Overcoming the Winter Blues
While the start of a new year is often associated with resolutions and excitement, many people find themselves feeling downcast and full of despair…
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Prevention
Tap Into These Resources to Nurture Leadership in Today’s Youth
Some kids seem to seek out leadership roles, while others avoid them at all costs. Yet leadership is linked with many characteristics that enable…
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Thankfulness and Gratefulness in Difficult Times
For many of us, the holidays are the best time of the year – it’s a time of togetherness, gratitude, and joy. But not…
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How to Stay Grounded
Joseph Hunt Wassink, LISW, one of our school based therapists, recently had a column published in The Gazette. That column, “How to Stay Grounded…
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Five tips to help your child speak openly
Too often caregivers say they want to have conversations with young people, but aren’t sure where to start. Here are five tips to help…
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Decreasing risk of late-life cognitive decline may begin in youth
Much is known about the positive role enriching environments in middle and later life can play in maintaining healthy cognitive function. Researchers now believe…
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Iowa should offer license designation to autistic drivers
A legislative proposal will soon land on Gov. Kim Reynold’s desk that could result in added protections for drivers with autism. Because Tanager Place…
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10 Ways to Escape a Funk
Many of us are experiencing an extended stay in Funkytown. And it is not, unfortunately, the place of groovin’ energy the disco band Lipps…
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Create while you isolate
“I hope kids will remember that they are not alone … and how important it is to bring something beautiful into the world and…
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Journaling for mental wellness
Open nearly any self-help book and you are likely to find a section on journaling alongside a list of claims about how regularly putting…
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