Parenting Concerns

Trauma: Qué Deberían Saber Los Padres

El trauma es una respuesta emocional y física a un suceso amenazante o que se percibe de esa manera. Algunos ejemplos de sucesos específicos que pueden ser traumáticos incluyen violencia, abusos, bullying o abandono.

Trauma: What Parents Should Know

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PDF Download – Childhood Trauma

Trauma is an emotional and physical response to an event that is actually or perceived as threatening.

What To Do If Your Child Is In Crisis

No family chooses to be in a crisis mental health situation with their child. In all the uncertainty and intense emotions, one thing is clear – we want to keep our children safe.

Como ayudar a su hijo a romper su relación con la comida chatarra sin dañar su salud mental

He tenido muchas relaciones a lo largo de mi vida. He desarrollado conexiones con familiares, amigos y compañeros de trabajo, y cada relación ha sido excepcionalmente compleja.

Birdcage Memoirs: A Teen’s Reflections on Living Through the Pandemic

This blog post is part of a series entitled Real Lives, Real Stories.

Relationship Woes: Helping Your Child Break Up With Junk Food Without Harming Their Mental Health

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I’ve had many relationships throughout my life. I’ve developed close ties with family members, friends and coworkers, each relationship uniquely complex.

Mental Health Myths: BUSTED

Mental health myths can increase stigma and prevent parents and caring adults from taking important actions to support children and teens, even when the best intentions are there. Below, child and adolescent psychiatrists Gene Beresin, MD, MA and Khadijah Booth Watkins, MD, MPH share the truth about about nine common mental health myths.

Niños Que Se Cortan

¿En qué consisten las automutilaciones?

Hacerse cortes y otras formas de automutilarse son conductas frecuentes en niños con dificultades psicológicas. Otras conductas autolesivas son quemarse con cigarrillos o mecheros, golpearse hasta hacerse moratones, perforarse la piel, morderse o tirarse de los pelos.

Children Who Cut Themselves

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You can also listen to a more detailed conversation about self-harming behavior in teens. Tune in below, or search for “Shrinking It Down” wherever you stream.

Anger: Knowing What Sets You Off and Ways to Manage It

We all have things that tend to unleash our anger. They vary from person to person. Once we have identified the things that set us off, we can work on behavioral strategies to avoid them – or if that’s impossible, to at least minimize them and lessen the feelings of anger that follow.