One of the common issues among teens is their struggle with food and eating. This can be extremely frustrating for parents and caregivers to watch a child fluctuate in their food intake, weight loss or gain and the intensity of this type of disorder. It is helpful to know what symptoms to look for when […]

One of the by-products of COVID-19 has been a significant increase in anxiety in our children and teenagers. In fact it has also had impact to adults and to those who teach and work with children and teens. With Lakeside providing counseling and education to 4,000 teens per year we are witnessing a significant rise […]

Research is very clear that childhood adversity has a significant effect on the mental health of adults. Caring for children early in life should be one of our most important priorities as parents and educators. Of course, the primary caregivers of children at early ages are parents. It is logical that healthy parents will create […]

Bullying is one of the most difficult experiences children can face at their school or in social gatherings. It is more than difficult for parents and caregivers to assess how serious the bullying situation is and how that may affect their child. Yet we hear of so many bullying stories that create fear and insecurity […]

As you may well know, many of our children are experiencing significant anxiety in school which is showing up in our homes. It can be disconcerting to be with an anxious child. It is hard for parents to sense that and then have clarity as to what to do to help them. When we add […]

When we provide training to schools through our Neurologic training one of the issues that we focus on is co-regulation. We acknowledge that many students are anxious and dysregulated but we often ignore the fact that teachers are also dysregulated and struggling to cope with the stress of the classroom. But what about parents? They […]

Our kids are literally assaulted with all kinds of messages from the media, particularly if they have computers or their own cell phone. For some of our kids it can reach a level that is very concerning as to how it might be impacting them. It has this addicting sense that is scary for parents […]

Often I hear adults in their job situations talking about or taking a mental health day. Usually this is because of their allostatic load of stress, a crisis or some other adversity that they are struggling to cope with. This break is intuitive and can be helpful. As we deal with students who are experiencing […]

Our children are growing and developing all the time. They typically learn their routines from practice and sometimes when those practices need to change or if they are surprised by something new they have an intense emotional response. That can take the shape of acting out, anger or a meltdown. It is a very frustrating […]

I rarely post a TED Talk but in this case, I want to make an exception. Molly Wright is seven years old and recently delivered a TED Talk which was simple but very profound. She illustrated in a short talk the importance of early childhood relationships and how the brains of children are affected by […]