Military Veterans Against Child Abuse
Your Mental Health Matters More Than You May Realize
We talk a lot about taking care of ourselves, but our mental health is just as important — and much easier to ignore.
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Safety Tips for Parents
Children are safest when caring adults make safety part of everyday family life. These starting points help make important conversations clear, calm, and age-appropriate.
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When Motherhood Doesn't Feel the Way You Expected: Understanding Postpartum Depression
Postpartum depression is real, and it is more than simply having a difficult day or adjusting to the demands of a newborn. It is a medical condition — and it is treatable.
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Part 3: Building Resilience and Advocating for Change
While helping children cope with the immediate aftermath of a school shooting is crucial, building long-term resilience is equally important. In addition to supporting your child,…
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Part 2: Helping Children Cope with Fear and Anxiety After School Shootings
In the aftermath of a school shooting, children often experience long-lasting fear and anxiety, even if they were not directly involved. The pervasive media coverage, social media…
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Part 1: Understanding the Impact of School Shootings on Children
School shootings have become an alarming reality in today’s society, leaving parents in a state of heightened anxiety for their children’s safety. While the likelihood of such an…
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Guiding Our Children Through Troubling Times
The world can sometimes be a confusing and scary place for kids as well as adults. For our young children, making sense of global upheavals, especially wars, can be incredibly…
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Mental Health Activities for Young Children
Expressing emotions is an important part of a child’s development. The more your child communicates his or her feelings, the better you can help your child understand and cope…
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Steps To Help Your Child Deal With Anxiety
Childhood anxiety can manifest as the result of many different scenarios. Let’s take the past couple of years as an example. What are kids seeing and hearing on the news daily?…
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What Does Anxiety Look Like In a Child?
When most parents think of childhood anxiety, they picture a young child who is always crying or biting their fingernails, constantly making excuses as to why they can’t do…
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4 Steps To Help Your Child Deal With Anxiety During The Pandemic
So far, 2020 has been one of the most unusual and unsettling times in modern history. We are only half-way through the year, and we have had to deal with fires, earthquakes,…
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