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A Gift of Will: It’s How Our Kids Keep Going
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as many positive experiences as possible along the way, so your kids have something to fall back on later in life, when things get tough.” I realize now that my…

Can Kids Get Mental Illness?
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What does the average person think about mental illness in kids? We went to the streets to ask people this very question, and their responses and stories were both enlightening…

Q+A: My kids are 8 and 5 years old. How can I teach them executive function skills?
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be a great way to help them build their executive function skills. For answers to more questions about executive function skills and kids, tune in to our “Ask Ellen” Q+A….

What Is An Individualized Education Program (IEP)?
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…in identifying the best strategies for helping him in school. Once you receive the IEP from the school, you may accept or reject it—in whole or in part. If you…

What Is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?
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is a 15-year-old boy who is in the middle of his sophomore year of high school. Tommy has always been a bit nervous, and over the last year, especially in…

The Plight Of Child Homelessness In The United States
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post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), is the rule and not the exception for homeless youth. In fact, trauma itself poses a special challenge in helping homeless children. Whereas we have well-established…

The Pain of Losing a Pet
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…couldn’t get to the didactics without first wandering through my own memories of my first dog. In my professional career, I’ve seen plenty of kids who are saddened when their…

Why Can’t We Budge The Tide Of Teen Depression?
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…from non-psychiatric illness. The latest in our growing appreciation of this crisis was published with great fanfare in Pediatrics in December 2016. Remember that any article published in Pediatrics is…

A Closer Look at Anorexia Nervosa
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simply eat. Hey, we all get hungry, don’t we? And for kids, food is about as good as it gets. But as the doctor in charge of their care, they…

How To Survive The Holidays With Teens
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retrospect. Parents may want to recapture that time. Teens, on the other hand, are all about the future. They have little interest in being the children they were in holidays…

The Nuts and Bolts of Telepsychiatry, featuring Janet Wozniak, MD – Shrinking It Down
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teletherapy and telemedicine would become – in such a short period of time – as a part of routine healthcare for all age groups and populations, in response to the…

Can My Teen Be My Confidant?
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…navigate the murky waters of emerging adulthood in their kids. Things get even more confusing if you take a look at what your kids are reading or watching on the…

My Child Is Being Bullied Because Of Religion
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…identity, race, ethnicity and the importance of belonging start to play extremely important roles in the lives of kids. Around late school-age and early adolescence, kids start to pay increasing…

Choosing Appropriate Gifts for Children
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…skills for poring over the detailed instructions. If you have a child who struggles in school, educational toys may be less than enthusiastically received. In fact, even kids without learning…

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