Doctors Brian and Giuseppe talk about three recent stories from the familyanatomy.com website, including:
Is preschool depression chronic or a phase?
Are imaginary friends a good thing?
What are the possible consequences of parent-teen conflict over privacy?
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For many kids across North America this will week mark the return to school. For children who are typically too young to stay up until midnight when the true new year arrives, September is, for all intents and purposes, the new year. Fittingly, summer is ending and fresh fall winds begin to blow. The first [...]
When you avoid feared situations, they become scarier. Parents can take some steps to help their child face their fears and gain control of them.
The physical reactions to stress may seem mysterious to kids, but parents can help them learn to take control.
Children’s thoughts & beliefs can have a major impact on how they feel, but parents can help them gain greater control over negative thinking.
Many psychologists help children to break negative feelings into thoughts, behaviours, and physical reactions. Parents can often help too.
Doctors Brian and Giuseppe talk about survival strategies for parents who don’t want to give up eating in restaurants now that they have kids.
What can you do to have a successful outing with young children?
How can parents keep their kids entertained when they’re waiting for their food to arrive?
And should you leave a bigger tip [...]
Tips on how parents can identify anxiety problems in their children.
Research has shown that men typically benefit healthwise from marriage and that women typically benefit financially. In fact, men who remain married live longer than unmarried men and have a better chance of surviving surgery.
The latest research in this area comes from the University of Chicago and Johns Hopkins University. It shows the divorce and [...]
Recent research by Australian psychologist Dr. Kidd indicates that children between the ages of four and six quite commonly have imaginary friends. Dr. Kidd indicates that 65% of kids have had a least one imaginary friend in their lives. Dr. Kidd and his colleague Anna Roby investigated kids with and without imaginary friends. Kids deemed [...]
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