Social Emotional Supports

Self-Care

Managing Behaviors

The Child Mind Institute is an independent, national nonprofit dedicated to transforming the lives of children and families struggling with mental health and learning disorders. Below, you will find articles that may help you manage your child's behaviors.

Why Do Kids Have Trouble With Transitions?
How Can We Help Kids With Transitions?
Three Common Parenting Traps
Why Do Kids Have Tantrums and Meltdowns?
How to Discipline Toddlers
When Siblings Won’t Stop Fighting

Managing Emotions

Below, you will find articles from the Child Mind Institute that may help you manage your child's emotions.

How to Help Children Manage Fears
Anxious Stomach Aches and Headaches
How to Help Children Manage Fears
Tips for Calming Anxious Kids
How to Avoid Passing Anxiety on to Your Kids
How Anxiety Leads to Disruptive Behavior
What to Do (and Not Do) When Children Are Anxious
Panic Attacks and How to Treat Them
The Power of Mindfulness

Videos

This video teaches kids how anxiety is a normal biological response – called “Fight, Flight, Freeze” – that can get triggered inappropriately in the modern world.