Children’s Mental Health Blog
Explore recent articles from Little Otter’s child and family mental health and wellness experts.
How to Talk About Stress with Your Child
Did you know that your stress can affect the quality of your interactions with your child? This guide will teach you how to talk to your little ones about stress and equip them with skills to help them work through life’s pressures.
A Family’s Guide to Parent Specialty at Little Otter
Struggling with parenting challenges and want effective solutions? Learn how Parent Specialty at Little Otter can help. Explore personalized support and evidence-based strategies for your family's unique needs.
The Truth About Time-Out
Time-Out can be a confusing concept for parents. This article addresses common misconceptions, provides insights into its benefits for both caregivers and children, and offers guidance on implementing Time-Out in a safe and supportive manner while strengthening the parent-child relationship.
10 Savvy Sleep Strategies to Help Your Child Get a Better Night’s Rest
From encouraging physical activity during the day to creating consistent bedtime routines and seeking professional help when needed, this article offers comprehensive guidance to help families navigate bedtime struggles and promote better sleep for children.
How to Recognize and Enhance Support in Your Parenting Partnership
It’s common to overlook signs of insufficient support in parenting. In this article, we break down some of the key indicators that suggest a lack of support and provide actionable steps for parents to enhance their support for one another.
Mom Guilt: Embracing Imperfection
Mom guilt, a prevalent experience in motherhood, casts a shadow on maternal mental well-being, and recognizing its impact is vital for fostering better mental health. In this article, we delve into strategies to alleviate mom guilt, providing support to mothers in their parenting journey.
Mom Rage: Recognizing and Navigating the Storm
Mom rage is a common but seldom discussed phenomenon that many mothers experience. In this article, we discuss how addressing this intense emotional response requires a combination of self-reflection, open communication, and proactive steps to manage immediate triggers and any deeper emotional challenges.
7 Tips for Talking about War with Children
War. It’s something we wish we didn’t have to talk about. But here we are. To help support your family during these difficult times, here are 7 tips for how to talk with your children about war.
20 Tips for How to Understand and Parent Your Highly Sensitive Child
If you’re parenting a highly sensitive child, you know it can be full of extremes. These bright, intuitive kids are full of feistiness and intensity. Here are 12 traits of highly sensitive children, and 8 tips to parent them.
Toddler Aggression: When to Worry & How to Respond
Parents and caregivers often ask us how to deal with an aggressive child. Seeing toddler aggression - physical behaviors like hitting, kicking, pushing, biting, pinching - often sparks concern. In this article, learn how to deal with an aggressive child, common parenting mistakes, what their behavior might signal, and when to worry.