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Ask a Social Worker: My son is being bullied
My 12-year-old son is getting bullied in school. I’m worried. He complains he is sick more and wants to stay home instead of going to class. I think he is depressed.
Ask a Social Worker: My son is threatening suicide
My son dropped out of college and is threatening to commit suicide. We called a hotline and they suggested family therapy. But my partner, his father, doesn’t believe him.
Preparing Your Family for a Pandemic
In addition to preparing physically, families can prepare for extended physical distancing efforts. This can be the most challenging of all. It will require engagement of the family at many levels.
What College Students Don’t Tell Their Parents
Parents do not always know when their college students are suffering. Stress, anxiety, sleep difficulties and depression are among the leading factors that wreak havoc on academic performance.
7 tips to improve your child’s behavior
Parents are saying discipline, consequences, time out and stickers don’t work. Parents are presenting as more and more defeated when it comes to managing the behavior of their children. They have a long list of tried that – didn’t work scenarios, including many of the...
Talking to Your Kids About School Violence
By Nancy Kislin, LCSW It’s no surprise that children are being traumatized by the fear of being shot to death in school. Monthly lockdown drills, active shooter drills and evacuation drills are causing anxiety and depression in children. The sad reality is that...
How to Help Your Child Develop Empathy
How you go about teaching empathy depends on the age of the child and your own personal parenting style. But children are listening and paying attention. They will take in your words and mimic your behavior.
Teaching Kids Conflict Resolution
Depending on the ages of your children you can make conflict resolution strategies nuanced or matter-of-fact. Young kids are concrete. Older kids can understand more abstract concepts.
Strategies to Help Sarcastic Kids
By Bette J. Freedson, LCSW, LICSW As kids hit latency age and the ‘tween years, when peer pressure builds, they can become sarcastic with friends and/or family, thinking it is cool to respond with wisecracks or the most current equivalent to “Well, Duhhhh!” that they...
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