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…successfully in school, and in situations where parents and teachers disagree or are confused about the underlying issues, a more comprehensive assessment is usually beneficial. Finally, keep in mind that…
…in the home by making these assumptions. Talk with your kids about gun safety rules. If you have guns in the home, be sure to talk with your children of…
…show compassion as we process the situation together. Help children have a positive impact in another person’s life. This can be done through volunteering in the school or community, helping…
do not live in a vacuum and have regular contact with many adults in their lives. In the case of mental healthcare, this would be a team of professionals. The…
them by June. But this doesn’t stop people from making resolutions or encouraging their kids to do the same. In a recent Clay Center survey of 750 parents nationwide ,…
three separate proms. Each one is unique in some ways, but all have one thing in common—intense anxiety in the face of unpredictable and unexpected mishaps. From this iterative knowledge,…
decreased in adults, may actually increase in younger individuals (see our blog on depression in kids for more). Finally, because each episode of depression, and especially each episode of untreated…
what you went through in life. Observe Changes in Behavior. Worrisome changes in a child’s behavior might be obvious, but could be subtle. Behaviors parents can be aware of are…
…or even if you’re just in gym class, are there different benefits that you can reap from those different ways in which you can engage in sports? Jonathan 09:57 Sure….
This is in part related to the fatigue that the flu engenders, and in part related to the inflammatory response that the flu and other psychiatric syndromes have in common….
…it harder. Most children and teens spent the last school year in front of a computer screen every day; many sought refuge in social media, a virtual reality in which…
the emotional burden on kids in our society, we need to consider the ramifications of divorce as serious players in the difficult lives of children. Here’s an example. Julie recalls…
about this moment for parents? There are in fact real time considerations. There’s a concert this weekend in Boston. Do you let your kids go? As a matter of fact,…
…colleges in the United States. Although the number of students in high school is slowly declining, the number of students applying to college is steadily increasing. In 2011, there were…