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...maybe 50s. A therapist mentioned autism. Or your child was just diagnosed and you recognized yourself...fit in, at significant cost to your energy and mental health. The diagnosis is validating. It explains...in, at significant cost to your energy and mental health. The diagnosis is validating. It explains why social...

...A 2011 meta-analysis in BMC Public Health found that peer support groups, whether...produce measurable improvements in mental health outcomes for caregivers and...measurable improvements in mental health outcomes for caregivers and parents...who can't leave the house during a child's naptime or caregivers in areas with...

...told you your child needs psychiatric...whether your child needs medication...specialize in mental health. They can...specialize in mental health. They can diagnose...medications affect your child over time. If...time. If your child is experiencing...dosing as your child grows. They'll...doctoral-level training in mental health but aren't...training in mental health but aren't medical...

Your child's therapist mentions "art therapy" as an option....Therapy Is and What It's Not. Art therapy is a mental health profession where board-certified therapists...Therapy Is and What It's Not. Art therapy is a mental health profession where board-certified therapists use...

...provider within network. The meal your child will eat, even though you made it yesterday...stress looks like in daily life. The Child Mind Institute and multiple caregiver...state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion caused by prolonged stress....or bad time management. The World Health Organization recognizes it as an occupational...

...a family where one child has significant care...research on sibling mental health shows these...on sibling mental health shows these children...shape family life. The child who seems fine often...often becomes the child who is overlooked....consistently identify higher mental health risks for siblings...identify higher mental health risks for siblings...

A child admitted to the hospital for the third time this...urgent and impenetrable. A procedure room where the child knows what's coming and begins to cry before anyone...autonomy in decisions about their own bodies. A child who cannot speak may not be able to ask...

...letting them go off to school, to college, to the wider world. Add to that a child with a physical or intellectual disability, and the letting-go gets even...letting-go gets even more difficult. To let go, to trust another person with your child or sibling? It may seem impossible. Yet, it's also extremely valuable, both...

I grew up as a child actor and model, from ages two to eighteen. I never did anything fame-worthy,...was put on a strict diet. My mother scrutinized my body daily, because my health and "career" were on the line. During one photo shoot for Nordstroms, the...

...to turn, and then bullying and violence can erupt suddenly . . . from any child. Anger and its consequences can make children fearful, which makes them...reaction to frustration or anger with home, school, or social situations. The child may feel anger toward either school or home and release it when he is away...

...Evolution and Behavior at the National Institute of Mental Health in Washington, DC, Paul D. MacLean, first...and Behavior at the National Institute of Mental Health in Washington, DC, Paul D. MacLean, first proposed...the Triune Brain Theory, which shows us how your child's brain develops. According to MacLean, we have...

...600 micrograms of folic acid daily had a 38 percent lower risk of having a child on the autism spectrum. Folic acid, which is a synthetic form of the B...those connections and basic functions. Folate deficiency might be linked to mental retardation and developmental disabilities because of its assistance with...