COVID Causing Adverse Mental Health In Adolescents
18 months into the COVID pandemic and professionals are seeing a major impact on the mental health of adolescents. The CDC recently reported a 24 percent increase in emergency room visits for kids ages 5 to 11 related to mental health emergencies. In kids aged 12-17, there was a 31 percent increase due to depression […]
Routines Play Key Roles In Easing Children’s Anxiety
A routine will help children feel less anxiety and more stability when it comes to their day-to-day lives. That’s according to local pediatric occupational therapist Heidi Clopton. Clopton said it’s important for kids to feel like they have a sense of control. “If there’s a routine established at school and home it actually helps them […]
Parents Play Key Roles In Easing Back-To-School Anxiety
A structured day-to-day helps ease back-to-school anxiety for your children. That’s according to Personal Growth Counseling’s clinical social worker Christy Bennett She said that the fears can stem from the fear of the unknown to a change from the summer routine. Bennett said to help assuage fears, parents can establish expectations. “Knowing what consequences will […]
