you will have tasty chicken for both kids and parents in no time. Prepare a meal that gives toddlers something to do. My kids loved to pull the basil leaves…
as Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) and Active Minds in our schools along with mandating SEL curricula and an increase in on-site counselors. This should include helping our kids learn…
…actual attempts. Each year in the United States, about 15 in 100,000 kids will die by suicide, making suicide the third leading cause of death in this age group. Additionally,…
refused to testify about their abuse. And how many of the kids taken care of in our clinic by residents under my supervision experienced sexual trauma unknown to the clinicians?…
…kids with disabilities have been ignored in research. Few have studied the unique challenges in these families – there are almost no treatment guidelines for how to help a child…
…use, recent studies show that this, specifically, has not increased its use in teens. Tune in for more on what parents should know about teen drug use. Still, many teens…
…monitoring what kids watch in the 21st century. Before we address today’s changes, let’s just take a moment to address some of the shifts in TV patterns that have occurred…
…this in the kids I’ve worked with over the years—kids who successfully negotiate life while dealing with disabilities are better able to handle the inevitable bumps in the road than…
mean, I got in, I get in trouble in activism, but, I mean, look, that’s all I know. I get in trouble because, you know, look, but look, I was…
…work? Here are some things to keep in mind: Limit-setting starts early. It begins in earnest during toddlerhood, in part because toddlers have developed the motor and cognitive capacities to…
for our kids. If parents misbehave on the sidelines or in the stands, their child suffers. Kids who stick with athletics in this unfortunate setting tend to perform worse. They…
…of us, what can we do – and what can we teach our kids – to manage the situation in the moment, and over time learn healthier ways of coping?…
…kids at risk? Kids with PTSD? Kids who’ve been traumatized? Kids who may have anxiety or depression, I mean, the whole range of mental health disorders or challenges. What about…
in elementary school, make a point to introduce yourself early in the school year. If your child is in middle or high school, where there he will have multiple teachers,…
in memories, thoughts, emotions, and behavior. Imagine the impact of a traumatic event, such as a motor vehicle accident in which a passenger in your car suffers serious injury or…