Kids & Teens

Making accommodations for socially anxious kids can be easier than getting them off their phones and out of their rooms—but it’s also dangerous. Read more

If we do not examine and honor the root of the suffering, such as colonization and dehumanization, we will continue to experience the same suffering over and... Read more

By obscuring the truth about kids’ adaptive responses to stress, the ODD diagnosis interferes with genuine solutions and effective treatment. Read more

Increasing numbers of young people are wanting the validation of an autism diagnosis, even when assessments reveal they don’t meet the criteria. Read more

The PACE attitude is a way of interacting with your child, especially around difficult topics or situations, that will help them feel less defensive and more... Read more

As adult therapists around the world weigh in on the youth mental health crisis, a Gen Z’er offers his own view of what our field should keep in mind. Read more

The rise in teen suicidality is frightening, but hospitalization isn’t the only—or even the best—option for treatment. Read more

When politicians decide what gender-affirming care should look like, what happens to the mental health of our trans, nonbinary, and gender fluid youth? Read more

At best, self-harm and suicide among Black children are misunderstood. At worst, they’re willfully ignored. Read more

How might girls’ sensitive threat-response system affect their mental health amid a relentless barrage of distressing cues from social media? Read more

Are we undermining boys' longing for soft, loving friendships? Read more

This month’s selection is from Bree Turns-Coe’s "Parent the Child You Have, Not the Child You Were: Breaking Generational Patterns, Raise Thriving Kids." Read more

Together, maybe we can keep making—and protecting—the spaces that today’s kids need to dream their own dreams. Read more

Data from recent Pew Center, The Washington Post, the Williams Institute, and Gallup surveys shows the current state of transgender children in the U.S. Read more

How can Individualized Education Plans, which often involve therapists, better ensure that students with disabilities get a fair and proper education? Read more

In a world that seems to reward narcissists, how can we help parents raise kind, empathetic kids with a healthy, balanced sense of self? Read more

Practice Tools for the March/April 2023 issue are courtesy of Paris Goodyear-Brown’s new book, "Big Behaviors in Small Containers." Read more

Watch this Networker Live event with "Girls on the Brink" author Donna Jackson Nakazawa. Read more

Join Christine Mark-Griffin, EMDRIA-certified therapist, and author of EMDR Workbook for Kids, along with Networker’s Clinical Director, Anna Lock, as they... Read more

For a therapist who writes children’s books, story time provides what might be the most important parenting opportunity of the entire day. Read more

"Girls on the Brink" presents new knowledge on girls' higher risk for mental health problems—and suggests what parents can do about it. Read more

As young people move forward with new, more flexible frameworks for thinking about gender, it’s not always easy to bring parents along. Read more

Suicidal ideation among teens is overlooked, understudied, and sometimes even willfully ignored. Read more

Daniel J. Siegel, New York Times bestselling author and world-renowned neuropsychiatrist, joined us for an Ask Me Anything LIVE virtual event! Read more

With plenty of misconceptions about treating traumatized children, one clinician shares why it's a chance to help them share their stories and a personal... Read more

When senseless tragedy turns a child's world upside down, parents are looking for mental health support for the whole family. Read more

Ron Taffel talks with Angela Diaz, Director of the Mount Sinai Adolescent Center, on how we can tailor our interventions to meet the unique needs of our young... Read more

Networker talks with the co-founders and clinicians of Virgils, a virtual reality platform for therapists and clients. Read more

Is there an alternative to applied behavioral analysis for children on the spectrum? Read more

Many play therapists still find themselves having to explain what they do and why it works. But after more than a century, play therapy has finally come into... Read more