These Are the Signs of Poor Interoception in Kids
Interoception is the ability to recognize internal bodily signals, such as feeling hot or cold, hungry or thirsty. In the same way that the nerves in our muscles and joints…
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Schedule Your News Consumption to Feel Bad When It’s More Convenient
There’s a macabre adage in journalism: If it bleeds, it leads. That means, in essence, that the more violence or conflict a story contains, the more prominent it will appear,…
Try the ‘Memory Anchoring’ Method to Calm a Child (and Yourself)
If you or your child has had anxiety, anger, or other dysregulation, you may be familiar with “grounding techniques,” mindfulness exercises that help calm the nervous system. You can name…
What We’re Getting Wrong This Week: How Therapy Works
We’re getting therapy all wrong. The turmoil of the past three years—pandemic, lockdowns, economic uncertainty, political upheaval, and that’s just a snapshot—did a number on our collective psyches. According to…
How to Help Your Child Build Frustration Tolerance
Life doesn’t always go your way. This is one of the hardest and most universal lessons we learn as we move out of toddlerhood and into childhood and later adulthood.…
Calm Your Worried Mind With These Self-Soothing Techniques for Adults
Photo: OPOLJA (Shutterstock) Parents of little kids with big feelings may be familiar with self-soothing techniques—or ways their children can help regular their own emotions and calm themselves down. And…
How to Cope With Mental Health Struggles When Treatment Isn’t Accessible
Access to mental health care in the U.S. is riddled with barriers, including shortages of mental health care providers. These concerns are not new, and are staggering when you consider…
These Apps Will Lull You Right to Sleep
Photo: Siriluk ok (Shutterstock) Even though most adults need seven to nine hours of sleep, that number is elusive for most of us. Try as you might to master a…