May is Mental Health Awareness Month and Dr. Brown has some great tips as he discusses the 10 Keys to a Mentally Healthy Child. See the show notes below for additional resources.

Show Notes for Mentally Healthy Kids: Raising Healthy Teenagers: Equipping Your Child to Navigate the Pitfalls and Dangers of Teen Life(Parenting Guide Provides Practical Solutions to Help Kids Get to a Healthy Path Post Pandemic): Kersting: 9781540900319: Amazon.com: Books Me and My Feelings: A Kids' Guide to Understanding and Expressing Themselves: Vanessa Green Allen, M.Ed., NBCT: 9781641524964: Amazon.com: Books

How to Talk to children About Tragedies:  https://www.ncfr.org/resources/resource-collections/how-talk-children-about-tragedies

Helping Children Cope with Tragedy Related Anxiety:  https://mhanational.org/helping-children-cope-tragedy-related-anxiety

Join Dr. Brown as he concludes the Child Development series while discussing ages 13+.

Show notes:

The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents by Lisa Damour Ph. D.

The Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist's Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults by Frances E Jensen and Amy Ellis Nutt

Dr. Brown continues his series on Child Development. Join him in this episode while he focuses on the school age (6-12.)

Show notes: Ages and Stages by Charles E. Schaefer (Author), Theresa Foy DiGeronimo (Author)

Ages and Stages: A Parent's Guide to Normal Childhood Development Paperback – August 15, 2000 by Charles E. Schaefer (Author), Theresa Foy DiGeronimo (Author)

The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind Paperback – September 11, 2012 by Daniel J. J. Siegel (Author), Tina Payne Bryson (Author)

Ages and Stages: A Parent's Guide to Normal Childhood Development Paperback – August 15, 2000 by Charles E. Schaefer (Author), Theresa Foy DiGeronimo (Author)

The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind Paperback – September 11, 2012 by Daniel J. J. Siegel (Author), Tina Payne Bryson (Author)

Show Notes:

McLeod, S. (2023). Piaget's 4 stages of development & cognitive theory. simplypsychology.org/piaget.

North Shore University Health System. (2023). Toddler growth and development.  northshore.org/pediatrics/ages-and-milestones/toddler

There are 2 take-home messages regarding infants:

1.  Touch and physical contact are critical for physical health, mental health, and a sense of trust in the world.

2.  Intellectual stimulation spurs cognitive development so talk, sing, read, and play with your infant.

Bigelow, A.E. (2020). To have and to hold: Effects of physical contact on infants and their caregivers. National Library of Medicine. 61:101494.

Greicius, J. (2013). The benefits of touch for babies, parents. Stanford Medicine: September 22, 2013.

Harmon, K. (2010).  How important is touch with your infant?  Scientific American: May 6, 2010.

Maruwada, M. (2022). 10 Cognitive Activities For Infants To Boost Development, Mom Junction. December 20, 2022.