Caregivers need care, too. This month I want to highlight the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy’s recent advisory on the parent mental health crisis, entitled: Parents Under Pressure: The U.S. Surgeon General Advisory on the Mental Health and Well-Being of Parents. According to this report, in … [Read more...]
Recommendations for Healthy Teen Video Viewing
A summary of the science with action steps regarding video viewing and adolescent well-being Psychological and social scientists are continually investigating the potential effects of viewing video content on adolescents’ well-being. Both the volume of video content and its accessibility to … [Read more...]
Teaching Kids Mindfulness: The Benefits and Easiest Ways to Do It!
“Pay attention!”It’s a phrase that is uttered dozens of times a week (if not more) in households where children between the ages of two and 18 reside. How is it that when they WANT to, oh say when they are playing video games or watching cartoons, kids can have a tremendous attention span. But at … [Read more...]
The Mental Health Impact of COVID-19 on Families
If you asked any of us a year ago what would life be like in 2020, it’s doubtful anyone would have guessed we’d be going through a global pandemic, replete with lockdowns and self-quarantining. At the beginning of the year, some families might have thought of being forced to stay home from work and … [Read more...]
