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Mental Health Stigma – Mixed Signals
photo credit: Lynn Kelley Author It occurred to me after writing my earlier post Newtown Connecticut Shooting and Mental Health Its Time To Talk that social stigma is a slippery thing. I felt it...
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Enjoy The Holidays – Helping Yourself And Others
I found a few practical helpful articles that I’d like to share with you about mental illness and the holidays, dealing with death at the holidays, and simple ways to enjoy the holidays. We all have...
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Just Call Me Elasti-Girl: Flexibility and Parenting
Flexibility goes hand-in-hand with parenting. You need to bend so you don’t break. I am “the flexible parent”, meaning that I am the main troubleshooter and schedule wrangler for our family. When all...
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Mental Illness, Tragedy, and a Big Slippery Slope
Just about every day you hear how we need to ” do something” about gun violence, especially how it relates to the Newtown, Connecticut tragedy. Ideas have included armed guards at school, tighter gun...
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Celebrity Sports Heroes –Telling Big Fibs To The World
Wow, last week was a tough one to be a celebrity sports figure with a compelling backstory. Lance Armstrong, widely known for his Tour de France wins and Livestrong Foundation, just admitted to...
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Teens and Binge Drinking – Is It Something In Your Genes?
I was reminded today of teen drinking. In my community, an annual banquet is being held this week to support a local foundation. This foundation was created several years ago by family members of a...
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The Impact of Helicopter Parents on Child Development
You’ve probably read articles on helicopter parents. In fact, I’ve already written about helicopter parents at least once. But I found an article via a friend’s Facebook page that put things in a...
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Teen Drug and Alcohol Addiction Support Resources
According to the CDC, teen drug and alcohol use is generally in decline. While that may be good news, many of these decreases have only happened in recent years. Teen addiction is still a huge problem...
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Whose Behavior Carries the Most Weight At The Dinner Table – Mom or Dad?
You may have read a very recently released article highlighting the influence moms have on their children’s’ eating habits. An undergraduate wrote a thesis paper about this connection. She studied...
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Kids and Teens
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is a serious mental health condition that often goes undiagnosed in children for years. Many kids suffer in silence because they can’t always control their thoughts and...
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Untreated Depression in Pregnant Women – Hot Discussion Among Researchers
Untreated depression during pregnancy is not well-recognized and is certainly under-treated. The risks of letting perinatal depression go untreated can extend beyond pregnancy itself. While there is...
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Calming Your Nerves Helps Your Child Cope During Hospital Stays
Has your child had to stay in the hospital or have an outpatient procedure? Hopefully not, but many families have had at least one child go through this experience. Many hospitals aren’t the...
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Postpartum Depression – Answering Important Questions
I did a talk recently about postpartum depression and used a really resource to help answer some questions. Katherine Stone’s blog postpartumprogress.com is a tremendous resource for all things...
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Is Competition Harmful or Helpful for Kids?
If you have kids, you probably have a good idea how they handle competition. One child may embrace challenges without blinking, and another may approach competitive situations with more caution. But...
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Schizophrenia in Children
When you think of someone hallucinating and hearing voices from schizophrenia, you probably imagine an adult or older teenager. It’s not common, but schizophrenia does affect about 1 in every...
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Spirituality and Mental Health
For those of you who are Christian, I hope you have had a wonderful Easter Sunday. For those of you who are not, I still hope you’ve had a wonderful Sunday. In light of today being Easter, I’m sharing...
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Children With Chronic Illness – Living and Coping
You may have seen this video of a 7 year-old pediatric brain cancer patient a touchdown run at the Nebraska Spring Game. The young boy, Jack Hoffman, was given this opportunity because of his...
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Helping Children After Divorce
Divorce is a part of life for many children. Since roughly 50% of all marriages in the United States end in divorce, it’s still a very relevant topic for families today. Fortunately, researchers have...
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After the Boston Marathon Tragedy – Taking Care Yourself When Traumatic...
By now, you have probably heard or read many stories about the horrible bombing that occurred at the Boston Marathon. If you are feeling emotionally drained from this event, you are not alone....
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When Your Child’s Best Friend Moves Away
My best friend moved away during the summer between our 5th and 6th grade years. We were peas in a pod, spent nearly every recess together, and even picked out the same instrument to play in the 5th...
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