Emotions Resources
Happy, sad, up, down, mad, joyful - emotions are all about feelings. Understanding emotion and talking to your kids about their feelings can go a long way in validating them and learning to manage them through all of life's ups and downs.
- 3 ways to help when kids feel lonely
- 9 ways to boost your child’s self-esteem
- Answering questions about sex
- Anxiety disorders
- Attending funerals or memorial services
- Attending funerals or memorial services
- Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) in kids and teens
- Building resilience in children
- Building resilience in children
- Childhood adversity: buffering stress & building resilience
- Childhood depression: what parents need to know
- Childhood fears and worries
- Childhood grief: when to seek additional help
- Childhood stress: how parents can help
- Childhood trauma: 3 ways to help kids cope
- Competitive sports: helping kids play it cool
- Creating calm: how to talk with your child when they’re stressed
- Creating positive experiences for school-age children
- Creating positive experiences for teens
- Creating positive experiences for toddlers & preschool-age children
- Creating positive experiences for your infant
- Cutting and self-harm
- Cyberbullying
- Depression in teens: how parents can help
- Disasters: how families can help
- Eating disorders
- Effects of deployment on children & families
- Emotional wellness
- Five ways to help your child remember and celebrate loved ones
- For teens: a personal guide for managing stress
- For teens: creating your personal stress-management plan
- Healthy self-care for teens: 4 ways families can help
- Helping kids deal with bullies
- Helping kids when they worry
- Helping your child during treatment for depression (video)
- Helping your child heal after trauma
- Helping your child manage anxiety (video)
- How can social connection help kids & teens feel less lonely?
- How children understand death & what you should say
- How to practice gratitude & improve your family’s mental health
- How to support children after their parents separate or divorce
- How to support your child’s resilience in a time of crisis
- How to talk about mental health with your child and their pediatrician
- How to talk to your children about divorce
- I'm pregnant and in an abusive relationship. How can i get out?
- Is it normal to feel sad after having a baby?
- Is your child depressed? (video)
- Kindness: how a simple act can make a big difference
- Postpartum depression
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Preparing your child for a new sibling
- Recommended reading: books to build character & teach your child important values
- Recommended reading: diverse & inclusive books for children
- Relaxation techniques for kids with serious illness
- Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
- Separation anxiety
- Sexual orientation
- Sibling rivalry
- Stress and health: what parents need to know
- Stress center
- Stressful experiences: how to help your child heal
- Supporting resilience in military families
- Taking care of your mental health during pregnancy
- Taking care of yourself during disasters: info for parents
- Taking your child to a therapist
- Talking to kids about racial bias
- Teaching kids about their bodies
- Tips for divorcing parents
- Underage drinking: what can parents do?
- When a loved one dies: how to help your child
- When a pet dies
- Your child's self-esteem