Mental Health

Mental Health

Mental Health Challenges

Our Kids May Need Therapy That Doesn't Concentrate on Memories of Trauma

Effects of Childhood Trauma

New Research Suggests An Important Principle for Helping Children Deal With Trauma

Foster Parenting Special Topics

Three Ways to Find Mental Health Help for Foster Kids

Mental Health Challenges

A New Study Suggests The Best Solution for Teen Depression Is Exercise

Mental Health Challenges

More Research Recommends Exercise as the Best Way to Battle Depression

Mental Health Challenges

What Research Teaches About How to Help Our Children Struggling with Depression

Finding and Enforcing Logical Consequences

Why Do I Have to Constantly Repeat Myself With My Kids?

Setting and Protecting Your Priorities

Feeling Lonely as a Stepparent is Common, and There Is Help

Mental Health Challenges

7 Things You Can Do if Your Child is Suffering from Anxiety

Mental Health Challenges

Is There A Difference Between Bullying and Conflict and Does It Matter?

Mental Health Challenges

Are We Prescribing Too Many Medications for Normal Teen Problems?

Effects of Childhood Trauma

38 School Accommodations for Children Who Have Suffered Trauma

Encouraging Resilience

The Best Way We Can Encourage Resilience and Build Self-Esteem

Encouraging Resilience

How to Encourage Resilience Through Emotional Support

Encouraging Resilience

We Can Build Resilience By Providing Social Support

Encouraging Resilience

How to Build Resilience by Encouraging Our Kids to Take Risks

Encouraging Resilience

New Study Says Risky Play May Be Good for Our Children

Encouraging Resilience

Lowering Our Expectations May Be the Best Way to Lower Our Kids’ Stress

Effects of Childhood Trauma

Boys Who Have Suffered Trauma May Be Less Resilient Than Girls

Building Relationships

Four Things to Remember About How Teens Search for Identity

Encouraging Resilience

More Encouraging Evidence that Positive Experiences Can Counteract Traumatic Experiences

Mental Health Challenges

Attention Disorders May Be A Bigger Challenge for Abused Children Than Anger Issues

Encouraging Resilience

How We Can Start With a Clean Slate, Or At Least Come Close

Encouraging Resilience

One Important Way to Show Children How to Resist Bullying

Effects of Childhood Trauma

How to Teach Empathy to Children with Trauma

Setting and Protecting Your Priorities

One Key Reason that We Burn Out as Parents

Power of Plan B Parenting

Another Reason That Step Parents Are Important

Effects of Childhood Trauma

How to Help Our Children Untangle Their Emotions

Foster Parenting Special Topics

The Challenges of Parenting Gifted Foster Children

Building Relationships

Maybe Your Problem Child is a Gifted Child

Working with Biological Family

The Importance of Sibling Connections in Foster Care

Encouraging Resilience

Embrace the Power of "And"

Encouraging Resilience

Using the ADA to Help Our Children Cope with the Pandemic

Effects of Childhood Trauma

How to Respond When Our Children's Memories are Wrong

Effects of Childhood Trauma

Dealing with the Effects of Coronavirus Lockdowns

Encouraging Resilience

Resilience and the Power of Connections

Encouraging Resilience

The Importance of Resilience and the Power of Plan B

Foster Parenting Special Topics

Swedish Study: Adults Who Spent Time in Foster Care Fared Worse than Non-Fostered Siblings