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UrduAs K-12 students head back to school, Cameka Hazel, Ed.D., assistant professor in New York Institute of Technology’s School Counseling, M.S. program, is available for interview/comment on bullying and other topics. Contact [email protected]. The transition from summer to the classroom is…
Tag: Parenting Advice
Expert offers tips for easing back-to-school transition for children
There’s more to back-to-school season than snagging the latest notebooks, bookbags, and trendy jackets and jeans. A new routine, new teachers, and new schools signal a big adjustment period for some students. “Anxiety can be associated with the unknown, such as what will the teacher this year be like, what friends will be in my class, where will my classroom be, and likely other worries can pop into children’s minds,” said Cindy Smith, director of the Children’s Emotions Lab at Virginia Tech and an expert in child emotional development, parent-child interaction, and parenting behaviors.
Ochsner psychologist available to discuss Bullying Prevention Month
Bullying is one of many issues that can cause – or exacerbate – mental health challenges among children and adolescents. According to the National Institutes of Health, bullying (including cyber-bullying) puts kids at a higher risk of depression, headaches, and…
How parents feed kids is linked to emotional eating, University of Oregon study says
A team from the UO College of Education looked at the interplay between the way parents feed their children and emotional eating by parents and children, as well as the influence the parent’s gender has on that association. Their goal was to better understand how child emotional eating develops and inform interventions that aim to prevent such behaviors from becoming unhealthy.
Stress of COVID-19 pandemic could lead to violence at home, Tulane experts caution
While some COVID-19 stay-at-home orders are being eased across the country, the stress on many families remains high and will be felt even after restrictions are lifted. Physical distancing, isolation and quarantine meausures designed to stop the spread of the virus could lead to an increase in family violence at home, according to a perspective in Pediatrics co-authored by Tulane University child psychiatrists.
Dear Parents: You Aren’t Perfect & That’s Just Fine
Dear parents, you probably won’t have time to read this, thanks to COVID-19. Maybe that’s because you just got home from an essential job like delivering groceries after a long, underpaid shift. Or maybe you are working from home while also trying to…
Parenting during COVID-19? FSU psychology researchers offer their advice
By: Anna Prentiss | Published: April 20, 2020 | 10:59 am | SHARE: While there is currently no hard data accessible to fully understand the effects COVID-19 has on young children, researchers from the Florida State University Department of Psychology feel that children seem to be coping, on average, quite well during this time.
EXPERT PITCH: School counseling expert offers advice for managing children’s anxiety about the COVID-19 pandemic
The news cycle is dominated with stories about COVID-19’s rapid spread and far-reaching economic impacts, and children’s normal routines have been completely disrupted by the indefinite closure of schools. Though parents and caregivers may struggle to communicate with their children…