Get On Your Boogie Shoes For the Mental Health Blog Party

The Mental Health Month Blog Party is tomorrow, and we’re psyched! Blog writers have already been publishing posts that talk about the importance of mental health awareness and good mental health. We look forward to reading — and sharing — your posts tomorrow. Who knows what kind of difference it can make in educating more people [...]

Global Crises and Children’s Mental Health

Just within the past month, newspapers, TV news programs and websites have been reporting on the earthquake in Japan, tornadoes in the southern part of the United States and the killing of Osama Bin Laden. With all the talk, our children and teenagers have likely heard about and even been affected by the events. But [...]

A Kid’s Guide to Surviving Sleepovers

We all know that most kids love a good sleepover or slumber party.  But what we don’t always remember is that they can be stressful too.  I have heard kids complain that sleepovers “always end in drama” or that they are “never as fun” as they had hoped.  I have even seen a few kids [...]