Concerned About Your Child’s Learning?
Teachers are usually on the front lines of our child’s well-being, noticing learning, behavioral or attention challenges, supporting them in the classroom and relaying them to us as parents. With our kids learning from home, it’s much harder for teachers Read more >>
The Power of Radical Acceptance
Life has perhaps never felt more out of our control than it has over the past year. But refusing to accept our reality doesn’t change its outcome. Rather it increases the suffering that comes from the futility of fighting against Read more >>
College is a big decision, especially for those with mental health challenges and even more so during a pandemic. Thankfully, our guest on today’s podcast is an expert at getting adolescents to open up, let their guards down and feel Read more >>
Be Kind to Yourself: The Power of Self-Compassion
Mental health is one of the biggest issues our world is collectively facing, creating a “shadow pandemic” as widespread as the virus itself. While our resilience is undeniable, we are still so hard on ourselves about our shortcomings and filled Read more >>
Autism & Social Skills [presentation]
We are rarely taught explicit social rules because we are just expected to figure them out. It’s quite complicated and many children on the autism spectrum struggle to navigate their social worlds. In this presentation, learn how to help your Read more >>
Top 5 Strategies to Foster Mental Health in Your Child
In today’s episode, Tony Cepeda, LMFT shares sobering statistics on the current state of youth mental health along with simple strategies on how best to help manage your child’s emotional well-being. With empathy for the myriad demands on parents right Read more >>
Host Cindy Lopez interviews Dr. Joan Baran, Clinical Director at CHC, as they unpack Dr. Baran’s well known C.A.L.M. parenting technique. This memorable acronym provides a roadmap for working with your child – at every age – to overcome opposing Read more >>
Join host Cindy Lopez and her guests as they discuss how a family culture of compassion can really open hearts and minds. Therapist Kendra Evans and Occupational Therapist Vibha Pathak draw from their professional experiences working with kids of all Read more >>
Top 3 Mindfulness Strategies to Reduce Stress
Living in this uncertain and changing environment can lead to stress responses in all of us. All children respond to stress in different ways – some responses are more productive than others. Listen in to this podcast to hear about Read more >>
Nobody’s Free Until Everybody’s Free
Written by Ramsey Khasho, PsyD Day 90. I’m not in my garage anymore. I’m out in the world again. But it’s an entirely different world than the one I left. Read more >>
