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It’s All About Trauma
“Now is the winter of our discontent,” a speech by Shakespeare in Richard III says it all as we muddle through the beginnings of a third year of this pandemic. This horrendous experience has taken a toll on all of us. David Brooks in his op-ed in the NY Times (America...
Jerome Siegmeister, MD, MaED – Consult The Expert On How Virtual Schooling Is Affecting Children
Dr. Jerome Siegmeister, the Center's newest clinician, is an expert on the psychiatric concerns of children and adolescents. A former high school teacher, he is in a unique position to help children through mental health resources that are tailored specifically for...
Children Can Now Get The Covid Vaccine, But Some Parents Are Anxious
As we have watched the Covid-19 pandemic unfold, the focus has been on vaccines being the key to getting us safely through the crisis and back to our normal lives. When they first came out early this year, adults were clamoring to get the jab. Since then, many parents...
Why It Is Important To Set Limits For Children
Parents often avoid setting limits for their kids because they think doing so will upset the child. Not setting boundaries, however, can lead to an unhappy child who doesn't know how cope with difficult feelings, which is an essential life skill. By setting limits on...
Handling Anxiety About Going Back To School During The Pandemic – 2021
School is starting up for the 2021 - 2022 education year and most districts are returning to in-person learning. While some kids and parents deal with anxieties during any given school year, COVID-19 and the Delta variant are still very much in the news, which has...