Kids’ mental health deserves the same urgency as physical health

Kids are not just dealing with scraped knees and ear infections anymore. According to a sweeping new report released just ahead of Mental Health Awareness Month, children across the country are facing a mental and emotional health crisis that has been building for decades and has now reached a point that medical professionals can no […]
Why protecting your child from anxiety backfires badly

Every parent’s instinct is to protect their child. When a kid melts down before soccer practice, freezes up at a birthday party or refuses to try a new food, the temptation to simply remove the stressor can feel overwhelmingly natural. But therapists are now raising a clear warning: that instinct, however loving, may be quietly […]