2017
Based on the NY Times bestselling book by Andrew Solomon, Far from the Tree examines the experiences of families in which parents and children are profoundly different from one another in a variety of ways.
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Maintaining your authority is important to your child’s well-being—and it’s important for your own emotional health too.
Increasing numbers of parents grapple with children who are acting out without obvious reason. Revved up and irritable, many of these children are diagnosed with ADHD, bipolar illness, autism, or other disorders but don’t respond well to treatment.
For the first time in history, mental illness and suicide have become one of the greatest threats to school-aged children.
With kids spending more and more time on screens, parents worry that they are getting hooked
But despite the challenges, kids raised by one or more disabled parents often benefit immensely from the experience.
Guthrie resident Kim Watson overcomes the physical and emotional challenges of parenting with a disability.
Aspie shutdown and withdrawal is a big part of how autism affects relationships.
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The author of the international bestseller 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do turns her focus to parents, teaching them how to raise mentally strong and resilient children.
KSOC-TV explored ways that communities can support families with LGBTQ youth. Research shows that family acceptance contributes significantly to improving the health and well-being for LGBTQ youth and reduces the risk of suicide.
Greater levels of support and acceptance is associated with dramatically lower rates of attempting suicide.