Diagnostic Labels

• DSM vs. Biopsychosocial Formulation
The combination of predisposing, precipitating, perpetuating and protective factors will be different for everyone. If a diagnosis is a stamp, a formulation is more like a fingerprint, unique to each individual.

Smartphone Generation Statistics

• What Smartphones Are Doing To A Generation
iGen: a generation shaped by the smartphone and by the concomitant rise of social media.

Boredom for Kids

I'm Bored
It’s especially important that kids get bored — and be allowed to stay bored — when they’re young.The ability to handle boredom is correlated with the ability to focus, self-discipline, resourcefulness.

Corporal Punishment is Harmful

• AAP Says No to Spanking
“One of the most important relationships we all have is the relationship between ourselves and our parents, and it makes sense to eliminate or limit fear and violence in that loving relationship.”

When Bad Things Happen

• Reassuring Children In Times of National Crisis
In times of community or world-wide crisis, even young children sense their parents are really worried. Parents and teachers can reassure children if they follow these simple steps.

Talk About Drinking (Yours)

• When Your Children Ask About Your Drinking
Kids absorb all kinds of messages from parents about drinking, most of them confusing, indirect and upsetting. Try being frank.

Helping Children Transition

• Daycare Partings
Fred Rogers demonstrates how to help young children accept daycare partings. The new Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood website offers additional advice and resources.