Dr. Cameron Caswell joined the Pelham community by Zoom to address issues that local parents have raised about supporting our kids in the digital age. Her entire presentation and the Q&A were recorded and you can find them below.
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On Monday night, October 23, Pelham Together invited Sarah Gallagher Trombley, local parent and digital parenting coach to give her workshop, “Digital GroundRules for 4th and 5th Grades” at DaniLee’s Helping Hands. Trombley delivered her message to a packed room of parents who came to take notes and get their questions answered.
Read MoreWhen I was 45, I had my son tested for ADHD. Looking over his shoulder, I read the questionnaire. “Don’t finish projects you start,” “difficulty sustaining attention,” “struggle to get organized,” “avoid, dislike or are reluctant to engage in tasks that require sustained mental effort,” -- these were characteristics of a diagnosable mental illness that could be treated?? I got distracted from helping my son take the quiz because a light bulb had gone off in my head about so many of my own lifelong struggles.
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Se ha dicho que criar a un niño es labor de todos, y este manual es nuestro intento de ser una ayuda virtual para usted, para ayudarlo en un momento particularmente difícil en su vida, un momento en el que podría sentir que no hay ayuda para usted.
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An 88-page guide to figuring out whether your child is depressed, ways to communicate and support your child, where to turn for help and how to find a therapist.
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Are you worried about your child? This simple guide will help you start a productive conversation with your child, and will prepare you to listen and support your child effectively.
Read MorePanic is a terrible feeling, but there is hope for dealing with this challenge (whether for you, a friend, loved one, or family member) and I’ll describe the first steps that you can take in this article.
Read MoreThere is no right or wrong way to grieve, but there are healthy ways to deal with the grieving process. These tips can help.
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Psychologists Sherman A. Lee and Robert Neimeyer recently surveyed more than 800 American adults who had lost a loved one to covid-19. What they found was alarming, they report in a paper just published in the journal Death Studies.
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While there is no one perfect way to respond or to support someone you care about, here are some good ground rules.
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This brochure is full of helpful coping skills you can try when you’re feeling overwhelmed. Doing one or two of the things in this brochure can keep stress under control now, so you can sort out the bigger issues later.
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A group of PMHS graduates recently held two on-line discussion groups for parents and students going off to college, as well as those moving into their senior year of high school. Read more for a written summary of both events, complete with links to resources and contacts for graduates and parents.
Read MoreLearn to identify cognitive distortions — negative thinking patterns that can have significant impacts on our emotions, behaviors, and world views — and to change them.
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The Youth Mental Health Project is a grassroots nonprofit organization whose mission is to educate, empower, and support families and communities to better understand and care for the mental health of our youth.
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Substance use seldom occurs in isolation. It typically is accompanied by other mental health conditions. In this blog post, we invite the family of Taylor Rhodes to talk about their son and their journey to find care for his co-occurring disorders.
Read MoreEven before a relationship reaches its crisis point, seeking professional guidance in the form of online couples counseling can help.
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A 30+ page guide that is regularly updated.
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The 1619 Project aims to reframe the country’s history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of black Americans at the very center of our national narrative.
Read MoreThink of stress and supports as being on opposite sides of an equation that needs to be brought into balance. When stress increases, supports must increase as well.
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