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Body Doubling Can Be a Total Gamechanger for People Who Struggle With Focus

Body doubling is the practice of actively and intentionally completing tasks in the presence of someone else, and it makes a tangible difference for those who struggle to retain focus. The double doesn’t have to be doing the same task… Read more >>

What to Say to Kids When The News Is Scary

The news can be devastating. Events such as a mass shooting at an elementary school can be incomprehensible to adults — so how do we talk about them with kids? Read more >>

Early Childhood — The Impact of the Early Years

Jonas Miller, a researcher focused on brain functioning in young children, talks about the long-term effects of early childhood experiences. Read more >>

Helping Youth Cope After a School Shooting [downloadable]

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network has developed a collection of resources to help youth heal after a school shooting. Downloadable resources include fact sheets, tip sheets, tool kits and more. Read more >>

When the World Feels Like a Scary Place

It’s an understatement to say we live in an age of anxiety. Political polarization, school shootings, income inequality, climate issues, sexual harassment, and more—whether it’s on the news or hitting closer to home, it’s impossible to tune out. The problem… Read more >>

Something Bad Happened: A Kid’s Guide to Learning About Events in the News

Something Bad Happened guides children ages 6 to 12 and the adults who care about them through tough conversations about serious world events, from environmental threats to human tragedies. Care is taken to use the non-specific term “bad thing” throughout,… Read more >>

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