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Child Development and Behavior

5 Bigger-Picture Suggestions To Help Build Kids’ Self-Confidence

5 Bigger-Picture Suggestions To Help Build Kids’ Self-Confidence

Kids with a healthy self-confidence typically grow into self-confident adults! Read five bigger-picture suggestions to help them achieve this important trait.

By: Beverly H. Smolyansky, PhD | 0

Child Development and Behavior

Risk Factors for Suicide in Kids and Teens

Risk Factors for Suicide in Kids and Teens

Suicide is highly complex and cannot be attributed to a single cause. Learn about common health, environmental and historical risk factors.

By: Stacey Hoffman, LPCC, MEd | 3

Child Development and Behavior

Warning Signs of Suicide and How to Get Help

Warning Signs of Suicide and How to Get Help

Most people who die by suicide give warning signs but they're not always obvious. Learn what they are and how to get help.

By: Stacey Hoffman, LPCC, MEd | 8

Child Development and Behavior

Procrastination and Teens: 5 Talking Points for Parents

Procrastination and Teens: 5 Talking Points for Parents

It may seem like they are being lazy or defiant, but teens procrastinate for many reasons. Here are tips to help teens who procrastinate.

By: La Donna Morales, MSW, LISW-S | 2

Adults with Congenital Heart Disease: 5 Ways a Cardiac Neuropsychologist Can Help

Adults with Congenital Heart Disease: 5 Ways a Cardiac Neuropsychologist Can Help

Adults who have congenital heart disease can benefit from seeing a cardiac neuropsychologist in several ways.

By: Nadine Kasparian, PhD | 0

Learning and Growing

Considering Sleepaway Camp for Your Child?

Considering Sleepaway Camp for Your Child?

If you’re thinking about whether your child is ready for overnight summer camp, this information can help guide your family’s decision.

By: Aubrey Coates, PhD | 0

Learning and Growing

Social Media: What Effect Is It Having on Kids?

Social Media: What Effect Is It Having on Kids?

These highlights from the U.S. Surgeon General's Advisory Statement on Social Media and Youth Mental Health cover findings that social media has the potential to both benefit and harm children and adolescents.

By: Lauren Riney, DO | 2

Disordered Eating: How to Recognize When A Child Needs Help

Disordered Eating: How to Recognize When A Child Needs Help

Parents should be aware of the red-flags associated with disordered eating, which can include certain dieting, exercise and social behaviors.

By: Darcey Thornton, MD | 2

Learning and Growing

Preparing Your Anxious Child for Sleepaway Camp

Preparing Your Anxious Child for Sleepaway Camp

Kids can be nervous about going to sleepaway camp for many reasons. Here are 10 ways you can help prepare your child for summer camp.

By: Aubrey Coates, PhD | 0

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Social Media’s Impact on Teens

Social Media’s Impact on Teens

A conversation with two pediatric psychiatrists to explore the complex world of social media and the positive and negative effects it can have on teens.

By: Young & Healthy Podcast | 0

Learning and Growing

Helping Your Teen Mentally Prepare for ACT/SAT Test Taking

Helping Your Teen Mentally Prepare for ACT/SAT Test Taking

When working with your high schooler on preparing for the ACT and SAT, here are helpful hints for approaching these college readiness tests.

By: Brian P. Kurtz, MD | 0

Child Development and Behavior

6 Tips to Help Kids Who Are Afraid of the Dark

6 Tips to Help Kids Who Are Afraid of the Dark

When children are afraid of the dark, it can be distressing for them and exhausting for you. One of our child psychologists offers tips to help.

By: Monica Whitehead, PhD | 0

How You Can Use Music to Support Your Teen’s Mental Health

How You Can Use Music to Support Your Teen’s Mental Health

As a music therapist at Cincinnati Children’s, I’d like to offer the following ideas for how parents can use music to positively impact your child’s mental health.

By: Jenn Seley, MA, MT-BC, CCLS | 1

7 Ways Parents Can Help Their Teens Manage Stress

7 Ways Parents Can Help Their Teens Manage Stress

A clinical psychologist offers techniques for parents to help teens manage the stress in their busy lives.

By: Lynne Merk, PhD | 1

The Young & Healthy Podcast

Adapt for Life: Helping Kids Learn Healthy Behaviors for Mental Health

Adapt for Life: Helping Kids Learn Healthy Behaviors for Mental Health

Explore the ADAPT framework for youth mental wellness, learn practical steps for stress management, healthy habits, and open conversations.

By: Young & Healthy Podcast | 0

Learning and Growing

Mental Health Providers: Who Does What?

Mental Health Providers: Who Does What?

Mental health providers include psychologists, psychiatrists, counselors, social workers, therapists and more. Learn more about these various titles and roles.

By: Ellen Diersing, MS, LPCC-S | 2

Child Development and Behavior

What to Expect at Your Child’s First Mental Health Appointment

What to Expect at Your Child’s First Mental Health Appointment

It’s natural to have questions about your child’s first appointment with a mental health provider. Learn what to expect.

By: Sarah Hebbeler, LISW-S | 0

Learning and Growing

Book Roundup: Books Featuring Kids with Mental Health Challenges

Book Roundup: Books Featuring Kids with Mental Health Challenges

This reading list includes books for kids of all ages that feature characters with mental health challenges.

By: Monica Whitehead, PhD | 0

Patient Family Experience

Why Play Is Important in Therapy

Why Play Is Important in Therapy

Play therapy involves much more than just playing with a child. Learn about how play therapists use play with specific goals in medical settings.

By: Tisha Gaynor, MSSA, LISW-S, RPT-S | 1

The Young & Healthy Podcast

Your Student’s Mental Health During ACT/SAT Season

Your Student’s Mental Health During ACT/SAT Season

Two experts discuss the importance of mental health for students who will take the ACT or SAT tests this year.

By: Young & Healthy Podcast | 0

Child Development and Behavior

How to Support Your Child with Mental Health Struggles

How to Support Your Child with Mental Health Struggles

Here are several strategies families can use at home to help create a supportive environment for kids facing mental health challenges.

By: Emily Meyer, MSW, LISW-S | 3

Seasonal Affective Disorder in Kids: Tips for Parents

Seasonal Affective Disorder in Kids: Tips for Parents

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a form of depression that can occur in children and adults. Once SAD is diagnosed, treatments are effective. We offer several strategies you can use at home to help your child feel better.

By: Julie Bemerer, PsyD | 0

Learning and Growing

5 Healthcare Questions to Ask During the College Search

5 Healthcare Questions to Ask During the College Search

Colleges offer healthcare services to help keep students healthy at school. Ask these important healthcare questions during the college search with your high schooler.

By: La Donna Morales, MSW, LISW-S | 0

Child Development and Behavior

How to Help Your Child Handle the Stress of Finals

How to Help Your Child Handle the Stress of Finals

Exams can be a stressful time for students. Here are a few suggested self-care tools for both high school and college students to help reduce your child’s stress level.

By: La Donna Morales, MSW, LISW-S | 0

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