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Why Does Play Matter?
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story—rats that spend their days in mazes have bigger and more robust brains than rats that sit around in sterile laboratory cages all day. They especially enjoy neuronal growth in…

What Is Resilience?
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to become resilient. Furthermore, one’s awareness of the environment, culture and other influences in society that may hinder well-being is crucial to his or her building of resilience. In the…

What If My Child Has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?
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in class?” Malcolm starts to cry. He notes that the summer before, he had been with his family visiting relatives in East Texas. There had been a tornado in the…

The Holidays: Unplugged
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…have shared some of our greatest (unplugged) hits from our own childhoods—Anne’s in a Manhattan apartment, and Tristan’s on a sheep farm in Nevada—as well as the traditions of our…

Journeys On Our Own
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…got drastically off-course, leaving me stuck in the depths of loss. I wrote a poem in 1995, weeks before dropping him off at a private treatment center in the Berkshires,…

Surviving Summer Camp
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…long-lasting skills and friendships. Homesickness is what most parents and kids worry about, and for good reason, as the American Camp Association found that 83% of kids who attend sleep-away…

Teaching for the Test or Teaching for Real Life?
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on positive education rather than punishment in the Ohio Avenue Elementary School in Columbus, Ohio has resulted in an A on the state’s accountability system compared with neighboring schools that…

Managing Back-To-School Stress
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our kids. An annual survey by the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2013 identified today’s teens as the “most-stressed generation” in the United States. The survey found that teenager’s average…

Sexting And Young Teens
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semi-nude photo. Taken together, this means that nearly one in four teens surveyed had sexted in the past six months. If you’re the parent or grandparent of a middle school…

How Scary Is Too Scary?
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…alone. We are in and out of that warehouse in about 13 minutes, but it feels like a month. I thought of this story today as I was asked yet…

How to Prepare for a Parent-Teacher Conference if Your Child Has ADHD
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manage attention problems in the classroom and how your child’s behavior compares with other kids she’s taught in the past. Be prepared to discuss medication issues – your feelings about…

Ask Ellen: How to Keep The Learning Going This Summer
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amid these unexpected circumstances? In our recent Ask Ellen Q&A on Facebook Live, our co-director Dr. Ellen Braaten answered questions from parents and caregivers on how to help kids stay…

Q+A: My 9-year-old grandson often feels that his younger brother gets more attention than he does. How can I help him feel that he’s getting the same amount of time and attention?
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For answers to more caregiver questions about responding to kids’ big emotions in a healthy way, tune in to our “Ask Ellen” Q+A with Dr. Ellen Braaten. My 9-year-old grandson…

The Positive Value of Conflict Resolution
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In one situation, conflict is denied or hidden. In the other, feelings of rage, harshness, or rigidity do not allow for peace and reconciliation. In both cases, conflict eats away…

Stay In Shape: Kids’ Bodies Feed Their Minds, featuring Ming Sun, CHES – Shrinking It Down
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going on 20 years strong, is one solution that’s benefited several communities in Massachusetts. In today’s episode, s pecial guest Ming Sun, MCHES, of MGH Community Health Associates , joins…

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