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What Happened to American Childhood?
To protect children from physical harm, we buy car seats, we childproof, we teach them to swim, we hover. How, though, do you inoculate a child against future anguish? For that matter, what do you do if your child seems Read more >>
Healthy Minds: Prioritizing Mental Health [web resource] [downloadable]
It’s important to support the mental health of all children—before, during and after challenges arise — and to support parents’ and caregivers’ mental health too. Read more >>
Rate of ADHD, Autism Diagnoses Higher Among Children on Medicaid, Study Finds
Children covered under Medicaid are twice as likely to be diagnosed with disorders such as ADHD or autism compared with those who have private insurance, a study published Wednesday by JAMA Psychiatry found. Read more >>
Babies Born During Pandemic at Greater Risk for Developmental Delays, Study Finds
Babies born during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States show more evidence of developmental delays at age 6 months compared with those delivered before the virus emerged, a study published by JAMA Pediatrics found. Read more >>
Infants With Autism Don’t Engage With ‘Baby Talk’
That sing-song speech parents use when talking to their babies is universal, and infants tend to prefer it. So, when a baby doesn’t seem to engage with this melodic “motherese,” or baby talk, it can be an early sign of Read more >>
How Kids Can Benefit From Mindfulness Training
Many of us are looking for new ways to manage stress. Although mindfulness and meditation are not new – there is evidence suggesting that humans have been practicing meditation for more than 5,000 years – many are turning to these Read more >>
Mindfulness Minutes Series Helps Children Learn About Mindfulness [web resource]
You may be wondering why mindfulness is important for your child. Mindfulness gives kids the habit of focusing on the present moment and ignoring distractions, promotes happiness and patience by lowering social anxiety and stress, teaches them to stay calm Read more >>
How Reading Aloud Can Help You Bond With Your Kids and Make Them Better Readers
We’ve all heard about the benefits of learning to read quietly and independently. A big part of learning at school is all about reading, but it’s not always easy to find time for more reading at home. Read more >>
From the minute we become parents, we start fixating on sleep — are our babies getting enough? Too much? Will they ever sleep through the night? Will we? It’s a hot topic because we know how critical it is for Read more >>
What Teletherapy Is and Why It Works
written by Liza Bennigson, Associate Director of Marketing and Communications In the early days of the pandemic, CHC implemented a remote model of care using a HIPAA-compliant healthcare platform on Zoom so that our nonprofit mental health agency could continue Read more >>
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CHC Palo Alto:
650 Clark Way, Palo Alto, CA 94304
650.326.5530
CHC South Bay:
2280 Kenwood Avenue, San Jose, CA 95128
408.831.7512
CHC Ravenswood:
1765 E Bayshore Rd, East Palo Alto, CA 94303
650.702.2487
