Mental Health Topics for Parents
Child Mental Health IS Health.
The evolution of mental health in the lives of our children and teens seems to be aligning with the ever-increasing challenges and pressures that our kids are facing in modern society. Mental health is health and it warrants being held in the same regard as our children's physical health & safety.
Getting Ready for Resolutions
2021 has arrived!
It's that time of year again! The most common time for us to be setting goals in the spirit of New Year's resolutions. Perhaps this year more than most, people are yearning for change!
Gratitude vs. 2020
Our designated annual day of thanks and gratitude has come and gone for this year. 2020 has presented extraordinary challenges to the concept of thankfulness. It has now been 20 years since the United Nations General Assembly declared the entire year to be the “year of thanksgiving” out of recognition of the benefit to mental health that the practice of gratitude serves.
Supporting Children Transitioning Back-To-School
As the (loooong) awaited start to the school year is now upon us, it is important to recognize the challenge that our kids are facing as they encounter another transition in a long list of recent changes. Back-to-school evokes feelings of excitement and nervousness both for our children and for ourselves as parents.