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Top 5 Strategies All Parents Need to Know to Foster Mental Health [presentation]
It is estimated that 1 in 5 children experience mental health challenges. What can you as a parent do support your child’s mental health? Learn five simple strategies that you can incorporate into your family life to encourage mental wellness Read more >>
When a Child’s Emotions Spike, How Can a Parent Find Their Best Self?
In good times and in hard times, parents can take steps to help their children strengthen their emotional competence. Read more >>
Wise Words from Winnie the Pooh
Written by Cindy Lopez, Director, Community Connections I have always been a big fan of Winnie the Pooh—so much wisdom and inspiration from a stuffed bear. Here are some lessons from that bear—which one means the most to you? Read more >>
Why the Preteen Years Are a Critical Period for Brain Development
Aside from experiencing physical changes, preteens also undergo a brain growth spurt much like toddlers. Ron Dahl, who directs the Institute for Human Development at the University of California, Berkeley, argues that adolescence is actually a second opportunity to invest Read more >>
9 Tips for Raising More Empathetic Kids
In her book “UnSelfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World,” educational psychologist and parenting expert Dr. Michele Borba lays out nine ways to raise kids who are more caring, compassionate, and concerned about others. Read more >>
Positive Parenting: Building Healthy Relationships with Your Kids
Parents have an important job. Raising kids is both rewarding and challenging. You’re likely to get a lot of advice along the way, from doctors, family, friends, and even strangers. But every parent and child is unique. Being sensitive and Read more >>
Study: Skateboarding Fosters 21st Century, SEL Skills
Partnerships between schools and skateboarding nonprofits, acknowledging the diversity among the skateboarding community, and linking skateboarders to internships and opportunities to use the skills they’ve developed through the sport are among recommendations researchers at the University of Southern California offer Read more >>
6 Ways to Become More Resilient Immediately
Even when you’re reeling, you often need to make key decisions or act. But finding the clarity and will to move forward in the face of adversity isn’t easy. Read more >>
Feeling Anxious? Here’s a Quick Tool To Center Your Soul
We all need strategies to push back against conflict, anger and worry. One of the globe’s leading mindfulness teachers, Tara Brach, distills the practice of mindfulness into a simple 4-step tool from her new book Radical Compassion: Learning to Love Read more >>
5 Tips for Incorporating Social Emotional Learning in Your Program
Social emotional learning (SEL) addresses children’s ability to learn about and manage their emotions and interactions with others – the skills all kids need to succeed in school, form healthy relationships, and eventually excel in the workplace. 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
