Adoption/Post-Adoption, Mental Health, Occupational Therapy Jackson’s Story: How Our Integrated Therapies Solved a Complicated Case Sarah and Marcus were overjoyed when they welcomed 8-year-old Jackson into their family via adoption. However, their journey took an... Continue Reading
Mental Health, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Temperaments What Parents Can Do At Home to Help Kids with Anxiety By Karen DeVaney, Director of Children’s Clinical Services It can make you feel worried and helpless as a parent to see your child... Continue Reading
COVID-19, Mental Health, Parenting Skills Covid Disrupted Family Life. How Should We Move Forward? In her book, The Stolen Year: How COVID Changed Children’s Lives, and Where We Go Now, author and reporter Anya Kamenetz followed the... Continue Reading
Mental Health, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips Is Your Child’s Anxiety Normal? The Difference Between Normal & Problematic Anxiety By Dr. Sarita Patel, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at The Center for Children and Youth It’s no secret that childhood anxiety has... Continue Reading
Mental Health Frequently Asked Questions About Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Dr. Sarita Patel, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at the Center for Children and Youth, answers some common questions (and busts some... Continue Reading
Mental Health, News 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... Continue Reading
Mental Health, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips 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... Continue Reading
Mental Health, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips 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... Continue Reading
Birth - First Year, LGBTQ+, Mental Health, Parenting Relationships, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Preschool, Preteens & Teens, Toddlers The Impact of Community on Your Child’s Growth and Development We’ve all heard “it takes a village to raise a child,” and any parent who has scrambled to find a babysitter or been late to school... Continue Reading
COVID-19, Mental Health, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips How to Talk to Children About a COVID Diagnosis Receiving a positive COVID-19 test in your family or community can be frightening for adults and children alike. Young children, who may... Continue Reading
