Young people are a very important part of our community, and there are several ways they can volunteer their time to help their neighbors.
Hip organic products by Miss Brittany's Organic Preschool (our Community Corner Guest on 10/16/12).
A Kids Fishing Workshop is being held Saturday, May 6 from 7:00 a.m. to noon.
Hatchimals is launching collectible eggs with miniature Hatchimals inside.
The number of children seeking mental health treatment is growing and so is the backlog of those waiting for care in emergency rooms. And the pandemic has made the situation worse. Our Calvin Cutler reports.
From schools to courts, the state embraces an approach rooted in healing.
The example you set teaches kids how to be empathetic. But these 5 tactics can help you up their awareness of other people's feelings.
If you think one of your teen's friends is using drugs or drinking, tact and care in your response are essential.
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By Laura Fenton
We searched the country for kids’ rooms full of creative ideas to steal for your own child’s space. You may never be able to send her there as punishment...
Helping children and young people in foster care learn to manage their thoughts, emotions and energy is a two-part process. This is especially true when foster parents, kin and other caregivers are working with children who have experienced trauma.
Like many holidays, Halloween can be a triggering time for survivors. This holiday also poses unique risks and barriers when it comes to preventing sexual violence. This isn’t just due to the fact that Halloween parties and gatherings may create environments with increased rates of sexual assaults and harassment, but it is also due to trauma triggers such as dark lighting, fearful screams, obscuring masks, and graphic and violent imagery that are hallmarks of this time of year.
As the number of COVID deaths reach another grim milestone, mental health experts are concerned for the tens of thousands of young people struggling through a growing wave of grief, many of them without the services they need.
The most recent research into Generation Alpha from Hotwire finds children born after 2010 put the utmost importance on school safety, access to food, fairness and making sure everyone has a home.
This simple strategy helps you stay on track to afford tuition and school costs, which are growing faster than inflation, for your children.
The recently launched “Kiddle” promises to keep kids safe in their internet searching If you’ve ever checked the search history of your kid’s tablet and found entries such a…
Through Mattress Firm Foster Kids, Simone Biles encourages foster kids to pursue their dreams
Whether at home or in the office, we are caring for kids. We care for children all day and then come home to our own. It is what we do. We are a group of parents who happen to be pediatricians. I am often asked if being a pediatrician makes me a better mom, or if being a mom makes me a better pediatrician. Honestly, I’m not sure. Probably it goes both ways. But I do know it is a parental nightmare to…
A new analysis of national data reveals for the first time just a slew of disparities between the mental and physical health of children placed in foster care and otherwise similar kids.
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Empathy is defined by Merriam-Webster as "the feeling that you understand and share another person's experiences and emotions." That sounds like a pretty good skill for our kids to possess, don't you agree? I know I want my girls to show empathy as they develop positive and long-term friendships, resist the temptation to bully, understand their feelings, and become team players…
It was exactly a week after my son’s 4th birthday when he announced that he was going to use the potty exclusively to do his business. He finally threw in the towel…and the diapers…on his own time, certainly not mine. I had spent the better part of a year begging, pleading, bribing, cajoling, manipulating, and any and every other trick to get my very stubborn boy to use the toilet. I pulled out all the stops from my pediatric training, and also fell…