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Triple P NC Offers Free Online Parent Training
Triple P provides parents with tools and resources to promote positive parenting. Their programs provide parents with strategies that...
Mindfulness for Children?
“There are many ways to practice mindfulness. There are meditation-like activities during which you concentrate on your breathing,...
Suicide Rate Nearly Doubles for Black Youth
A new study reveals the suicide rate for black children has nearly doubled since the early 1990s, while the suicide rate for white...
What Every Child Needs for Good Mental Health
It is easy for parents to identify their child’s physical needs: nutritious food, warm clothes when it’s cold, bedtime at a reasonable...
Five ways to Support Siblings in Special Needs Families
Dr. Jill Emanuele, a clinical psychologist at the Child Mind Institute, believes that more attention needs to be placed on how mental...
Parents can Help Break Family Anxiety Cycle
If you’re a parent who suffers from anxiety or the parent of an anxious child, or both, the latest research confirming the effectiveness...
The Developing Brain: Implications for Youth Programs
The brain, with more than 100 billion neurons, is our body’s most complex organ. There is increasing global attention to the growing...
Children’s Mental Health Report
Of the 74.5 million children in the United States, an estimated 17.1 million have or have had a psychiatric disorder — more than the...
Disruptive Behavior: Why it’s Often Misdiagnosed
It's easy to jump to the conclusion that a child who's pushing or hitting or throwing tantrums is angry, defiant or hostile. But in many...
Anxiety in the Classroom: What it looks like, and why it's often mistaken for something else
Sometimes anxiety is easy to identify—like when a child is feeling nervous before a test. Other times anxiety in the classroom can look...