Be Gentle with Yourself: Advice for Parents Struggling after Tragedy
Traumatic events like a school shooting leave parents feeling fear, anger, and anxiety. Processing these emotions while continuing to care for your child is not easy. We reached out to Dr. Alicia Lieberman, Director of the Child Trauma Research Program at the UCSF...
You May Not Need to Talk to Your Child about Tragic Events. If You Do, Here’s How.
Whether or not you choose to discuss tragic events like the shooting in Uvalde, Texas may have much to do with your family’s culture. Some families routinely discuss current events together, while many others don’t. You may want to ask your child questions to...
8 Ways to Unplug as a Family
A sleeping bag for a phone? It might sound silly, but this idea is making the rounds as a fun solution to a common family problem: Family time is being squeezed out for screen time. And, while kids are spending an astonishing 9 hours a day on electronic media, parents...
Does Your Young Daughter Have a Positive Body Image?
Poor body image is epidemic among girls and women in this country: 94% of women report having a negative body image and wanting to change something about their bodies, and 98% think negatively about their bodies at least once a day. How you can ensure that your child...
The Whole-Brain Child: A Guidebook for Joyful Parenting
We’ve all heard the cliché that kids don’t come with instructions, which, while true, is a phrase that I think is often misunderstood. Parents may not get handed a manual in the delivery room, but that doesn’t mean that you are on your own. There are so many resources...
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Processing Your Child’s Eco-Anxiety: How to Recognize Their Fears and Take Meaningful Action
Many of us are grappling daily with the threat of climate change as its effects become increasingly visible. We are experiencing longer periods of drought, more frequent wildfires, and other extreme weather events on a regular basis. Given this, it is not surprising...
Activities to Heal Eco-Anxiety and the Planet
Climate change has become a near constant topic of discussion, whether on the news, around the dinner table, or among friends, and anxious feelings are stemming from the state of the environment. There’s even a name for those feelings; Eco-Anxiety. As a parent, you...
