As a parent, it can be hard to know how to best support your kid’s mental health. And the coronavirus pandemic, social media, abundant screens and other factors have provided new challenges.
With pediatric mental health issues reaching a crisis point, we brought together a team of our children’s mental health experts to talk about some of the most pressing issues kids are facing and how to help your kids with these challenges.
Our experts discussed anxiety, social media, depression, eating disorders and much more. They also took questions from parents and offered various resources, which you can find below.
Read our parenting articles related to mental health and COVID-19:
• Supporting Kids’ Mental Health: From Coronavirus Anxiety to Languishing: https://www.childrenscolorado.org/conditions-and-advice/parenting/parenting-articles/coronavirus-anxiety/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=jac
• Children and COVID-19: Debunking the Number One Myth: https://www.childrenscolorado.org/conditions-and-advice/parenting/parenting-articles/child-health-impacts-covid/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=jac
• Pandemic Teen Mental Health: https://www.childrenscolorado.org/conditions-and-advice/parenting/parenting-articles/teen-tips-coronavirus/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=jac
You can find all of our parenting articles on mental health here: https://www.childrenscolorado.org/conditions-and-advice/parenting/parenting-articles/?topic=71585&utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=jac
Read this article to help children manage stress: https://www.childrenscolorado.org/conditions-and-advice/parenting/parenting-articles/stress-management-kids/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=jac
Learn how to talk to your child about suicide: https://www.childrenscolorado.org/conditions-and-advice/parenting/parenting-articles/suicide-prevention-tips/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=jac
Our experts offer tips to help you identify and prevent bullying: https://www.childrenscolorado.org/conditions-and-advice/parenting/parenting-articles/bullying-tips-prevention/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=jac
Use breathing techniques to improve your child’s mood: https://www.childrenscolorado.org/conditions-and-advice/parenting/parenting-articles/breathing-to-change-mood/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=jac
Read our experts’ tips on keeping your kids safe on social media: https://www.childrenscolorado.org/conditions-and-advice/parenting/parenting-articles/social-media-safety/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=jac
Learn how we’re advocating to change the children’s mental health care system: https://www.childrenscolorado.org/community/child-health-advocacy/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=jac
Watch this video to learn how we can all help break the stigma surrounding mental health issues: https://youtu.be/49mfPFTZsHs
The Medical Director of our Eating Disorder Program answers common questions about eating disorders in this video series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjfR5w4dPEU&list=PL6PavRVKmzUO4dZcb9fcxfz8UyrzFB8qZ
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