Trauma and Addiction: How they are connected and how to spot signs of addictive patterns in your child
How it starts In our lives, we might have had experiences that led us to feel threatened and unsafe, we didn’t have the sense of how to process it in the moment. Because of this, our brain was unable to store the memory of that experience(s) in a linear and logical way. The memory sometimes ends up […]
Teen Development
There are many challenges to becoming a teenager. Teens often want increased responsibilities and privileges but their decision-making capacity is still developing. Specifically, it is their executive functioning skills that are still developing, which provide some challenges with activities such as planning, organizing, strategizing, paying attention to and remembering details, and managing time and space. Help Teens Grow Their […]
Sit Down with Elliot Pierre – Your Mental Health Matters Podcast – Season 2, Episode 4
A community-based podcast providing real-life mental health talks providing practical strategies for parents, children, teenagers, and schools. Sit Down with Elliot Pierre!
Kindness & Empathy
Kindness and empathy are important keys to healthy relationships. Teaching our children how to grow in empathy – considering how our actions make others think and feel – helps us become better friends and better citizens in society. Empathy helps us become more aware of those around us. Becoming more aware of others inspires us […]
The Power of Living in Joy – Your Mental Health Matters Podcast – Season 2, Episode 3
A community-based podcast providing real-life mental health talks providing practical strategies for parents, children, teenagers, and schools. The Power of Living in Joy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLpdl5uF6F4
The Importance of Play for Adults & Children – Your Mental Health Matters Podcast – Season 2, Episode 2
A community-based podcast providing real-life mental health talks providing practical strategies for parents, children, teenagers, and schools. The Importance of Play for Adults & Children. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70NEozGG8II
Emotional Regulation
Developing social and emotional skills is essential to help our children succeed both in school and in life. Developing emotional awareness helps children better understand and respond to social situations. As parents, we can help our children grow in emotional awareness skills by incorporating emotions into everyday life. We can use the colors of Zones […]
Looking Forward to a New Season – Your Mental Health Matters Podcast – Season 2, Episode 1
A community-based podcast providing real-life mental health talks providing practical strategies for parents, children, teenagers, and schools. Looking Forward to a New Season of the Your Mental Health Matters Podcast. Season 2, Episode 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHQJl2rB5GQ&
Understanding your Teenager – Your Mental Health Matters Podcast – Season 1, Episode 8
A community-based podcast providing real-life mental health talks providing practical strategies for parents, children, teenagers, and schools. Understanding your teenager-learning how to navigate the teenage years Episode 8
Anxiety
Coping with anxiety can be challenging both for parents and their children. The first step to helping our children better cope with anxiety is learning to listen and support the unique needs of the child. Teaching our children to “be okay” with not being okay is an important first step. This creates openness and acceptance […]
