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Managing Anxiety & Building Self-Efficacy [presentation]

In this Community Education session, licensed Clinical Psychologist Christine Pearston discusses stress and anxiety, common symptoms, and the anxiety/avoidance cycle. Dr. Pearston offers effective strategies parents and caregivers can use to help children cope with anxiety and establish positive behavior Read more >>

The Power of Parent Vulnerability – Resources from the 2019 CHC Breakfast

Parenting is a lifelong journey filled with incredible highs, daunting lows and everything in between. As parents, we do anything necessary to be certain our kids are happy and healthy. Since there’s no universal parent handbook to “all the right Read more >>

How to Get Past Parenting Guilt When Your Child Has Learning and Attention Issues

If you feel guilt around your child’s learning and attention issues, it’s important to know you’re not alone. Feelings of guilt and shame are common among parents of kids with learning and attention issues. Read more >>

Want to Raise Successful Kids? Let Them Fail

Much has been written about the attributes of high-achieving adults, and what makes them different from everyone else. But if you’re a parent, a more compelling question may be: “What can I do to make sure my kids succeed in Read more >>

Preventing Parent Burnout

Parenting is hard work, and parenting a child with mental health issues is exponentially harder. You’re almost certainly putting in more effort than any other mom or dad you know, yet your kid may still be at risk, struggling, or Read more >>

Life Success For Students with Learning Disabilities: A Parent’s Guide [downloadable]

LD OnLine offers a guide for parents on how to help their children succeed titled Life Success for Students with Learning Disabilities: A Parent’s Guide. It was developed by the Frostig Center and based on more than twenty years of Read more >>

How To Be An Emotionally Vulnerable Parent (And Why It’s So Important)

When you find the courage to let your kids see your humanity, you’ll see you’re not so different from one another. You find it easier to connect with people you know are authentic than people who project a caricature of Read more >>

TEDx Talk: The Power of Vulnerability

Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. She has spent more than a decade studying vulnerability, courage, authenticity and shame. In a poignant, funny talk, she shares a deep insight from Read more >>

Donkey Therapy Helps Kids with Autism

At Cultivate Care Farms, an outpatient care farm in Bolton, Mass., clients with mental health, addiction and communication disorders come to connect with animals and agriculture as a form of therapy. Care farming is a centuries-old model that originated in Read more >>

ADHD and Medication [presentation]

If your child has ADHD, you know that there are a variety of interventions, including medication. This class focused on medication as a treatment option. Hear from ADHD expert and psychiatrist, Dr. Glen Elliott about medications and guidelines for using Read more >>

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