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Helping Your Child Cope with Stress and Change
Over the past year, many children and families have found themselves struggling to make sense of the world around them. With the COVID-19 pandemic, E-learning stress, canceled activities, and a constant state of worry, parents have found it hard...
Mental Health
Managing Your Child’s Mental Health During a Pandemic
It’s not news that the COVID-19 pandemic has affected our collective mental health. Quarantines, unpredictable school schedules, and general disruption of everyday life has led to increased depression and anxiety, and our children haven’t been spared. For kids, pandemic-related...
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Keep Calm and Parent On
We think of childhood as a carefree time of play and fun, but in reality, anxiety can manifest in children at nearly any age. We’re taking a look at some of the causes and symptoms of childhood anxiety, along...
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Eating Disorders and Young Children
40-60% of elementary school girls (ages 6-12) are concerned about their weight or about becoming too fat.
(source: National Eating Disorders Association www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/get-facts-eating-disorders)
Hospitalizations for eating disorders in children under 12 years of age increased by 119 percent in a study from 1999 to...
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Mental health professionals
My 13 year old son has always been rather anxious and lately has developed some behaviors that seem troubling – like having specific rituals for checking that doors are locked and being very regimented in his grooming habits. Also,...
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Experience Bottleworks District
Stay, dine, play, explore. Bottleworks District, the new multi-use neighborhood that has been built into the former Coca-Cola Bottling Plant in the Mass Ave...
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Helping Your Child Cope with Stress and Change
Over the past year, many children and families have found themselves struggling to make sense of the world around them. With the COVID-19 pandemic,...
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Where to Go for Free Admission on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Indy
“The time is always right to do what is right.” - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
January officially ushers in winter, the start of a...