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Response to the South Florida Shooting anxiety depression kid's mental health parenting Jun 04, 2024

Another school shooting has yielded new fears for the safety of our children and more questions about how we should respond as a nation to what amounts to a crisis of violence.  One quick...

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Everybody Gets A Trophy competition kid's mental health parenting Jun 04, 2024

We were down 27 to 28 with only a few seconds left on the clock in the first game of a single elimination tournament.  It was win or go home and even though I was only coaching ten-year-old...

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Keep the Main Thing the Main Thing kid's mental health scheduling stress Jun 04, 2024

I finished up the session with Connor, my 9 year old client, and walked out into the waiting room to meet with his mother.  I updated her on how the treatment was going (he was struggling with...

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Back to School: Covid Edition anxiety back to school covid-19 kid's mental health Jun 03, 2024

In the next few weeks, children all over the country will be returning to school during one of the most unusual and challenging times of our generation.  Although there is still a debate on...

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Children are Suffering and it's up to us to be Part of the Solution covid-19 dr. mike kid's mental health mental health Jun 03, 2024

As my colleague walked in the front door of the LiveWell office, I could tell something was unusual about her demeanor.

Usually, she bounces in with Energizer Bunny-type intensity; but on this day,...

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