How Anxiety Leads to Disruptive Behavior
How Anxiety Leads to Disruptive Behavior: Kids who seem oppositional are often experience severe anxiety A 10-year-old boy named James has an outburst in school. Upset by something a classmate…
Manage Back to School Anxiety
Back to School Anxiety How to help kids manage school anxiety and have a successful start to the year. The start of the new school year is exciting for most…
The Role of Ego in Relationships
How Our Ego Creates Drama in Our Relationships (And How to Avoid It) "The ego is the false self-born out of fear and defensiveness.” ~John O’Donohue I started new relationships in…
An Anxious Child: When to Worry
An Anxious Child: When to Worry If uncontrollable thoughts and fears are taking over your child’s—and your family’s—life, it’s time to get help. Kids worry. Whether it’s fear of the…
Strategies for a Successful Summer Break
Tips for managing your kids' downtime to help make it relaxing for everyone Strategies for a Successful Summer Break While your average child may be thrilled by the end of…
Violence in Youth: Warning Signs
Youth Violence: Violence. It's the act of purposefully hurting someone. And it's a major issue facing today's young adults. According to the 2011 Center for Disease Control and Prevention Youth…
Media Guidelines for Kids
Media Guidelines for Kids of All Ages: Tips for making sure your children's screen time is healthy Parents used to just worry about kids watching too much TV, or playing too…
Childhood Anxiety Undetected
Why Childhood Anxiety Often Goes Undetected (and the Consequences) Kids often keep their childhood anxiety and worries hidden, or express them in ways that are hard to read. It is…
Social Challenges With Learning Problems
Social Challenges of Kids With Learning Problems Learning problems can affect not just school but communicating and connecting with other kids creating various social challenges. When we think of children…
New Suicide Prevention Tools
Building a Safer Community With New Suicide Prevention Tools: ssi-live-broadcaster-support Suicide Prevention By Vanessa Callison-Burch, Product Manager, Jennifer Guadagno, Researcher, and Antigone Davis, Head of Global Safety To begin with, there…