How Parents Can Communicate With Their Teenagers
The teen years come in fast and furious, bringing with it dramatic physical and emotional changes. Teenagers are known to have wild mood swings, roller-coaster emotions, and less than open communication. Many parents see similarities between their teenagers and the stage they went through around age 3! Figuring things out on their own, discovering their […]
Warning Signs of Depression in Teenagers
The teen years come full of physical and emotional changes. Teens are known for their wild mood swings and roller-coaster emotions. It can be difficult to know what normal teenage angst and hormones are compared to a more serious issue like depression or anxiety. It’s important to recognize when your teen’s moodiness seems to be a […]
Masklophobia: How to Help Your Kid Overcome the Fear of Masks
Imagine the thrill and excitement children feel as they dress up as their favorite characters, ringing doorbells in search of sugary treats. Halloween is a time of costume fun and mystery. While this might be a magical night for many, fear can also lurk in the shadows. Behind the masks and decorations, there are moments […]
Helping Kids Understand Violence, Racism, and Heavy Topics in the News
Social media and seemingly every news outlet is flooded with stories and images of violence, death, racism, social injustice, political unrest, pandemic among other heavy and unsettling topics. Kids are inevitably feeling confused, angry, and sometimes scared about the seemingly endless stream of troubling news. Parents also are affected by disturbing current events, and are […]
Mental Health Questions for Teens: Unveiling the Silent Struggles
The past year has been tough on everyone, especially young people. Your teens and adolescents may be struggling with mental health challenges due to the global pandemic’s impact. It’s more important than ever to check in with them and see how they’re coping. While extended time at home has disrupted normal routines, it also provides an opportunity to connect […]
Blog: Talking to Kids about Protests and Racism
Not only have we been shut-down, isolated, quarantined during a very uncertain time of the COVID-19 pandemic; parents and families are now experiencing cities, towns, and media bursting with anger, protests, and violence. Children and older teens who are home from school, without their usual summer activities are spending more time on social media and […]
Blog: Anxiety in Kids During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 has turned the lives upside down around the whole world. Schools have closed for the remainder of the school year, restaurants, stores, and other businesses forced to close. Countless jobs and businesses lost, unable to recover from mandatory closures. Parents having to work from home, while often their children are having to do […]
How Anxiety Shows Up At School And Why It often Is Hard To Recognize
Anxiety in schools is a widespread concern and impacts as much as 25% of children, according to recent research. It is easy to spot when kids express worries, fears, or being nervous about a test or project. Most of the time, it’s not so obvious. Kids present anxiety in a number of different ways that […]
School is Starting Back Up … Are Kids OK During Remote Learning?
Here we are in the fall of 2020, many months after the beginning of the unexpected turn of events caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. If you’re like most people, you were probably hoping that life would begin to return to normal sometime over the course of the summer and that our kids would be returning […]
10 Things To Ask Your Kids Before They Return To School After Covid-19
A new normal is emerging, striped with scars from the Covid-19 pandemic. Businesses are opening, albeit with additional safety measures. Grocery store shelves are decently stocked, considering the current state of the world. And schools are preparing to open, although with extensive modifications. The 2019-2020 school year ended abruptly, assuming that students would return again […]