Parenting Concerns

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.

What Are the Consequences If Your Teen Has Been Using Pot?

Many teenagers experiment with alcohol and other substances, and pot – or marijuana – is one of those drugs. While many states have made pot legal for medical and/or recreational 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.

Q+A: What Can I Do to Help My Preschool Kid Learn Anger Management?

Question: My almost 4-year-old has been having a lot of angry tantrums lately, some that spiral out of control. What can I do to help them calm down? 

It’s always good to start early in learning skills, and controlling anger and finding ways to channel it can begin in the preschool years.

Q+A: How Can I Help My Child Control Thoughts That Fuel Anger?

We all have things that cause our anger to flare – waiting in long lines; feeling dismissed by a friend or family member; feeling that another person is treating us unfairly or not paying attention to what we are saying.

Q+A: ¿Cómo encuentro un terapeuta para mi hijo?

Mi hijo tiene ansiedad y estoy buscando un terapeuta. ¿Cómo puedo encontrar uno bueno?

Esta es una pregunta extremadamente importante, y aunque no hay reglas absolutas, aquí hay algunas pautas que pueden ayudar a informar su proceso:

Recomendaciones de otros suele ser la mejor fuente de información.

Talking to Your Children About Asian Hate

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Over the last year, there have been very disturbing reports and videos of hate and violence towards the Asian community.

与您的孩子谈论亚裔仇恨

过去一年，出现了很多针对亚裔群体的仇恨和暴力的报道和视频，令人不安。  作为华裔美国人，这些事件让我感觉我自己、我的家人、我的群体越来越脆弱。自然，我们希望保护我们的孩子免受这些事件的影响，但是我们也可以利用这些糟糕的暴力和种族歧视�