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Social Emotional Learning: Helping Children Build Skills for Life

Greta Francis, PhD
January 21, 2025
Helping children on the path to becoming successful and thriving adults can take on many forms. One of those is social emotional learning, or the ability to work collaboratively and maintain positive relationships with co...
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How De-Escalation Helps Children Manage Frustration

Kristen Kichefski, DNP, MBA, RN, PMH-BC, NEA-BC
December 3, 2024
Many children and adolescents have difficulty processing emotions when they encounter an undesirable situation. De-escalation is a way to help them maintain control before they reach a level where their response is either...
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Children with Developmental Challenges and Social Media

Henry T. Sachs III, MD
November 12, 2024
Social media is pervasive within our society. Often, it gets demonized for its potential negative effects, particularly among youth. Yet, there are pros to using social media. For children with developmental challenges, it...
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Skincare for Teens and Tweens: Taking Care of Young Skin

Tiffany J. Libby, MD
September 3, 2024

Hormonal acne, cystic acne, sunburns, and more—adolescents and young adults alike can all struggle with skincare concerns brought on by a variety of causes. Many teens, especially teenage girls, have taken to creating...

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