ArticlesMelissa RonanJuly 8, 2020Relationships, Stress and Anxiety, Depression, Abuse, Mental Wealth

Setting boundaries is essential if we want to be both physically and emotionally healthy. Creating healthy boundaries is empowering. By recognizing the need to set and enforce limits, you protect your self-esteem, maintain self-respect, and enjoy healthy relationships.

ArticlesMelissa RonanJuly 8, 2020Relationships, Stress and Anxiety, Wellness, Depression, Abuse

Everybody Needs Boundaries: 6 Ways to Make Them Work for You

Boundaries are not about pushing people away or about trying to control them. They are about clarifying what you value — including your own space, your own beliefs, and your own self-esteem.

ArticlesMelissa RonanJuly 8, 2020Stress and Anxiety, Relationships, Mental Wealth

What is Mindfulness? And Why Is It So Popular?

When parents are aware of what’s going on in their own experience, they can respond to their child’s needs and behaviors differently and with more understanding and empathy. Mindful parents demonstrate and model how to relate to oneself and others in a respectful, kind, and compassionate way.

ArticlesMelissa RonanJuly 7, 2020Mindfulness, Stress and Anxiety, Parenting, Mental Wealth

Suggested Daily Schedule For Kids During School Closure

Guest UserMarch 18, 2020

Resilience Reminders During Coronavirus From Authentic Connections

ArticlesGuest UserMarch 18, 2020Mental Health, Mental Wealth

Teens and Suicide: What Parents Should Know

ArticlesLaura CarusoMarch 3, 2020Self Harm - Suicide, Mental Health, Parenting

Just for Teens: A Personal Plan for Managing Stress

The American Academy of Pediatrics helps identify the signs of stress and lays out a 10-point plan to help teens manage stress.

ArticlesLaura CarusoFebruary 27, 2020Mental Health, Stress and Anxiety

Eating Disorders -- How to Help

You can help your loved one on the path to recovery by learning about eating disorders, starting a conversation, and sharing supportive resources and treatment options.

ArticlesLaura CarusoFebruary 27, 2020Mental Health, Eating Disorders

This Is Quitting

Dr. Stumacher, who visited Pelham last January to speak to parents and students about e-cigarettes and vaping, recommends this resource (This is Quitting from Truth Initiative) for young people who are trying to quit vaping.

Websites, Support GroupsLaura CarusoDecember 20, 2019Vaping

Help for Cutting and Other Self-Injury

If you’ve found out that your child is cutting or engaging in other self-harming behavior, this article may help you to understand why, and to figure out what to do next.

ArticlesLaura CarusoNovember 17, 2019Mental Health, Self Harm - Suicide, DBT

Helping Teenagers Quit Vaping

ArticlesLaura CarusoNovember 17, 2019Substance Use, Vaping

Substance Use Resource Card

ArticlesLaura CarusoOctober 21, 2019Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Substance Use

APA LGBT Resources and Publications

APA resources to educate the public, support the work of psychologists and inform public policy about LGBTI people and their lives and health needs.

WebsitesTodd CrossJune 9, 2019Websites, Resources, LGBTQIA+Comment

HRC: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Definitions

From Human Rights Campaign, the largest national lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer civil rights organization.

ArticlesTodd CrossJune 9, 2019Resources, LGBTQIA+

Definitions Related to Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity in APA Documents

Terms related to sexual orientation and gender diversity have been defined in several APA documents. Due to the developing understanding of constructs, shifting usage of terms, and contextual focus of these documents, the definitions vary somewhat. This resource provides definitions and their sources.

ArticlesTodd CrossJune 1, 2019Resources, LGBTQIA+