How to Nurture Your Child’s Mental Health
Parents play an important part in supporting and encouraging a child’s good mental health habits. Read more >>
Young Adults and Failure to Launch
“Failure to launch” is a term used to describe the phenomenon of young adults, typically in their 20s and 30s, who struggle to transition into independent adult life. They often have clinical issues such as anxiety, depression, OCD, autism, or Read more >>
Being a Parent to a Young Adult
Typically, teens leave the nest for college or a job and set up their own household, gradually becoming more skilled at managing finances, healthcare, academics, employment, relationships and transportation; in other words, they build their own lives as adults. Read more >>
Autism & Your Child: Talking to Your Pediatrician
Use this checklist to prepare for a conversation with your pediatrician or specialist. Read more >>
Decoding Boys: New Science Behind the Subtle Art of Raising Sons
As pediatrician and mother of two teenagers Cara Natterson explains, puberty starts in boys long before any visible signs appear, and that causes confusion about their changing temperaments for boys and parents alike. Often, they also grow quieter as they Read more >>
U.S. Surgeon General Warns Social Media Could Harm Youth Mental Health [downloadable]
An Advisory from U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy calls attention to the growing concerns about the effects of social media on youth mental health, concluding that while social media offers some benefits, there are “ample indicators that social media could Read more >>
What to Do If Your Teen Refuses to Go to Counseling
Some teens are happy to go to therapy. They enjoy talking to an objective adult who can assist with some of their problems. But not all teens are on board with therapy, and convincing a reluctant teen to go to Read more >>
Strategies for When Your Child Doesn’t Want to Go to Therapy
People of all ages may benefit from seeing a mental health professional. However, children may feel afraid to talk with someone they don’t know. They may also be wary of something they don’t fully understand. You may ask yourself: How Read more >>
One of the most important things we can do for our children is to help them develop resilience. A common misconception is that people are either resilient or not; that we’re born one way or the other. In fact, the Read more >>
Resilience Booster: Parent Tip Tool
There is a large body of research supporting the importance of building resilience to help prevent negative consequences of environmental stressors. Read more >>
