Children’s Health
Tips on How to Be the Best Parent You Can Be
By Sara Jackson, CSW Safe and Healthy Families Yesterday, Doug Marchant, a psychology intern with Primary Children’s Center for Counseling and Safe and Healthy Families shared advice with new fathers. Click here to watch the video. Many thanks to Doug for talking about the difficult reality of being a new parent: There will be tough […]
Can Men Suffer From Postpartum Depression?
By Sara Jackson, CSW Safe and Healthy Families Paternal postpartum depression (PPD) is much less recognized and discussed than is maternal postpartum depression. However, estimates of the prevalence of paternal postpartum depression range between 4 to 25 percent of new fathers. A study published in 2010 by the American Medical Association found that 14 percent […]
Understanding Autism
by Jonel M. Condra, SLP Speech Pathologist Today is World Autism Awareness Day (April 2). This day was established on December 18, 2007, when the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution 62/139, declaring April 2 as World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD) in perpetuity. This UN resolution established WAAD as one of only three official disease-specific […]
Toddlers at the Table: Avoiding Power Struggles
Toddlers are learning to navigate their world, communicate, and control some parts of their lives. They don’t actually have control over much, but eating is one of the first areas they will master. Parents can help them enjoy their limited power by giving them appropriate amounts of freedom when it comes to choosing foods and […]
Budding Baby Brains: How Positive Experiences Help Your Child’s Brain Develop
by Sara Jackson, CSW Center for Safe & Healthy Families Most parent’s are well aware that a baby’s genes play a role in deciding who he or she will grow up to be. However, less known is the crucial role that early childhood experiences play in a child’s development. Child development experts have shown through […]
