Anxiety

The Five Anxiety Styles of Moms

The Five Anxiety Styles of Moms

How to understand your style as well as your triggers to reduce stress from a licensed marriage and family therapist

Amber Trueblood

Back-to-School Anxiety? How to Help Kids This Time of Year

Back-to-School Anxiety? How to Help Kids This Time of Year

Author and Neuroscientist shares five actionable steps to help your kids work through their anxiety and get ready for back to school.

Dr. Caroline Leaf

Ask Sarah: How to Help with Anxiety and Build Confidence

Ask Sarah: How to Help with Anxiety and Build Confidence

Parenting expert Sarah Rosensweet shares tips for helping your kiddo overcome anxiety and build the confidence to enjoy activities

Sarah Rosensweet

What parents should know about OCD in children, from diagnosis to treatment

What parents should know about OCD in children, from diagnosis to treatment

Do you fear your child has obsessive-compulsive disorder? Learn what OCD in kids looks like, how it’s treated and what you can do at home.

Diana Ballon

Two out of three parents are completely burnt out

Two out of three parents are completely burnt out

Deep breathing isn't going to cut it this time. If you're in the throes of parental burnout, here's what will actually help.

Alexandra Frost

I wish I hadn’t waited so long to go to therapy

I wish I hadn’t waited so long to go to therapy

I used to be so deeply afraid of making a mistake that I spent all of my time overanalyzing every little thing. Then I found behavioural therapy.

Andrea Ewer

Why Would a 7-Year-old Poop Their Pants? Could it be Encopresis?

Why Would a 7-Year-old Poop Their Pants? Could it be Encopresis?

What causes encopresis and how to treat this medical condition that causes your older kid to accidentally poop their pants.

Stacey Nguyen

When to worry about your kid's facial and body tics

When to worry about your kid's facial and body tics

It's really common for kids to make repetitive movements and noises—and how you handle them matters. Here's what you need to know about childhood tics.

Alex Mlynek

21 books to help kids deal with their big feelings

21 books to help kids deal with their big feelings

Emily McDonald

Has COVID turned our kids into permanent homebodies?

Has COVID turned our kids into permanent homebodies?

We're so used to lax schedules, no activities, and having nowhere to be, but will our kids have separation anxiety when things open back up?

Sarah Rosensweet

"Social malnutrition" is one of the pandemic's major effects on young kids, say Ontario docs

"Social malnutrition" is one of the pandemic's major effects on young kids, say Ontario docs

Allan Britnell

Postpartum OCD: When worries about your baby become obsessions

Postpartum care

Postpartum OCD: When worries about your baby become obsessions

It’s not that uncommon to have intrusive thoughts after having a baby, but if you're exhibiting signs of postpartum OCD, it's time to get help.

Claire Gagne

I swore off sex after I had kids

I swore off sex after I had kids

There was a time when I would throw up a little in my mouth when my husband touched me. Slowly but surely, we brought sexy back.

Today's Parent

I quit my job to help save the earth for my kid

I quit my job to help save the earth for my kid

Deniers try to claim that informing kids about the climate change crisis amounts to child abuse. But child abuse would be doing nothing to prevent it.

Joshua Ostroff

Parenting my way through an anxiety disorder

Parenting my way through an anxiety disorder

Chris Deacon

You're not weird if you hate being pregnant

You're not weird if you hate being pregnant

No glow? No worries! Disliking this “magical time” is actually more common than you think. Here's what you need to know if you hate being pregnant.

Elizabeth Bromstein

School's going to look a lot different this year—here's how to cope

School's going to look a lot different this year—here's how to cope

We asked a child psychiatrist for tips on reducing back-to-school anxiety and helping kids (and parents!) prepare for a new routine.

Ariel Brewster

I dealt with my kid's anxiety by letting her be anxious

I dealt with my kid's anxiety by letting her be anxious

All I wanted to do was fix my kid's problems. But my mom instincts were telling me that by doing so, I might be feeding the anxiety monster.

Tanya Kuzmanovic

Parents in lockdown are quietly falling apart—I’m one of them

Parents in lockdown are quietly falling apart—I’m one of them

As we hide in our homes waiting out this virus, I’m worried about another, silent, pandemic

Lindsay Springer

How to prepare your kid for the coronavirus nasal test

How to prepare your kid for the coronavirus nasal test

What does it feel like? How long will it take? Will it hurt? How can I get my kid to stay still? Here's how to prepare for the coronavirus test for kids.

Claire Gagne

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