Summer Activities that Promote Good Mental Health in Kids

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• Helping Your Anxious Child Get To Sleep
  Bedtime can be stress time for both the anxious child and their parents, but it doesn’t need to be a Herculean effort each night. There are a number of methods to help anxious kids drift off into slumber, resulting in a child that is better rested, and thus more prepared, for the next day. Many […]
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• What to do When Your Child Refuses to go to School
  In most families and school systems a child refusing to go to school is a crisis. This is not a situation when a child says, “I’m not going,” and the parents just agree. There is usually crying, panic, nausea and pleading. It might seem worse to send your child in this condition than giving in. […]
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• Anxiety and the Worst Possible Moment
  What is it about anxiety and its uncanny ability to crash in at the worst possible time? Things seem fine leading up to school and you are in the drop-off line or your child is about to board the bus and all of a sudden…PANIC! Or you finally drift off to sleep exhausted only to […]
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• Childhood Anxiety vs. ADHD – Which One Is It?
  Children with anxiety and children with ADHD (Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder) can exhibit some of the same characteristics and behaviors so it can be hard to tell the difference. For example, both can have trouble with focusing in class, both can be inefficient, both resort to escapist behavior and both can lead to emotional outbursts or […]
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