Summer Activities that Promote Good Mental Health in Kids

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• The Rise of Anxiety in Teens: How Did We Get Here?
  Research indicates that the rates of anxiety and depression among teens in America have been rising over the past fifty to seventy years. In fact, some assessments reveal a startling five to eight times as many high school and college students who meet the criteria for major depression and/or an anxiety disorder diagnosis, as was met half […]
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• Faulty Parenting Beliefs Regarding Anxious Children
  Parenting an anxious child can be mentally taxing and it’s easy to become a sour grapefruit in their presence. Family members can develop a bitter mood as the child whines and complains. Anxious complaints can restrict a parent’s movement, demand a great deal of time, and can suck the life right out of the caregiver. […]
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• Depression Versus Anxiety: How to tell the difference?
  Research shows that almost 75% to 80% of children diagnosed with an anxiety disorder suffer from another psychiatric disorder, most commonly depression. The Surgeon General’s report on mental health states, “Anxiety and depression frequently co-exist, so much so that patients with combinations of anxiety and depression are the rule rather than the exception.” Since depression […]
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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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