Childhood Issues

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Whether you’re dealing with behavioral issues, common childhood problems, or serious attachment issues, it’s important to provide the stability, structure, and care all kids need to feel loved, self-confident, and safe.

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Healthy Food for Kids

Easy tips to help your children and teens eat healthier

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Childhood Obesity and Weight Problems

Helping your child reach and maintain a healthy weight

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Childhood Insomnia and Sleep Problems

Tips for helping your child fall and stay asleep

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Raising Emotionally Intelligent Children

Parenting strategies to help you build empathy and emotional awareness

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Children and Divorce

Helping children cope with separation and divorce

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Blended Family and Step-Parenting Tips

How to bond with your stepchildren and handle stepfamily issues

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Bullying and Cyberbullying

How to deal with a bully and overcome bullying

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Child Abuse and Neglect

How to spot the signs and make a difference

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Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) and Other Attachment Issues

Symptoms, treatment, and hope for children with attachment disorders

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Separation Anxiety Disorder

What you can do to ease your child’s separation anxiety

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Helping Children Cope with Traumatic Events

Tips for helping a child or teen recover from trauma

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VIDEO: Trauma, Brain & Relationship: Helping Children Heal

Trauma’s effects on the development of the mind body system