2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (258+ words) A look at how the whole family benefits when dads receive paid parental leave. Greetings, MindSite News readers. In today’s Daily, a look at how the whole family benefits when dads receive paid parental leave. A physician issues a strong…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (256+ words) A look at how the whole family benefits when dads receive paid parental leave. When A.J. Johnson’s second son arrived in late 2021, the Washington firefighter took about five months of paid leave, including 12 weeks of paid family leave granted through the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (223+ words) Helicopter parenting and inflated stranger-danger panic have converged to leave both parents and kids feeling more stressed. The Promoting Childhood Independence and Resilience Act, a bipartisan federal bill, was introduced in the House of Representatives in May, indicating a growing…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1435+ words) This story was originally published by Observer Group Newspapers of Southern California Inc. and was produced for the USC Center for Health Journalism’s Ethnic Media Collaborative. More than a year after Kairis Aurae Hill died, the nursery her parents prepared…...

1+ mon, 3+ hour ago   (277+ words) An expert in perinatal psychiatry makes the case for changing the health system’s process of screening for postpartum psychosis. But first, watching dogs get picked up for “Pawtrips” with their friends has become one of my favorite ways to quickly…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (509+ words) In today’s Daily, folk schools welcome students seeking stress relief and mental clarity through “grandma hobbies.” One psychiatrist wonders why our health system fails to prescribe one of the most effective, non-pharmaceutical treatments for depression. And a physician’s personal plea…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (170+ words) Be warm and direct: use simple, honest language to discuss whatever happened — especially in the case of death. The name “MindSite News” is used with the express permission of Mindsight Institute, an educational organization offering online learning and in-person workshops…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (559+ words) “This program reduces the stress on mothers and families…That’s what we need for healthy parents and healthy children.” In today’s Daily, Ukrainian mothers show their resilience by willing their children into this life; a social worker turned researcher offers…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (185+ words) For Fields, the help that ACCESS provided was transformative. The combination of medication and therapy did more than improve her mood – it sparked her back to life. Once unable to be around children, including her own, Fields is once again…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (328+ words) In today’s Daily, a new study affirms a “rising tide of research” pointing to socioeconomic opportunity as a key factor in child brain development. Moms in Connecticut have greater access to postpartum mental health support thanks to an expanded postpartum…...