The Decline in Play and Rise in Child Mental Disorders
The most common mental disorders among young people are anxiety and depression. The rates of these disorders have been increasing for over 50 years and are mainly diagnosed in high school and college students. This is more evident from the study that was conducted by...
Talking to Your Child About Bullying
Despite bullying being on the rise among children, few kids have the courage to report to their parents. The parents are faced with a challenge of determining whether their children are being bullied and how they can stop it if it is the case. To handle the problem of...
Back To School Tips For Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Back to school is always an exciting moment for both the parents and the children. It is the time of the year when all parents are committed to making sure that all goes well for their children in this transition. It is more challenging for parents that have a child...
Dealing with the issue of over-medication among preschoolers
The United States National Survey of Children’s Health found out that more preschoolers aged between 2 to 5 years are overmedicated. The data indicates that more than 56% of children are now diagnosed with serious conditions such as Attention Deficit Hyperactive...
Screen Addiction
This century has seen a rise in a lot of different electronic gadgets prepared for entertainment and communication that are easily accessible to children. Although at first these gadgets seemed like a really nice source of entertainment to children the devices have...
