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New Recommendation: Limit Exposure to ‘virtual violence’ in children’s lives
August 1, 2016 | Emily Taylor
New guidelines from American Academy of Pediatrics recommend limiting children’s exposure to “virtual violence” in video games and media. One recommendation is to “protect children under age six from all virtual violence, because they cannot always distinguish fantasy from reality”.
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Dads play key role in child development
July 22, 2016 | Emily Taylor
Recent research by University of Michigan researchers tracks influence of both parents on child development. Researchers found that parents’ stress and mental health issues affect how parents interact with their children and, subsequently, childhood development.
Opening New Doors to Recruit and Retain Foster Parents
June 27, 2016 | Emily Taylor
In this opinion piece, April Dinwoodie, chief executive of the Donaldson Adoption Institute and co-founder and board VP of Fostering Change for Children, points out the importance of supporting connection with families of origin for youth in foster care.
Family-Based Weight Management Program
June 15, 2016 | Emily Taylor
Article about a small study of the Fit Families program in Southern New Mexico, which addresses childhood obesity through a holistic, family-focused approach. The children involved in the program showed improved self-perception.
Resource: CDC Fact Sheet on ADHD in Young Children
May 16, 2016 | Emily Taylor
The CDC has published a fact sheet for parents and healthcare providers regarding treatment recommendations for young children (ages 2-5 years) diagnosed with ADHD. Although the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends healthcare providers first refer parents of young children with ADHD for training in behavior therapy before trying medicine, about 75% of young children with ADHD received medicine as treatment.
Read more here >>.
Risks of Harm from Spanking Confirmed by Analysis of Five Decades of Research
May 6, 2016 | Emily Taylor
A new study shows that spanking children leads to greater defiance toward parents, as well as increased anti-social behavior, aggression, mental health problems and cognitive difficulties. Published in this month’s Journal of Family Psychology the study by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Michigan, analyzed five decades of research involving more than 160,000 children. The study focused specifically on what “American adults would consider spanking” as opposed to other potentially abusive behaviors.
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How Talking Openly Against Stigma Helped A Mother And Son Cope With Bipolar Disorder
May 2, 2016 | Emily Taylor
In this profile, single mother of four, Liza Long, talks about how sharing her experience dealing with her then middle-school aged son helped lead to her son’s correct diagnosis and treatment for bipolar disorder. Last month, her son Walton, who is now 16, spoke at TEDx Boise to share his story and speak out against the stigmatization of mental illness.
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Texting Intervention May Increase Parent Engagement
April 19, 2016 | Emily Taylor
Results of a six-week intervention study show promising potential for mobile technology as a tool to increase parent-child activities. Parents of children from 6 months to 5 years old enrolled at Early Head Start and Head Start centers were sent text messages encouraging them to engage with their children around a variety of topics, and to take time for themselves. At the end of the six-week intervention, parents were surveyed and parents who received the text message intervention engaged in more activities (singing, pretend play, storytelling, etc.) than parents who did not receive the text messages.
Read more about the study here >>.
It’s never too early to intervene for at-risk children
August 12, 2015 | NWI
New evidence suggests that early intervention for at-risk children of mothers with bipolar disorder may be helpful.
New SAMHSA App: Video demonstration of “Talk. They Hear You.”
May 12, 2015 |
SAMHSA has developed a new app to help parents have conversations with their kids about underage drinking. Watch this video demonstration to learn more about “Talk. They Hear You.”