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Sibling Bullying Linked to Poor Mental Health Years Later
October 17, 2021 | NWI
New research finds that children who consistently bully a sibling at a young age can push their brother or sister towards a greater risk of mental health and overall well-being issues later on in adolescence.
Parents Searching for Mental Health Advice Online Can Breach Kids’ Privacy
June 13, 2021 | NWI
Since the onset of the pandemic, parents are more frequently sharing their children’s mental health problems in public online forums. Although parents’ intentions are good, sharing private information online risks damage to the parent-child relationship, which is one of the strongest pillars of childhood mental health.
Increasing Engagement Of Fathers In Services Through Father-Specific Programming
February 8, 2021 | Maria Hermsen-Kritz
This webinar, from the Institute on Research and Poverty at University of Wisconsin, Madison, talks about how father-specific programming can enhance outcomes for children and families and highlights examples of such programming.
U.S. Parents Say COVID-19 Harming Child’s Mental Health
June 17, 2020 | Maria Hermsen-Kritz
This article looks at a recent Gallup Panel of parents that asked about the effects of school closures and social distancing on children’s mental health.
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With Senior Year In Disarray, Teens And Young Adults Feel Lost. Here’s How To Help
April 20, 2020 | Maria Hermsen-Kritz
Tips and guidance from child-serving mental health professionals on how to support young people dealing with grief and disappointment due to missing developmental milestones, such as prom and graduation, during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Coronavirus and Parenting: What You Need to Know Now
March 13, 2020 | Maria Hermsen-Kritz
This article from NPR covers all the bases of talking to your kids about the Coronavirus, from “How do I get them to stop touching their faces?!” to “With racist incidents toward Asians and Asian Americans, is this a teaching moment for social justice?”
Screen Time and the Mental Health of Children
March 9, 2020 | Maria Hermsen-Kritz
Researchers studying the results of questionnaires filled out by thousands of children ages 9 to 11 and their parents have found associations between electronic media use and mental health, although they say the magnitude of the impact they measured is statistically small.
Research on New Approach to Reduce Stress in Parents and Children
July 10, 2019 | Emily Taylor
Two recent studies led by Philip Fisher at the University of Oregon Center for Translational Neuroscience focus on combining neuroscience, psychology and biology to address childhood mental health. One study used video-coaching to help caregivers recognize child-supportive behavior and the other looks at the relationship between oxidative stress and psychological disorders in children.
New Spanish Language Resource for Parents from NIMH
May 14, 2019 | Emily Taylor
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has published a Spanish version of their brochure, “Children and Mental Health: Is This Just a Stage?”
This resource is designed to help families and caregivers identify symptoms, treatment options and resources to help their children.
Child Trends Brief: How to Implement Trauma-Informed Care to Build Resilience to Childhood Trauma
May 13, 2019 | Emily Taylor
A recent Child Trends brief summarizes current research on childhood trauma and outlines a framework for implementing trauma-informed care in programs and services for children and families.