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Month: April 2021

Mental Health During The Teenage Years

Dr. Crystal Krueger April 29, 2021 No Comments

This is a term that some of us embrace… and other’s shudder.  Teenagers.  This is a stage of life that some of us embrace… and other’s shudder.  Teen mental health can seem hard to pin down at times.  To be honest, many teenagers can be volatile with each moment bringing, well, let’s just say adventure.  If teenagers’ mental health can seem so up and down from one moment to the next, how in the world do we help support their mental health?  Let’s first look at some signs that might draw a red flag to unwellness in teen mental health:

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Being Attentive

Cynthia Shembab April 22, 2021 No Comments

School aged children from 6 to 12 years of age have their own mental health needs. This is a time when childhood development includes cognitive, physical, language and social/emotional growth. Cognitively they are participating in expanded classroom learning with ever extending attention spans. Physically they are increasing in their abilities within what they can accomplish in movement and possibly participating in activities like sport or dance. They also are at the beginning of the change puberty brings. Their expanse and use of language skills increases from reading short books to forming opinions on what they read, listening with intent, and

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Beyond The Label: Neurodiversity and Neurodivergent

Cristina Galto April 13, 2021 No Comments

Neurodiversity and Neurodivergent: What do these new words mean? The utilization of the words, “neurodiversity”, “neurotypical” and “neurodivergent” are not really new words in the grand scheme of things, but they are becoming utilized more in mainstream society.  As a mother of a child labeled with Autism and a moderate cognitive delay, it is refreshing to see that society sees that there is still an individual behind some of these labels or diagnoses.  As a mother of a child with Autism, I felt it important to write a blog that addressed this as we are in the middle of a month devoted

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Infant And Early Childhood Mental Health

Cristina Galto April 8, 2021 No Comments

Many times I get asked the following questions:Why would children that young need therapy?Children so young will not remember these years anyway?What are they supposed to talk about? These are all good questions! When we discuss Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health, we are focusing on children aged 0-5 years old. This stage of life is a period of rapid multidimensional development! Their little brains are literally sponges seeking and gaining new information all the time. Due to this, sometimes as parents we just do not realize how quickly they are developing and interpreting their experiences! In these moments, little

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“There’s NEVER Enough Time!”

Dr. Crystal Krueger April 1, 2021 No Comments

If you are like most parents (or people in general), this may be an ongoing thought or concern. Why does it feel as though most of our days fly by with very little feeling of accomplishment? There can be several reasons for this: lack of routine, lack of self-care, unrealistic expectations, and of course those pesky thoughts (worries).  As explored in my previous blog about creating routines for your school-aged child(ren), structure and routine for yourself is just as important. Remember when I mentioned that scheduling time for breaks, leisure, and self-care would do wonders for your child? The same

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