When parents raise emotionally secure kids, they lead with compassion and understanding. That means they never discourage ...

A 7-year-old child has an anxiety attack at school. She becomes frustrated and angry. Instead of letting her emotions explode, she remembers what she learned in therapy sessions: to breathe in a ...

Today, Marc Brackett is the founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. But he remembers what it was like to be a kid who struggled with his emotions. “I would sometimes just sit ...

Does chaos reign in your house? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. Some similarly swamped families use mediation as a way for both kids and parents to feel more calm.

Mental health experts and educationists have called for emotional wellbeing to be integrated into school education, citing ...

Certain SSRI medications, such as Lexapro or Prozac, have been approved for use in children for mental health conditions. Medication is often reserved for moderate-to-severe cases. It may work best ...

Every four years, the United States election cycle feels like a nationwide rollercoaster (or in the case of this year a turbulent space voyage)—complete with exhilarating highs, anxiety-inducing ...

Gloria L. Huang wrote her debut middle-grade novel 'Kaya of the Ocean' to honor kids with anxiety. These shows and movies do the same Gloria is a novelist and short story writer. She studied fiction ...

People who struggle to process their emotions or even handle them don't realize how much it shapes the way they think and ...