Social Media and Youth Mental Health
According to the Child Mind Institute (CMI), many parents worry about how exposure to technology might affect toddlers’ developmentally and youth mental health. We know our preschoolers are picking up new social and cognitive skills at a stunning pace, and we do...
Mental Health Problems or just Puberty?
Adolescence (10-19 years) is a unique and formative time. Multiple physicals, emotional, and social changes, including exposure to poverty, abuse, or violence, can make adolescents vulnerable to mental health problems. Promoting psychological well-being and protecting...
How to Overcome Mental Health Stigma
According to the American Psychiatric Association, more than half of people with mental illness don’t receive help for their disorders like Mental Health Stigma. Often, people avoid or delay seeking treatment due to concerns about being treated differently or...
Talking to Kids about Mental Health
Talking to Kids about Mental Health According to the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Adolescents, it can feel difficult to start a conversation with children and adolescents about mental health. This may be because you don’t feel equipped with the...
Cyberbullying and Children’s Mental Health
Cyberbullying and Children’s Mental Health Before the Internet, bullying mostly happened in person. Kids were bullied at the bus stop, at recess or in the lunch line. But once a child got home, the bullying stopped. Now with increasingly advanced technology, online...
Impact of School Closures on Mental Health during COVID-19
Impact of School Closures on Mental Health during COVID-19 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDI) stated that Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can affect children and young people directly and indirectly. Beyond getting sick, many young people’s...
How much sleep do children need
The Role of Sleep in Children’s Mental Health According to the Sleep Foundation, most people know firsthand that sleep affects their mental state. After all, there is a reason why it is said that someone in a bad mood “woke up on the wrong side of the bed.” As it...
Artificial Intelligence and Children
AI and Children’s Brains Experts say the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) will make most people better off over the next decade, but many have concerns about how advances in AI will affect what it means to be human, to be productive, and to exercise free will....
Animal-Assisted Therapy and Children
Animal-Assisted Therapy and Children While most of us are familiar with service dogs and the role they play in their owners’ lives, many people don’t know much about therapy animals. Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) harnesses the positive traits of animals and uses them...Contact us
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