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Abuse
Addictions
ADHD
Anxiety / OCD
Bipolar Children
Child Mental Health
Chronic Pain
Dads
Depression
Eating Disorders
Gender
Medications
Parenting for Parents with a Mental Illness
Parenting Skills
Relationships
Self-Injury
Stigma
Stress
Warning Signs of Problems
Parenting Articles
Videos on Parenting
Online Conference Transcripts
Websites on Parenting
Books on Parenting
Abuse
- Child Sexual Abuseadvertisement
- Responding To Child Sexual Abuse
- Helpful and Harmful Reactions to Disclosure of Sexual Abuse
- When to Seek Help for Your Child
- Seeking Professional Help for Your Sexually Abused Child
- Getting Psychological-Psychiatric Help For Your Child
- Parenting the Sexually Abused Child
- Helping Your Sexually Abused Child Cope
- Stages of Grief When Parents Learn Their Child Was Sexually Abused
- Specific Parenting Issues in Dealing with Child Sexual Abuse
Addictions
- Warning Signs of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
- Talking to Your Kids about Drugs and Alcohol
- How to Discuss Drinking With Your Child (ages 5 - 8)
- Parenting Teens Who Have Addictions
- Addicted to Video Games
ADHD
- Parenting a Child with ADHD
- The Difficulty of Diagnosing ADHD and Bipolar Disorder in Children
- How Parents Can Help Their ADHD Child
- Helping Your ADHD Child Succeed in School
- The Impact of ADHD on Siblings
- Discussing ADHD With Your ADHD Child
- Teaching Organizational Skills to Your ADHD Child
- Teach Your ADHD Child to Stop Bullies, Avoid Bullies
- Parenting a Child with ADHD Who Plays Sports
- ADHD Medicines
- Your Teenager with ADHD
- Parents with ADHD Raising Kids with ADHD
Anxiety
- Panic Disorder In Children And Adolescents
- How to Help Children Cope with Fear and Anxiety
- Helping Your Teen Deal With Stress
- Understanding School Refusal
- Parenting the Anxious Child
- Child Fears: Help Your Anxious Child Beat Their Fears
- Helping Your Child with Separation Anxiety Disorder
- How to Overcome Shyness in Children
- Child Phobia: Sports Phobia, Fear of Playing Sports
- Ocd Helping Your Child with OCD
Bipolar children
- How Does Bipolar Disorder Present in Children and Adolescents?
- Parenting A Bipolar Child
- Tips for Parents Raising Bipolar Children
- Disciplining Your Bipolar Child
- Help At Home: For Parents of Bipolar Children
- How to Handle Unwanted Parenting Advice
- Mother Fights To Save Her Bipolar Sons
- 'Reclaim Your Life,' says Mom of Child with Manic Depression
- Child and Adolescent Bipolar Disorder
Bullies
- How to Help Your Child Deal With Bullies Conference Transcript
- Help For Parents and Teachers On Dealing With Bullies and School Violence
- Empowering Kids to Deal with Bullies and Low Self-esteem
- Bully Advice For Kids
- Bully Victim No More
- What Happens to Child Victims of Bullies
- Youth Violence Prevention
- Helping Your Child Deal with Bullies
- How to Help Your Son Deal With Mean Boys
- Children with Disabilities and How to Deal with Bullies
- Teach Your ADHD Child to Stop Bullies, Avoid Bullies
- Is Your Child a Bully? Help for Parents
- Causes of Bullying, Bullying Behavior in Bullying Child
Child Mental Health
- What is Infant Mental Health?
- Adolescent Mental Health
- Guide to Treatment for Children With Mental Health Needs
- Child and Adolescent Mental Illnesses FAQ
- Teacher's View of Your Child's Mental Health
- Your Child's Mental Health 12 Questions Every Parent Should Ask
- Your Child's Mental Health
- Can Parents Tell if Their Child is Mentally Ill?
- Parental Conflict Produces More Than Fleeting Distress for Children
Chronic Pain
- Pain and Your Child or Teen
- Conquering Your Child’s Chronic Pain
- How to Support Your Child With Chronic Pain
Dads
- The Importance of Being A "Good" Father
- Dad's Role Has Changed Over the Years
- Keys to a Great Father-Child Relationship
- The Connection Between Father and Son
- How to Improve Father-Son Relationships
Depression
- Teen Depression: What Parents Need to Know
- Symptoms of Childhood Depression
- Communicating With Your Depressed Child
- Dealing with Your Teen's Depression Diagnosis
- Parenting a Child with Depression
- Suicide and Teenagers
- Is Your Child Contemplating Suicide?
- Getting Help to Deal with Aftermath of Suicide Attempts
- Childhood Depression: How to Help a Depressed Child
- Surviving: Coping With Adolescent Depression and Suicide
Eating Disorders
- Eating Disorders Information For Parents
- Getting Help For Your Child's Eating Disorder
- When Your Child Has an Eating Disorder: A Step-By-Step Workbook for Parents and Other Caregivers
- Danger Signs Your Child Has An Eating Problem
- Helping Your Child Achieve a Healthy Weight
- Preventing Eating Disorders in Your Family
Gender
Visit HealthyPlace.com GLBT community for more informationMedications
- Antidepressant Medication for Children and Teen
- Guide to Psychiatric Medications for Children and Adolescents
Parenting – Parents with a Mental Illness
- Issues for Parents with Mental Illness
- Impact of a Parent’s Mental Illness on Children
- Children of Parents with Mental Illness Need Resilience
- Parents with Mental Illness and Child Custody Issues
- `Shut Up About ... Your Perfect Kid!'
Parenting Skills
- Raising A Psychologically Healthy Child
- Building Your Child's Self-Esteem
- How to Create an Emotional Bond with Your Child
- A Parent's Job As A Role Model
- Ten Ways to Have More Responsible Children
- 10 Suggestions for Positive and Effective Parenting
- Children and Constructive Criticism
- Reinforcing Positive Behavior at Home
- How Siblings Experience Disabilities
- The Myth of the Bad Parent
- Helicopter Parents: 25% of Parents are Overly Involved, Say College Students; Experience, Inc. Polls College Students about Parental Involvement
- Should Parents Bribe their Children to Behave?
- Emotional Development in Children: Where Parents Go Wrong
- Impact of Parental Self-Control on Self-Control in Children
- How to Develop an Open Communication with Your Child
- Building Self-Esteem in Children
- Parenting Techniques for Parenting Preschoolers
- Setting Limits on Kids Independence
- Parents Dealing with Disrespectful Kids
Relationships
- Talking to Your Young Child about Divorce
- Impact of Divorce on Children
- Setting Ground Rules for Teen Dating
- Seven Tips for Talking to Your Teen About Sex
- Kids Can Learn From Family Conflict Experiences: Tips for Parents
- Advice For Divorcing Parents
Self-Injury
- What Is Self-Injury and What Can Parents Do About It?
- Why Do Self-Injurers Engage in Self-Harm?
- As A Parent, How Do You Deal With A Child Who Self-Injures?
- For Parents: Coping With A Child Who Self-Injures
- My Child Self-Injures, Self-Harms
Stigma
Stress
- Parental Guilt and Kids with Special Needs
- You Are Not Alone: For Parents When They Learn That Their Child Has A Disability
- The Role of Caregivers for People with Mental Illness
- Accepting Your Loved One Has A Mental Illness
- The Partnership Between the Psychiatrist, Psychologist and Caregiver
- Caregiver Stress and Compassion Fatigue
- Preventing the Contagion of Stress
- Taking A Break From Caregiving
- Exasperating: Getting Treatment for Mentally Ill Child
- Parents Give Up Custody to Get Help for Mentally Ill Daughter
- Stress Management For Parents
- 52 Proven Stress Reducers
Warning Signs of Problems
Parenting Articles
- Parenting Skills Articles Table of Contents
- Helping Children With Asperger Syndrome Access And Apply Emotions
- Improving Relationships Between Brothers And Sisters
- Coaching Restraint To The Rule Enforcing Child
- Coaching Optimism To The Pessimistic Child
- How to Repair a Damaged Relationship Between You and Your Child
- Developing A Help Plan With Your Child
- Coaching Clarity To Students With Back-To-School Blinders
- Coaching Perspective to the Negative Child
- Teaching Your Older Kids How to Get Along with New Roommates
- The Trouble With Raising Children In A Bubble
- Coaching Discretion To The Know-It-All Child
- How to Teach Your Child to Have Real Relationships in a Techno World
- Coaching The Overly Controlling Parent
- Teaching the Closed Minded Child To Be More Open Minded
- Help for the Disrespected Step Parent
- Coaching Empathic Discipline To Disjointed Parents
- Restoring Trust In Your Child After A Trust Rupture
- Coaching Children To Confidently Adapt To The Challenges Of Change
- Communicating with a Child Who Doesn't Want To Be 'Just Like You'
- Coaching Compassion And Kindness To The Sadistic Sibling
- Navigating The Social World For Young Adults With Social Anxiety
- Coaching The Hypersensitive Adolescent
- How to Comfort the Grieving Child
- Coaching Flexibility To The Overly Rigid Child
- Coaching Assertiveness To The Overly Passive Child
- Coaching Emotional Literacy To Children
- Coaching The Materialistic Child
- Coaching Social Initiative to The Introverted Teen
- Coaching Forgiveness To The Grudge-Holding Child
- Coaching Caution To The Risk-Taking Teen
- Coaching The Emotionally Immature Middle Schooler
- Coaching the Argumentative Child
- Coaching The Inattentive Child
- Improving Your Teen's Independent Thinking Skills
- Improving Impulse Control Within Young Children
- Coaching Social Responsibility To Techno-Savvy Teens
- Coaching The Child Who Struggles With Social Awkwardness
- Preparing The Aspergers Young Adult For The Social Challenges Of College
- The Parent Coach: Restraining The Judge Within: Tips For The Judgmental Parent
Videos on Parenting
- Videos on Parenting, Parenting Difficult or Special Kids, Kids Development and More
- Parenting a Child with Autism (HealthyPlace Mental Health Video Show)
- Video on Parenting Teenagers (HealthyPlace Mental Health Video Show)
- Video on Parents with a Child with Mental Illness with Angela McClanahan author of Life with Bob (HealthyPlace Mental Health Video Show)
- Video on Managing Behavior Problems in Children (HealthyPlace Mental Health Video Show)
- Suicide Video: How to Explain Suicide to Children (HealthyPlace Mental Health Video Show)
- Video on Parenting Kids with Eating Disorders with Laura Collins, author of Eating Disorder Recovery: The Power of Parents blog (HealthyPlace Mental Health Video Show)
Online Conference Transcripts
- How to Help Your Child Deal With Bullies
Guest: Kathy Noll - Mood Disorders in Children
Guest: Trudy Carlson - Parenting Difficult Children
Guest: Howard Glasser - Protecting your Children from Sexual Predators
Guest: Debbie Mahoney
Blogs on Parenting
- Life with Bob by Angela McClanahan
- Mental Illness in the Family by Randye Kaye
Websites
Books
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Created on December 06, 2008 Last Updated on May 23, 2012
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