The Kids Online Health and Safety Task Force (KOHS), co-led by SAMHSA and the NTIA, released a new report with recommendations and best practices for safer social media and online platform use for youth. The full report provides a summary Read more >>
10 Hacks to Boost Teens’ Executive Function Skills and Manage Screen Time
Teens’ focus is interrupted, on average, every 90 seconds. Something as simple as an audible notification can draw focus away from a task. In schools, multiple distractions across the classroom create an almost impossible task of staying on topic and Read more >>
Conduct disorder is the mental health condition that is diagnosed when children or teens exhibit serious aggressive and antisocial behaviors that violate rules or rights of others, with little to no guilt or concern regarding their actions. People with conduct Read more >>
Join our guest host, Natalie Tamburello, Community Engagement Manager at CHC, as she discusses the unique challenges and strengths that students with Autism navigate while learning in school. She is joined by two of our expert CHC Licensed Psychologists, Dr. Read more >>
Join our guest host, Natalie Tamburello, Community Engagement Manager at CHC, in a conversation with CHC expert, Dr. Tracy Cavaligos, licensed psychologist, as they discuss navigating terminology and supporting children around exploring gender identity. In this episode you’ll learn about Read more >>
Understanding Disordered Eating in Youth
Join us today for this conversation on eating disorders with Michael Manzano, MS, Doctoral Intern in Clinical Psychology at Children’s Health Council (CHC) and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford. We begin by talking about the behaviors you might see Read more >>
Teaching Kids Digital Citizenship
As technology continues to permeate almost all aspects of our lives, understanding how to navigate the digital world responsibly becomes critical, especially for our youth. In this episode, we talk with Eisha Buch, Director, Education Programs & Development for Common Read more >>
We want our children to make wise, well-reasoned decisions. Our desire to keep them safe drives our need to shape those decisions. How we talk to our tweens and teens can make the difference between whether they absorb our lessons Read more >>
7 Strategies to Manage Appetite Loss While Taking Stimulant Medication for ADHD
By Alexa Wilmarth, CHC Psychiatric Mental-Health Nurse Practitioner It’s no secret that the number one side effect impacting clients with ADHD who take stimulant medication is appetite loss. Most children and adults who take stimulant medication for the treatment of ADHD Read more >>
6 Ways Educators Can Bolster Boys’ Social Skills
At a time when rates of loneliness are rising among young adults and researchers report that 15- to 24-year-olds spend nearly 70% less time socializing in-person with friends than they did two decades ago, boys face some distinct challenges. Read more >>
