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Teach Your Children About Racism
By Kelly Christ, social media intern at North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center The death of 46-year-old George Floyd after being arrested in Minneapolis has rocked the United States. Floyd’s death exemplifies the disparities in victims of police...
Guidance Center Perspectives on Pandemic 2020, Mindfulness with Dr. Ariel Botta, May 25, 2020
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Astonishing COVID-19 numbers for U.S., New York and Long Island, by Andrew Malekoff, Blank Slate Media, May 16, 2020
I celebrated my birthday on May 14 in the year of COVID-19. My wife Dale and I usually go out with friends for our birthdays. Obviously, that wasn’t happening this year. So, we ordered in from one of our favorite Italian restaurants. I had baked ziti and Dale had...
Give Yourself – and Your Kids – a Break
LIBN Column April 15, 2020, By Jenna Kern-Rugile Rumor has it that Shakespeare wrote King Lear during the plague. So, how’s working at home during our modern day plague going for you? Social media and other sources are replete with articles about how you can use your...
Helping Kids Cope During the Pandemic
Do you feel like your world has been turned upside down? The COVID-19 pandemic is creating an escalation in anxiety, fear and depression for the entire population, both young and old. It’s a traumatic experience for everyone, regardless of whether they were...
“The Weather Channel and COVID-19,” by Andrew Malekoff, Blank Slate Media
One of my favorite phone apps is the Weather Channel. I check it every day, sometimes several times a day, to track the temperature, wind and precipitation in my zip code. If I want to, I can search any zip code anywhere. It helps me to prepare for when I plan to walk...
#CORONATHERAPY – How to Manage Our Own Fears and Anxieties During This Pandemic
By Jennifer Pearlman, LMHC at North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center I keep waiting for this to end so I can tell my family and friends about this crazy, unrealistic movie I watched about the entire world shutting down over a contagious virus called COVID-19....
Saluting our Founding Women!
Back in the early 1950s, when the suburbs on Long Island were rapidly expanding, very few mental health services were available, especially for children. In many families, issues such as depression and anxiety weren’t spoken about openly. In fact, they were considered...
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