Children's Mental Health Blog

Here are some winter activities to help find joy and create meaningful memories, without the added stress. These ideas are designed to nurture mental health, spark creativity, and foster strong connections with your loved ones.

Anxiety can be tough to navigate. But one of the first steps to gaining control is understanding what triggers that anxiety. By identifying these triggers, you can start to find ways to cope.

Anxiety can make our minds play tricks on us, often leading to unhelpful thinking patterns. The good news is that once we learn how to recognize these "thinking traps", we can start to work through them and ease our anxiety.

Are you nervous about starting school again? It’s normal to feel anxious on the first day of school and you’re not alone. As a teenager starting the new school year, the important thing is to know the signs of anxiety and a few strategies to help manage it!

Grounding skills help us move our attention away from our thoughts and focus on our physical body or the world around us. One helpful way to practice grounding skills is by using our five senses.

When it comes to supporting your teenager’s mental health, grounding skills are a powerful tool. Here's how you can practice them!

Start the new year with these tips on how you can unplug and recharge the relationship with technology for improved mental health and wellness.

The holiday season can be a time of mixed emotions for many teenagers. Here's how the holidays can impact teenagers’ mental health and how parents/caregivers can help ease their anxiety.

This blog post introduces you to a wide range of mental health resources available in Waterloo Region, so you can prioritize your own mental health while caring for your loved ones.

It is that time of year again when the leaves are starting to change, and back-to-school energy is in the air! However, it will not be long before academic demands build up and school-related stress increases. Caregivers can support their child’s mental health by encouraging regular self-care activities.