Kids During Stressful Times, featuring J. Stuart Ablon, PhD – Shrinking It Down
Tune in wherever you get your podcasts. Just search for “Shrinking It Down.” These past months and weeks have put tremendous stress on families across the country, on top of the daily challenges we were already navigating. And under tremendous stress, it can become even harder to regulate our emotions, leaving our kids – and […]
Minneapolis: Helping Young People to Understand and Stay Safe
June 5, 2020
Minneapolis: Helping Young People to Understand and Stay Safe
To help you start, or continue conversations you’ve already begun, here are some guiding resources: How and why to discuss Juneteenth with your children (The Washington Post) Ways to Emotionally Support Your Teen in Responding to Racism (MGH Clay Center) 16 ways to help children become thoughtful, informed, and BRAVE about race (Embrace Race) Standing With Families Against Racism: […]
How to Talk With Grandparents About Kids’ Mental and Emotional Health
May 28, 2020
How to Talk With Grandparents About Kids’ Mental and Emotional Health
Many parents rely on others to help care for their kids, and grandparents often play an important role in taking over for parents during the work week, on weekends, or over holidays. For parents who have a child with a mental or behavioral health challenge, it’s important for grandparents – or anyone who provides care […]
Cómo Ayudar a Los Niños a Lidiar con La Ansiedad Situacional
May 21, 2020
Cómo Ayudar a Los Niños a Lidiar con La Ansiedad Situacional
La ansiedad es la forma en que los humanos hemos evolucionado para protegernos. En situaciones amenazadoras, nuestros cerebros desencadenan una serie de respuestas que resultan en una elevación del ritmo cardíaco, sudoración, temblores, hiperventilación y miedo intenso, todo con el propósito de prepararnos para el peligro. Esta es la base de la ansiedad apropiada y […]
Desarrollar el bienestar mental en los niños: lo que los padres pueden hacer
May 15, 2020
Desarrollar el bienestar mental en los niños: lo que los padres pueden hacer
Los padres son los verdaderos expertos cuando se trata de conocer a sus hijos, y a menudo son los primeros en notar cualquier cambio en el comportamiento de sus hijos: Colin era un joven feliz. Tenía amigos, le iba bien en la escuela y se llevaba bien con sus hermanos y padres en casa. Pero […]
The Value of Being a Grandparent: 7 Ways to Support Your Grandchild’s Mental Health
May 14, 2020
The Value of Being a Grandparent: 7 Ways to Support Your Grandchild’s Mental Health
I’ve reached the age of becoming a grandparent. So have many of my friends. There’s something quite special about this experience. It’s not clear to me what makes it so powerful, but I wonder if it’s the profound reality that your family has some form of continuity extending into the future; or if it’s the […]
Climate Anxiety and Kids, featuring Elizabeth Pinsky, MD – Shrinking It Down
May 13, 2020
Climate Anxiety and Kids, featuring Elizabeth Pinsky, MD – Shrinking It Down
Many kids are becoming more worried about climate change. Frightening predictions about the future and political inaction can make them feel that the crisis is out of their control. How can parents help their kids cope with anxiety around climate change? On today’s episode of Shrinking It Down, Dr. Elizabeth Pinsky, a pediatrician and child psychiatrist […]
How to Help Young People Cope With Grief and Loss During COVID-19
May 5, 2020
How to Help Young People Cope With Grief and Loss During COVID-19
Este artículo está disponible en español. The novel coronavirus pandemic has posed a novel way of life for all of us. Beyond concerns about contagion, prevention, or slowing down its spread, and fears of illness and access to healthcare, one thing is clear. We are all facing grief and loss, even as we begin returning “to normal.” […]
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