Issue #52 A Child’s First Day in a Foster Home: Empathy is the key ingredient Imagine what feelings you might experience if you found yourself in this scenario: Someone you don't know has picked you…Elizabeth LunneyNovember 28, 2023
Issue 50 Resources for Parents of Gender Diverse Children Gender diverse youth face a multitude of challenges. One challenge they should not have to face is losing the support…Ann Turoczy, Ph.D.November 22, 2022
Issue #48 Talking to Kids About Climate Change – Part 1 The topic of climate change might be one of the most important conversations kids can have with adults. Too often…Linda GoldmanNovember 15, 2021
Issue #47 Kids, Grief, and the COVID-19 Virus “They aren’t just numbers. They are people that died.” Madeleine, age 13, Founder of the COVID Quilt Children and teens have…Linda GoldmanMay 24, 2021
Issue 45 Words Matter | How to Protect Your Child from Stigma You have almost certainly heard the saying, “Sticks and stones / may break my bones / but words will never…Robert HarveyJuly 28, 2020
Issue 44 Entering the Food Allergy World For a parent, living in the world of food allergies is like living in an alternate reality. While everyone else…Fawn McNeil- Haber, Ph.D.November 27, 2019
Issue 43 Foster Parent Perspective | Learning from the Best I was a teenager when I first heard of the concept of fostering. My parents were well known for taking…Betsy FarkasMay 30, 2019
Issue 37 When Age is More than Just a Number It’s a staggering statistic – every year, up to 25,000 foster children age out of the U.S. foster care system,…Sarah HarteisApril 16, 2019
Issue 38 Clearing the Air about E-Cigarettes Electronic cigarettes, or electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), are battery-powered handheld devices that heat a solution containing nicotine, propylene glycol…Vivek Anand, M.D. and Catherine A. Martin, M.D.April 11, 2019
Issue 38 Tackling the Technology Question for Children and Teens During the development of the DSM 5 the idea of addiction to internet gaming and/or the internet in general was…Jodi S.W. Whitcomb, MSWApril 5, 2019