Help! I Had a Panic Attack in Front of My Kids, Now What?
It can be difficult to talk to children about our own trauma, but we can’t always avoid it. Here are some guidelines on how to do it.
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“My Kid Won’t Go Back to School!” These 4 Letters Are Why.
Is FOGO the newest childhood mental health crisis? If your child develops FOGO, or Fear-of-Going-Out, there are four simple steps to take to help overcome it.
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The Four-Letter Word Child Psychologists Hate
Parenting a child who is in therapy? Does the “alphabet soup” of diagnoses seem scary? Here’s the number one word to never, ever use with your child.
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An Unprecedented Parenting Opportunity Is Slipping Away
Journaling helps children undo the hot/cold empathy gap, teaches them to access their autobiographical self, and can help them develop resilience. Don’t miss this opportunity.
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This Play Tweak Can Supercharge Your Child’s Development
Playground play provides more benefits than exercise. It can supercharge a child’s emotional and psychological development in four surprising ways.
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Are Anxious Kids’ Brains Wired Differently?
Anxious children have brains that send stronger signals from the “fear” center of the brain to the “decision making area”. This has implications for therapy and parenting.
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Are You (Accidentally) Teaching Your Teen to Coronaparty?
Wondering why any kid would ever coronaparty? The answer might lie in how they were taught to think about and handle uncomfortable emotions.
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Taking Play Seriously: The 4 Elements of a Good Toy or Game.
Play is a serious business! It is the building block of many neurodevelopmental capacities. Here are four key criteria to consider when choosing games and toys for our children.
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Burned Out Is Not Burned Up: Two Fixes For Parental Burnout
Feeling burned out as a parent? You’re not alone, and what you are feeling is real. There is hope! New research demonstrates two promising intervention paths for parental burnout.
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A Simple “Switch” to Turn Up Kid’s Attention by 30 Percent.
Want to increase student focus by 30%? Switch your focus to praise rather than reprimands. Research demonstrates the praise to reprimand ratio is correlated with on-task behavior.
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