Summer Newsletter
Author Archives: koyrob
Graduation!
Congrats to all the high school and college graduates! You know who you are. I am thrilled, proud and blessed to be a small part of your journey. My daughter punched her ticket and is headed to college in the Fall. I couldn’t love her anymore than I do. The future is going to be …
Mental Health Month
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. One of the few positives that have occurred over the course of this pandemic is the increased attention on mental health. However, this has come at the expense of the deterioration of both children and adult mental health over the past year. It appears Depression and Anxiety rates are …
Pandemic
As we near the one year mark of the pandemic research is trickling in on the psychological effects on children and adults. Finally, with some light at the end of this dark tunnel we will begin to see improvements in these statistics over the coming months. Hope and optimism can buffer our kids and mitigate …
Fall Newsletter
“What To Do About Depression?”
Back to school
Unicef provides some good tips on supporting our kids’ mental health as they return to school during the pandemic. I can’t believe I have an 8th Grader and High School Senior.
May is Mental Health Month
Clearly, this is the most difficult mental health month on record. Many of us worry covid-19 mental health effects could be a pandemic as well. However, most children are likely to bounce back and could become more resilient if this is only short term. Teens will undoubtedly struggle more with the added stress. Much of …
Signs to look for in kids during this health crisis
It’s no secret both kids and adults do not fair well with uncertainty. For our kids it’s the loss of normalcy, routines, peer and teacher relationships, isolation and lack of activity. When they struggle we see changes in their mood and behavior. Here are 10 mental health signs to look out for in your kids.
Spring Newsletter – To Be ‘Still’ and Not Overthink
Spring Newsletter
How to talk to your kids about the Coronavirus
Good tips for parents of children with concerns about the Coronavirus.