Parenting the Highly Sensitive Child
A friend of mine was telling me about how she discovered she may be a Highly Sensitive Person. Through our discussion of what this means, she pointed out that my oldest child may be highly sensitive, which changes the ever evolving lens through which I parent him.
Parents are inundated with messages about the best way to raise their children. What I have found to be true in real life is that what works one day may not the next day. Children are growing through many different stages at a staggering pace and so the best advice I can give parents is just to get to know their child, maintain an open and affectionate bond, a...
Source: World of Psychology - August 27, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Bonnie McClure Tags: Children and Teens Parenting Emotional Regulation Highly sensitive kids Highly Sensitive Person Source Type: blogs
Your brain and PTSD: biomarkers and high-stress states
If you ’re reading this, you’re probably stressed. Whether it’s related to work, household chores, parenting, school, politics, or, yes, COVID, stress is a normal part of life. Because stress is a normal part of life, our bodies have adapted to react to stress through a series of neurophysiological r esponses. Once the stressor or threat has […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 27, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/samoon-ahmad" rel="tag" > Samoon Ahmad, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions Psychiatry Source Type: blogs
5 Ways to Cope with Parenting Stress
The uncertainty in the world may be getting on your nerves, and the problem is that you are not the only one you need to worry about. Your children can also feel your stress and that can create stressed kids. If you and your children were struggling with anxiety before the pandemic, it has now probably heightened. Summer may have provided some respite, but new worries may be cropping up. What’s a parent to do when there are so many issues to worry about and no chance of knowing with certainty that your feared outcomes won’t come true?
Here are a few questions to help you gauge your current stress level:
Have you fou...
Source: World of Psychology - August 26, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Annabella Hagen, LCSW, RPT-S Tags: Agitation Parenting Self-Help Stress anxiety coronavirus Relaxation self-compassion stress reduction Worry Source Type: blogs
Back to School and Cognitive Dissonance
The term cognitive dissonance means to have conflicting feelings, beliefs, or behaviors that cause internal discomfort. It can also describe the feeling of disappointment one feels when things do not go as anticipated. With schools across the country returning to their own personal version of a new academic year this month, students, teachers, staff, and parents collectively face the potential for repeatedly experiencing different forms of cognitive dissonance.
The rural Georgia county I reside in is fortunate to have a low number of local cases and our school system has returned in person, with the option to go online. ...
Source: World of Psychology - August 24, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Bonnie McClure Tags: Children and Teens College Parenting Students Back To School Cognitive Dissonance coronavirus COVID-19 online education virtual learning Source Type: blogs
A Note to the Partners of Pregnancy
Dear Partners:
Partners of pregnant women come in all shapes, sizes and support styles. Some are eager to read all the books, attend all the classes, shop for all the gear and even help to plan the gender-reveal.
And others…? Not so much. This can be disconcerting to women, and a cause of unwelcome prenatal conflict.
But what’s really going on? Are these partners willfully ignoring the fact that an actual real-live human is on the way? More often than not, the answer is no.
Women who are biologically expecting a child experience a wide variety of changes in their bodies throughout pregnancy. If a woman is adopt...
Source: Cord Blood News - August 18, 2020 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Jennifer Dembo Tags: parents pregnancy Source Type: blogs
The Emotional Life of Boys: One Size Does Not Fit All
Emotional intelligence (EQ) has gained a favorable space alongside IQ as findings continue to reveal connections to overall well-being and positive developmental outcomes. The EQ dialogue can now be found at all stages in the lifespan as theories and resources have emerged to “download” emotional competence.
And it starts early.
EQ education can be a worthy endeavor especially given the core of EQ is self and other awareness. The challenge becomes evident when we consider the diverse expression of the emotional life of individuals. While we all have emotions and feelings, they can feel and present differently. Impo...
Source: World of Psychology - August 16, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: John C. Panepinto, PsyD, LPCS, NCC Tags: Children and Teens Communication Men's Issues Parenting boys Child Development Cognitive Neuroscience Emotional Dysregulation Emotional Intelligence Emotional Regulation Nonverbal communication social sensitivity Source Type: blogs
Parenting in a pandemic: Making the best decisions for your family
An excerpt from Parenting in a Pandemic: How to help your family through COVID-19. When my husband and I made the decision to purchase a house outside of New York City, the prior owners left behind a trampoline. The trampoline is big, above ground, and in fair condition at best. We had a decision to […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
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Maternal Mental Health: Mommy Brain?
Before having a child of my own, I spent 3.5 years working in a home based child abuse prevention program. I would screen new mothers for postpartum depression and help link them to mental health resources, while I was working on my master’s degree in social work to be a therapist myself. I would listen to them talk about “postpartum” when referencing their emotional state after giving birth and constantly heard the phrase, “I have mommy brain” or “I don’t know what’s going on with me, I’m not myself.” Never did I truly understand the weight of these phrases until I gave birth to my daughter earlier thi...
Source: World of Psychology - August 12, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ashley Cory, MSW, LSW Tags: Parenting Pregnancy Women's Issues Motherhood postpartum depression Source Type: blogs
Coping with Re-Opening Schools During a Pandemic
There’s no easy answer to the question of how and when to re-open schools during a pandemic. Most public health experts suggest schools should only open if the rate of new coronavirus cases is on the decline and contact testing and tracing is readily available.
But regardless of where your local school district or state ends up on the matter, you as a parent will have to deal with that decision. How do you cope with re-opening schools during a pandemic?
Here are some tips to keeping your sanity during these especially difficult times.
Stay Reasonably Informed
A person’s anxiety can often be increased by not ha...
Source: World of Psychology - August 11, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: John M. Grohol, Psy.D. Tags: Children and Teens General Mental Health and Wellness Parenting Psychology Students coronavirus covid19 pandemic schools reopening Source Type: blogs
Children, teens, and the safety of psychotropic medicines
Medicines prescribed for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), depression, anxiety, and other mood disorders — known as psychotropic drugs — have largely been studied in adults. This concerns many parents whose children take these drugs regularly. Studies have most often looked at the effectiveness of these medicines in teens and children. Now a recent systematic review of multiple studies done in children and adolescents offers new guidance on safety for commonly used medicines.
What did the study look at?
The aim of this study was to comprehensively synthesize current evidence on the safety of four major c...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - August 6, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Hyun Jung Kim, MD Tags: Adolescent health Anxiety and Depression Behavioral Health Children's Health Mental Health Parenting Source Type: blogs
Pregnancy Empowerment in the Time of Covid Isolation
At a time of an unprecedented global pandemic, there is an increase anxiety in interfacing with any medical appointment. For some this means concerns in accessing medical care coming forward, fears of not being able to receive the treatment needed with hospitals over capacity. For others, it reflects a time of concern of contamination of getting COVID if one does not already have it. For a unique group, there is an intersection and special loneliness of accessing medical care in the time of pregnancy and delivery.
With the barriers in place regarding not having partners present for appointments, the first heart beat, and ...
Source: World of Psychology - August 4, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jessica Koblenz, PsyD Tags: Family Parenting Pregnancy Women's Issues birth coronavirus COVID-19 Motherhood New Parents Source Type: blogs
School, camp, daycare, and sports physicals: What to do in the time of COVID-19
As some youth sports teams get started again, some summer camps and daycares are opening up, and we begin to think about school (or some form of it) in the fall, many parents are wondering: what do I do about getting that physical form I need for my child?
Understandably, many families do not want to go to the doctor right now. They are worried about going anywhere, and especially worried about going to a medical office, where they are concerned they may end up around sick people.
I want to say up front that most medical facilities are very aware of the risk, and take measures to make sure that patients can safely get the ...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - August 4, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Claire McCarthy, MD Tags: Adolescent health Children's Health Parenting Source Type: blogs
5 Ways to Make Family Summer Memories Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
Find the silver lining this summer based on your favorite childhood activities.
Are you feeling like your world has been turned upside-down since COVID-19 entered our lives? Uncertainty remains as the discussion of re-opening occurs, while cases and deaths continue to rise.
Many camps and other children’s programs have been canceled or have gone virtual. Parents are looking for fun, safe summer activities to keep their kids happy.
All parents want their kids to have a fun and memorable summer.
It’s important to look for the silver lining and make the most of this summer with your kids.
Here are 5 fun summer activi...
Source: World of Psychology - August 2, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Psych Central Guest Author Tags: Family Publishers YourTango kids Parenting summer Source Type: blogs
August is " National Make a Will Month "
Studies show that 75% of parents don ' t have a will. While many think they ' re too young, don ' t have enough money or that their property will automatically go to their next of kin, all three common assumptions are wrong.Life can end unexpectedly in an instant and, without a plan in place, grieving relatives can be tied up in court for years in the process of acquiring and dividing an estate ' s assets.In honor of National Make-A-Will Month this August, LegalZoom suggests three reasons why everyone over 18 should prepare a will:Children. If you have minor children, you need to specify guardians so th...
Source: Dr. Deborah Serani - August 2, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: awareness campaigns parenting Source Type: blogs
How To Get The Most Out Of Virtual Learning
By Emily Reynolds
When the coronavirus hit, many of us had to quickly adapt to remote working — and even post-pandemic, many of us are likely to continue at least some of these tasks online.
Demands for more flexible working practices continue to grow, and for good reason — it can make life easier for employees with parenting or caring responsibilities, health problems or disabilities, and some argue it can also increase productivity. Online webinars and conferences also allow continued professional development without workers ever having to leave their home office.
Things are no different in the world of education:...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - July 30, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Coronavirus Educational Feature Memory Source Type: blogs
