Posts by: Jemma Helfman, ClinPsyD., C.Psych.
How Parents Can Help Kids Handle Teasing and Bullying?
Parents Helping Kids Handle Teasing and Bullying? 75% of people report having experienced teasing and bullying. Some teasing can be...
5 Reward Ideas for Kids
5 New Reward Ideas for Kids Most parents have tried some kind of reward chart for their children. Stickers are an easy go to and most...
What Are Signs Of Depression And Anxiety During Pregnancy And After Baby?
What Are Signs Of Depression And Anxiety During Pregnancy And After Baby? Pregnancy is a time of physical and emotional change. Each...
Social Development In Children
Social Development In Children We all know how important it is to have friendships, people we like and who like us, and people we...
Child-Led Play Enhances Parent-Child Relationships And Social Development In Children
Child-Led Play Enhances Parent-Child Relationships And Social Development In Children What is Child-Led Play? Child-led play is a...
Having Severe Depression Symptoms While Pregnant And After? How To Get Help
Having Severe Depression Symptoms While Pregnant And After? How To Get Help Both men and women can have difficulties adapting to the...
What Are Signs Of Depression In My Child?
What Are Signs Of Depression In My Child? Depression is more than just feeling down. It is an all-encompassing feeling that affects a young...
Sleep Problems in Children
What Counts As Sleep Problems? Whether a child’s sleep is a problem or not is determined in part by culture, family and the society we...
10 Tips For Helping Your Child’s Sleep Problem
10 Useful Tips For Your Child’s Sleep Problem 1. Your Child’s Environment To begin reducing any sleep problem, make sure...
The Pros and Cons of Mental Health Diagnosis
There are pros and cons to mental health diagnosis. What does it mean for your child? From the time they arrive in to our lives, we cannot...
How to Respond to Children When Going Through Separation and Divorce
Telling your child or children that you are going through separation and divorce from your partner (their other parent) is a hard thing to...
Helping Your Child Through Separation and Divorce
The decision to separate or divorce from your partner is often a difficult one. When you have children together, it is even more...
What Does Anxiety Feel Like For Kids? How To Prep Your Child to Start School
What Does Anxiety Feel Like For Kids? How To Prep Your Child to Start School As you start thinking about your child going to school...
Does Your Child Have Mild To Severe Depression Symptoms? 5 Ways To Help Your Child If You Think They Are Depressed
Does Your Child Have Mild To Severe Depression Symptoms? 5 Ways To Help Your Child If You Think They Are Depressed In previous blogs...
Bible Story For Kids – Making Passover And Easter Stories Appropriate For Young Children
Bible Story For Kids – Making Passover And Easter Stories Appropriate For Young Children As the holidays approach, children may be...
Types of Child Temperament
Types of Child Temperament Becoming a parent is an exciting and often daunting prospect. The media is full of images of happy...
