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How Families Can Support Kids’ Mental Health During the Pandemic

By Erika Boknek — 2020

Regardless of a child’s schooling situation, parents can help provide these four key components for a child’s mental health toolkit.

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Help Your Child with High Functioning Autism Manage Emotions

Children with autism may become emotional for different reasons or express their emotions differently, but they have just as many feelings as anyone else.

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Lisa Jo Rudy
2019
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Tips for Helping Kids Handle Their Emotions

How to turn emotional meltdowns into opportunities for mindful development, with insights from Dr. Dan Siegel and Dr. Tina Bryson's book, The Whole-Brain Child.

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Lisa Firestone
2012
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How to Help Your Preschooler Handle Emotions and Avoid Outbursts

Prevent over-the-top outbursts by helping your child learn better ways to handle stressful situations.

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Leslie Garisto Pfaff
2020
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Helping Sensitive Kids Manage Their Emotions

What can parents do to help especially sensitive children learn to manage their emotions and cope?

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Claire Lerner
2018
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Take a Deep Breath: Teaching Kids to Control Emotions

Meltdowns happen. But when your child has ADHD, it can be more difficult for them to learn how to control emotions and impulsive reactions. Teach them how to keep their cool with a plan for action and coping strategies.

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ADDitude
2020
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How to Help a Highly Emotional Child Cope with Big Feelings

While there’s certainly nothing wrong with an overly emotional child, it can make life a little bit more difficult for them. Here are several tips for helping your child have emotional awareness and healthy coping skills.

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Amy Morin
2021
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Heart-Mind Challenge: Solving Problems Peacefully

The strategies that children and youth use to resolve conflict change as they grow up. Stages of brain development are highly influential to both how children approach conflict and to the kinds of support adults can offer to build skills.

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Dalai Lama Center
2014
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Grief After the Death of a Sibling

The impact of the death of a person in some relationships does not always receive the attention it deserves. Siblings are often referred to as the “forgotten grievers.”

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GriefLink
2020
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Loss of a Sibling

While everyone will experience the loss of a loved one at some time in his or her life, and no loss is easy, losing a brother or sister is especially difficult because of the bond formed between siblings. More research and attention is now being placed on the sibling grieving experience.

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Psychology Careers Staff
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6 Ways to Help Kids Grieve When a Sibling Dies

Studies tell us that when a sibling passes away during childhood, it can have a profound impact on surviving children.

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Robyn Silverman
2019
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Helping Children Deal with Emotions