Back-to-school season, like all major transitions in life, can be equal parts exciting and stressful for both kids and parents or caregivers. A new school year brings the promise of new opportunities for learning and fun, new friendships, and much more, but can also trigger feelings of anxiety and worry in kids of all ages…
Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses among American adults, but the widespread nature of this disorder is not only limited to people above eighteen. Anyone can have depression, including teenagers and children, and it’s not unusual for perfectly happy-seeming kids to develop it. Sometimes the onset of depression in children and adolescents…
Soon it’s going to be time for the high school seniors out there to start looking for colleges, and for recent graduates to head off to college for the first time. As a parent, this is an exciting and terrifying time for you! Your child is now beginning their adulthood, and everything that you’ve taught…
