Talking to children about the war in Ukraine

The invasion in Ukraine is important to talk about with your children, according to mental health experts. We want to protect our kids and shelter them away from violence, hatred, and war, but you could be actually harming them by doing just that.

Parent to Parent: Teen suicide prevention

Getting help for mental health is getting harder because the demand is so high, and that’s one of the reasons three local siblings are taking to social media to help.

Parent to Parent: Overcoming guilt on not having the 'perfect' holiday experience

Perhaps for most parents, you want the holidays to be just perfect for your kids, and when you don't even meet your own expectations, you might start feeling guilty. Education advocate Nadine Levitt has some advice for parents who may be struggling with that in their journey to have the "perfect" holiday experience.

Parent to Parent: COVID-19 and mental health in children

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all of us in so many ways, and it is so very concerning for our youth in this week's parent to parent we're really focusing on the mental health crisis that's plaguing them, and it's so concerning that U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued a rare advisory this week to highlight the problem. You may not even know it, but your child could be suffering right now. The good news is help is readily available.