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Signature Event: An Evening with Jonathan Mooney
Jonathan Mooney gives an inspirational talk about how different does not mean deficient — and we shouldn’t be striving for, or enforcing, normalcy on anyone. Read more >>
Traumatic Separation in Children and Adolescents
This webinar from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network describes the impact of traumatic separation, attachment, and attachment disruption on children and adolescents. Read more >>
Panel Discussion: Supporting Your Child with ADHD [presentation]
Parenting a child with ADHD has its challenges. This panel discussion is about ADHD and strategies and ways to support your child from three different perspectives–Glen Elliott, PhD, MD, Chief Psychiatrist and Medical Director at CHC, Kendra Fraka, MSW, clinician Read more >>
ADHD in the Classroom: Helping Children Succeed in School
Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) experience more obstacles in their path to success than the average student. The symptoms of ADHD, such as inability to pay attention, difficulty sitting still, and difficulty controlling impulses, can make it hard for children Read more >>
Impact of Screen Time on Children’s Brain Development — What We Know So Far
Researchers are releasing data from NIH’s 10-year Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study each year so scientists can analyze it as the project progresses. What does the early data from roughly 4,500 participants say so far? Read more >>
Praise, Don’t Tease, And Other Tips To Help Kids with Their Weight
According to Marlene Schwartz, a psychologist and the director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, a child’s immediate family can be a common source of fat shaming, or commenting negatively on the child’s weight. Read more >>
Written by Joan Baran, PhD, Clinical Director at CHC When we think of teens maturing, we think of all the changes they are going through: bodies growing, thinking becoming more abstract, and peers’ views considered increasingly important. Read more >>
What We Can Do About Toxic Stress? [downloadable]
In our communities, everyone depends on each another in so many ways. And, while it might not always seem like it at first, people’s lives are connected by threads that hold us all together. These threads grow stronger when we Read more >>
When Does Disruptive Behavior Merit a Mental Health Diagnosis?
Written by Alexa Boubalos, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner at CHC Explosive behavior. Rage. Tantrums. Meltdowns. Aggression. Property destruction. Having a child with any of these behaviors can be a challenging experience. And while all children tend to act out Read more >>
Early Childhood Language Development Resources [downloadable]
Kids start developing communication skills from the moment they’re born. Newborns quickly begin to recognize important sounds in their environment, such as their parents’ voices. As they grow, babies start recognizing the sounds that form language, such as the way Read more >>
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CHC Palo Alto:
650 Clark Way, Palo Alto, CA 94304
650.326.5530
CHC South Bay:
2280 Kenwood Avenue, San Jose, CA 95128
408.831.7512
CHC Ravenswood:
1765 E Bayshore Rd, East Palo Alto, CA 94303
650.702.2487
