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...
Nightmares in Children
What are Nightmares in Children, Frequencies, and effects? According to the Sleep Foundation, nightmares can occur at any age, but studies suggest they are exceptionally common for young children. Roughly half of the children between the ages of 3 and 6 report...
Gifted Children and Mental Health
What are Gifted Children Mental Health Problems? Gifted kids sometimes have problems that require the help of a therapist. Such children can be a mystery to parents and consult parenting handbooks isn’t always productive. For one thing, unless a parenting...
Teen Reactive Attachment Disorder
Teen Reactive Attachment Disorder According to J. Bowlby (1982), Attachment may be defined as a composite of behaviors in an infant, toddler, or young child that is designed to achieve physical and emotional closeness to a mother or preferred caregiver when the child...
Adolescent Risk Taking, Impulsivity, and Brain Development
Understanding Adolescent Risk Taking, Impulsivity, and Brain Development We’ve all done impulsive things in our lives and are familiar with adolescent risk taking. For some, it’s adding a dozen extra items in the check-out line at the grocery store. For others, it’s...Contact us
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