Children and teens are more vulnerable to being traumatized by the coronavirus pandemic, violent crime, or other disasters. But with the right parental support, they’re also able to recover faster. ...
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These six life-changing strategies for improving mental health and well-being can show you how. Understanding good mental healthYour mental health influences how you think, feel, and behave in...
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Tips for building lifelong skills No one likes dealing with conflict. But no matter how hard we try to avoid them, arguments, fights and disagreements are a fact of life — for adults and for kids....
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Owning a cat can bring unconditional love and companionship to your life.Having a feline friend can also help to relieve stress and improve your heart health Owning a cat can be an...
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We all want to be happy. But is becoming happier even possible?These five tips can show you how to get more joy and satisfaction out of life. The keys to happiness...
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When one child is in crisis, the other kids need monitoring and support, too When one child in a family is struggling with emotional or behavioral issues, it affects the whole family. For parents, taking...
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USA TODAY spoke with experts in child development on how remote school, reduced socialization and increased screen time is affecting kids. Alia E. Dastagir and Alia Wong, USA TODAY It has been...
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From dogs to horses, they're being used by innovative therapists to calm, motivate and teach kids No child relishes a trip to the dentist. But for one like Caroline, an autistic 7-year-old...
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To effectively combat stress, you need to activate your body’s natural relaxation response.Techniques such as deep breathing, visualization, meditation, and yoga can help. Finding the...
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Don't minimize their feelings, but do praise them for being resilient For most adults minor embarrassments are just a part of life — annoying, but inevitable and hardly a big...
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The parents’ role in helping children return to a healthy weight Traditional approaches to treating eating disorders in children and young adults often involve removing kids from their...
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How to find out what's behind the bullying behavior, and foster healthy friendship skills Gina, the mother of a 12-year-old boy, got a disconcerting phone call from his school. A student had...
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Този материал с автор Ирина Атанасова и илюстратор Ирина Арменкова представя леко и разбираемо чудният свят на емоциите ни и безкрайните изненади, на които е способен мозъкът ни. Статията е публикувана в Платформата за психично здраве...
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In today's session of the ARTON Program, the art therapist works with a patient in her individual hospital room, on the hospital bed. Sometimes the circumstances surrounding the treatment do not allow the...
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Kids who seem to be stuck in a negative mood may need help to bounce back Caroline Miller As the pandemic continues to limit our lives, one thing we need to be alert for is...
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Creative projects involving group work - general musical performance or group painting, collage, sculpture - are useful in helping to explore and strengthen social...
In the ARTON Program our team of oncopsychologists, art therapists and music therapists develops the process of children's creativity as a process of...
In ARTON sessions, creating a piece of music or a song is an emotional experience of coping and satisfaction for the participating children. They make friends with...
Painting provides patients with a spontaneous, plastic method of depicting thoughts and experiences. Painting with paints is not as structured as with pencil or...
