What Parents Should Know About School Anxiety

The return to school can bring anxiety, new routines and plenty of questions. For some children, however, the transition can also bring worries that linger well beyond the first few days. A child may have trouble sleeping, complain about a stomachache, ask repeated questions or want extra reassurance before classes begin. Those reactions do not…

ByDorcas OnasaAugust 28, 20260Comments

Mind

Parents get real tools for teen mental health

A psychologist shares seven ways parents can support tweens and teens through the unstructured stretch of summer. Summer brings freedom, but for parents of tweens, teens and young adults, that extra unstructured time can also bring extra worry. Psychologist Rochelle R. Robinson says the season is a meaningful window for parents to check…

ByGesi LloydJuly 17, 20260Comments

Parenthood

Postpartum mental health: what new parents need to know

Bringing home a new baby is filled with unforgettable moments, but it also introduces one of the biggest life adjustments many parents will ever experience. Between sleepless nights, endless feedings, diaper changes and learning your baby's routines, it can feel impossible to think about your own emotional well being. While family members and friends often…

ByDorcas OnasaJune 26, 20260Comments

Parenthood

4 life changing habits that reduce child injury

Preventable injuries remain one of the biggest threats to children, but experts say parents and caregivers have more influence than they may realize when it comes to reducing those risks. While safety devices, protective equipment and government regulations play a critical role in protecting young people, experts emphasize that everyday behaviors can be just as important.…

ByDorcas OnasaJune 24, 20260Comments

Parenthood

Ways childhood trauma shows up in toddlers and how to help them

Childhood trauma is one of the harder realities of parenting to sit with, partly because it can be difficult to recognize and even harder to know how to address. Children do not process distressing experiences the way adults do their brains are still developing, their emotional vocabulary is limited, and their understanding of what happened…

ByDorcas OnasaMay 29, 20260Comments

Parenthood

The real reason your child refuses to try new foods

If your child has asked for the exact same meal every single day for what feels like forever, you are far from alone and according to nutrition experts, you are probably not doing anything wrong either. One registered dietitian and mother says her son has eaten the same packed lunch more than 500 times, a…

ByDorcas OnasaMay 17, 20260Comments

Parenthood

4 real reasons your child prefers the other parent

For a lot of parents, there comes a moment at bedtime, after a scraped knee, or on a slow Sunday afternoon when the child makes their preference crystal clear. Not you. The other one. And no matter how well you understand the logic behind it, it still lands differently than you expect. It is one…

ByDorcas OnasaMay 6, 20260Comments

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What Parents Should Know About School Anxiety

Postpartum mental health: what new parents need to know

4 life changing habits that reduce child injury

Ways childhood trauma shows up in toddlers and how to help them

The real reason your child refuses to try new foods

4 real reasons your child prefers the other parent

Why postpartum psychosis rarely looks like sadness

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