Topics in Health & Wellness
On the final days of #BeKind21, here’s how your kids can spread kindness throughout our region
Check out the final three #BeKind21 actions for kids and adults to do this week.
Expert advice: How to help teenagers with anxiety
Strategies and insight from the Counseling & Wellness Center of Pittsburgh.
Sponsored Content Missing a backpack and running late? Stay healthy and ease back-to-school stress with AHN Pediatrics.
School days and hectic mornings are back. You can ease the stress and keep the kids healthy with back-to-school suggestions from AHN Pediatrics.
Local foundation and WQED team up to reduce school bullying
This Pittsburgh-based foundation is fighting school bullying through an innovative education program.
New group therapy option for LGBTQ+ teens in Pittsburgh begins at UPMC
This new 10-week group therapy program is designed for LGBTQ+ teens in Pittsburgh.
Little Otter brings a new mental health resource to the Pittsburgh region
At the moment, there is no waiting list for mental healthcare from Little Otter.
FC Pride in the Park invites families to connect and celebrate the local LGBTQIA+ community
“Many Pride events are adult-focused, so hosting something kid-friendly for those who are maybe coming out or questioning their sexual identity is really welcoming.”
Advice from experts on talking with kids about mass shootings
Talking with kids about shootings can be difficult. These ideas and resources can help.
Mothers and mental health: “As a mom, I can sometimes feel like a shadow of myself”
We don’t hear enough about mothers and mental health. This essay offers
Sponsored Content If you’re stressed out, your kids might be too. AHN Pediatrics discusses dealing with emotions.
Take a deep breath and learn how to help children cope with their feelings with this advice on mental health from AHN Pediatrics.
Meet Zuri, the debut baby from Kool Image Dolls, a Pittsburgh-based, woman-owned company
“I never wanted to have a doll that is just a browner-colored replica of a Caucasian doll in the features.”
KDKA: Teen mental health is getting new attention
Teen mental health is getting valuable attention in Pittsburgh and beyond. Check out KDKA’s report.
Through ‘Listen, Lucy,’ Jordan Corcoran is helping local teens understand mental health
The Listen, Lucy program brings valuable mental health information and encouragement to local schools and beyond.
O’Hara family turns grief into the Positive Painting Project to create messages of hope
Talking is better than keeping it to yourself … It’s OK to not be OK.”
Two years after March 13, 2020, how has the pandemic changed Pittsburgh’s families?
That anniversary of March 13, 2020, is here. See the results of Kidsburgh’s pandemic-impact survey.
Two years into the pandemic, we’re asking families: What have you experienced?
We want to hear from you and include your voices in the story we’re writing. So please take our very short survey.
A local play therapist’s must-have toys for helping kids express emotions
Curious about helping kids express emotions? This guide to play therapy toys can help.
Op Ed: Empathizing it out in trying times
“We need somebody in our corner, a support person, a person we can trust to be there through it all.”
If children are talking about death, how can parents best support them?
The pandemic and other worries may have children bringing up this difficult subject. Here’s expert advice on how you might respond.
Guest Editor Bill Strickland on the simple way you can change a child’s life
Guest editor Bill Strickland: “We need to lift each other up. And we can. There is so much we can do.”