Parenting, Teen 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...
Parenting, Teen Mental Health
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...
Children Mental Health, Parenting, Teen Mental Health
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...
Children Mental Health, Parenting, Teen 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...
Children Mental Health, Parenting, Teen 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...