Shrinking It Down: Mental Health Made Simple
By Gene Beresin, MD, MA and Khadijah Booth Watkins, MD, MPH
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"Shrinking It Down" highlights the fact that youth mental health is anything but simple! Child & adolescent psychiatrists Dr. Gene Beresin and Dr. Khadijah Booth Watkins help parents and other caring adults to navigate tough questions about child and teen mental health. From depression and learning disorders, to digital media and societal concerns, Shrinking It Down covers it all.
Tune in the THIRD Thursday of every month. Subscribe wherever you stream.
About Us: The Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds at Massachusetts General Hospital is a multi-media educational resource to help adults support the mental, emotional, and behavioral well-being of young people through innovative education. Visit us online at mghclaycenter.org.
This podcast is for educational purposes only. The Clay Center does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any health-related questions you may have.
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Parent and Caregiver Support of LGBTQ+ Youth
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Jun 18, 2026 |
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Community, Connection, and the Mental Health of Young Black Men
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May 21, 2026 |
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ADHD Stimulant Medication Shortage
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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Talking with Your Kids about the War in Iran
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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Teen Romance in the Digital Era
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Anxiety in the Family: Helping One Child Without Leaving Others Behind
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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Finding Gratitude in a Time of Fear, Anger, and Uncertainty
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Exploring the World of AI Therapy
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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Facing the Loss of a Child to Suicide - A Father's Account
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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ADHD: The Transition to Adulthood
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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Chasing Sunshine: Teen Loneliness & Tips for Beating the Summer Blues
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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The Vital Role and Methods of Mental Health Advocacy
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May 22, 2025 |
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More Than Just a Picky Eater - ARFID
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Teen Nicotine Use
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Addressing Your Family's Anxieties about California Wildfires
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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Shrinking it Down will return in January
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Parents Under Pressure
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Supporting Youth in a World Riddled by Conflict
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Navigating Special Education in Schools Part 2: Working with the Team and Your Child
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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Navigating Special Education in Schools Part 1: Legal and Practical Tips
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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Stories for Children's Mental Health
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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Boys, Body Image + Eating Disorders, feat. Jason Nagata, MD, MSc
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May 16, 2024 |
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The Role of Roleplay in Therapy
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Alcohol & Drugs - Why Do Teens Use?
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Equine Therapy. How Does It Work?
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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What Can States Do to Support Youth Mental Health? feat. Senator John C. Velis
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Next Week: Senator John Velis of Massachusetts
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Stimulants! feat. Anthony Rostain, MD, MA
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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Tune in Dec. 21! Ritalin, Adderall & ADHD
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Lonely College Students
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Fears and Phobias in Kids and Teens, feat. Susan Sprich, PhD
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Shrinking It Down returns on October 19!
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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Coping With Gun Violence, Together - feat. Gretchen Felopulos, PhD
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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ASD: Making the Transition to College, feat. Chris Keary, MD
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May 18, 2023 |
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Digital Vigilance and Our Kids
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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How Should We Respond to Anxiety in Our Kids? feat. Kevin Simon, MD
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Understanding Obesity Stigma, feat. Angela Fitch, MD, FACP, FOMA
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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Dr. Gene and Dr. Khadijah Answer Your Questions
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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Our next special guest is... YOU.
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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BONUS: How Do Social Justice and Youth Sports Intersect?
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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Young People, Sports, and Mental Health ft. Dr. Jonathan Jenkins, Psy.D, CMPC
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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Self-Harm In Teens ft. Dr. Blaise Aguirre, MD
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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The Benefits of Music Therapy ft. Marisabelle Díaz-Falcón, MT-BC
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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Get Ready for a New Season
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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How do I talk to my kids about gender and sexuality? Ft. Dr. Marshall Forstein, MD, DLFAPA
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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How Does Schizophrenia Affect a Young Person and Their Caregivers?
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May 24, 2022 |
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How Do You Find Out If Your Teen Has Undiagnosed ASD?
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May 17, 2022 |
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The Power of Peer Support ft. Valerie Grison-Alsop & Julia Esposito
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May 12, 2022 |
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How Do You Find a Therapist for School-Age Kids?
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May 10, 2022 |
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How Do I Fall Asleep When I'm Anxious?
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May 03, 2022 |
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A Teen's Take On the Pandemic
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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Young Athlete Mental Health, featuring Mai Uchida, MD
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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Self-Esteem: How do we build our kids up?
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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Ukraine: What Do We Tell Our Kids?
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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Body Image and Young People, featuring Holly Peek, MD, MPH
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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Bonus: Alcohol Conversation Starters
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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Alcohol & Adolescents, featuring John F. Kelly, PhD, ABPP
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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COVID-19 Risk, Fear, and Anger
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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Bonus: School Refusal Conversation Starters
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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Is Your Child Struggling With School Refusal?
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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Take a Cup of Kindness (musical interlude)
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Dec 31, 2021 |
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These Are a Few of Our Favorite Things
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Dec 18, 2021 |
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Strategies for Managing Holiday Stress
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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Quick Tip: Can Kids Make Up Lost Sleep?
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Nov 05, 2021 |
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Bonus: ADHD Conversation Starters
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Oct 29, 2021 |
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All About ADHD
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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Bonus: Asking About Social Media
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Oct 09, 2021 |
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Unsettled About Instagram?
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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Mental Health Myths - BUSTED
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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Midsummer Meditation with Dr. Darshan Mehta
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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Everything You've Wanted to Know About Sleep, featuring Bernard Kinane, MD
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May 28, 2021 |
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We'll be back in 2 weeks!
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May 13, 2021 |
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Mental Health Challenges and Latinx Children & Teens, featuring Angel Caraballo, MD
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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A Closer Look at High-Functioning Autism, featuring Robyn Thom, MD
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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One Year Later – Young Adults and COVID-19
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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Medicating with Meditation? featuring Darshan Mehta, MD, MPH
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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One Year Later – Back-to-School Anxiety During Covid
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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Teen Breakup Violence, Part 2
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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Teen Breakup Violence, Part 1
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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The Nuts and Bolts of Telepsychiatry, featuring Janet Wozniak, MD
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Jan 20, 2021 |
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Media Literacy and Mental Health, featuring Michael Robb, PhD
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Dec 23, 2020 |
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Boosting Our Brains Over the Break
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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Tackling Racism Internally to Better Serve Our Communities, featuring Joseph Betancourt, MD, MPH
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Dec 09, 2020 |
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The Power of Community Health During COVID-19, featuring Mary Lyons-Hunter, PsyD
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Nov 25, 2020 |
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How Do We Heal From Here?
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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Managing Family Conflict During Covid
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Oct 28, 2020 |
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Moving Towards Anti-Racism for Our Future Generations, featuring O'Neil Britton, MD
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Jul 29, 2020 |
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Special guest next week!
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Jul 22, 2020 |
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Medications: For Better or Worse? featuring Tim Wilens, MD
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Jun 24, 2020 |
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Managing Challenging Behavior in Kids During Stressful Times, featuring J. Stuart Ablon, PhD – Shrinking It Down
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Jun 10, 2020 |
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Climate Anxiety and Kids, featuring Elizabeth G. Pinsky, MD
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May 13, 2020 |
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COVID-19 and College Students, featuring Khadijah Booth Watkins, MD
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Apr 29, 2020 |
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Growing Up With a Parent on the Autism Spectrum, featuring Hillary Hurst Bush, PhD
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Apr 15, 2020 |
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COVID-19: Mental Health Check-In
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Mar 25, 2020 |
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We'll be back March 25!
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Mar 04, 2020 |
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Is Your Teen an Emotional Sponge?
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Feb 26, 2020 |
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We'll Miss You, Steve!
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Feb 19, 2020 |
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Nature vs. Nurture, featuring Jordan Smoller, MD, ScD
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Feb 12, 2020 |
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Extra Time on Tests - Does It Work?
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Jan 29, 2020 |
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Kids Under Surveillance!
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Jan 15, 2020 |
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We''ll be back January 15!
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Dec 31, 2019 |
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New Year Resolutions: We Can Manage This!
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Dec 18, 2019 |
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Making Family Dinner Possible, featuring Anne Fishel, PhD
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Dec 04, 2019 |
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Is This Normal?
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Nov 20, 2019 |
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The Loneliest Generation
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Nov 06, 2019 |
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Stay In Shape: Kids' Bodies Feed Their Minds, featuring Ming Sun, MCHES
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Oct 23, 2019 |
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Money + Mental Health: Supporting Young Adult Children, With Limits, featuring Rand Spero, CFP
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Oct 09, 2019 |
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When Kids Talk of Suicide
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Sep 25, 2019 |
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Summer Challenge: Come Together for Mental Wellness
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Jun 05, 2019 |
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Tune in next week!
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May 31, 2019 |
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Illuminating Mental Health Through Art, featuring Elisa H. Hamilton
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May 22, 2019 |
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Self-Care for Resilience
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May 06, 2019 |
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Understanding ADHD
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Apr 24, 2019 |
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It’s the Time of the Season for... Mental Illness
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Apr 18, 2019 |
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We'll be back next week!
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Apr 12, 2019 |
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Discipline and Punishment
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Mar 27, 2019 |
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Admissions Scandal, College Pressure, and Mental Health
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Mar 20, 2019 |
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Cannabis and the Teen Brain, featuring Jodi Gilman, Ph.D.
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Mar 06, 2019 |
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Oscars Special!
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Feb 22, 2019 |
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Surviving Tantrums with Toddlers, featuring Rebecca Schrag Hershberg, Ph.D.
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Feb 13, 2019 |
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Intimacy and the Teenage Brain, with Ellen Braaten, Ph.D.
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Feb 07, 2019 |
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, featuring Susan Sprich, Ph.D.
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Jan 23, 2019 |
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New Year's Evolution
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Jan 09, 2019 |
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Home for the Holidays
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Dec 18, 2018 |
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Coping with the Wintertime Blahs
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Dec 05, 2018 |
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Changeable, featuring J. Stuart Ablon, Ph.D.
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Nov 21, 2018 |
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Gaming Disorder
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Nov 08, 2018 |
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Our Greatest Strengths, Part 2
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Oct 25, 2018 |
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The Death of a Pet
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Oct 10, 2018 |
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When Nightmares Become Reality in the U.S. (Special Episode)
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Jun 22, 2018 |
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Season Finale: Our Greatest Strengths (S1, Ep 16)
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Jun 14, 2018 |
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Beyond High School (S1, Ep 15)
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May 30, 2018 |
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Kids, Marches, and the Media (S1 Ep 14)
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May 16, 2018 |
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Navigating the System (S1 Ep13)
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May 02, 2018 |
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Creativity Gives Our Brains a Boost
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Apr 18, 2018 |
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Autism Spectrum Disorder (S1 Ep 11)
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Apr 04, 2018 |
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Is Age 27 the New 18? (S1 Ep 10)
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Mar 21, 2018 |
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Hope Beyond Anorexia (S1 Ep9)
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Mar 07, 2018 |
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Emotional Eating (S1 Ep8)
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Feb 21, 2018 |
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Loving Relationships (S1 Ep7)
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Feb 07, 2018 |
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Political Angst In America? (S1 Ep6)
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Jan 24, 2018 |
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Films That Heal, featuring Eric I. Lu (S1 Ep5)
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Jan 10, 2018 |
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The Importance of Pets for Mental Health (S1 Ep4)
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Dec 27, 2017 |
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Divisiveness During the Holidays in Front of Our Kids (S1 Ep3)
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Dec 13, 2017 |
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Does My Child Need to See a Therapist? (S1 Ep2)
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Nov 29, 2017 |
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A New Season & New Conversations: Can Kids Get Mental Illness? (S1 Ep1)
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Nov 14, 2017 |
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Processing the Manchester Terror Attack
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May 26, 2017 |
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Teen Suicide in the United States
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Mar 17, 2017 |
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Addiction Free Futures Project - Conversations With Youth
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Mar 01, 2017 |
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The College Mental Health Crisis
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Feb 08, 2017 |
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The Importance Of Civility In Today's Political Climate
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Nov 07, 2016 |
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Raising Moral Children
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Mar 31, 2016 |
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Grace's Story: Living With A Chronic Medical Illness
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Feb 25, 2016 |
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Leaving Home - A Student's Perspective
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Jan 22, 2016 |
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The Psychological Gift Of Giving A Gift
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Dec 21, 2015 |
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Home Is Where The Heart Is: Thinking About Homeless Children In The Classroom
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Dec 10, 2015 |
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Are You Afraid Of The Dark? A Look At Specific Phobias
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Oct 13, 2015 |
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Leaving Home: The Transition To College Or Work
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Sep 04, 2015 |
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Bad to the Bone: Juveniles in Jail
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Aug 20, 2015 |
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The Impact of Divorce: All Children Only Get One Childhood
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Aug 11, 2015 |
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Substance Use - How The Addiction Free Futures Project Can Make A Difference
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Jul 14, 2015 |
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Jade’s Journey From Homeless Child To Lesley University Student
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Jun 18, 2015 |
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PTSD In Our Young Soldiers: A Vietnam Veteran's Perspective
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Jun 04, 2015 |
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Creativity And Mental Illness
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May 21, 2015 |
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What Is Separation Anxiety?
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Apr 22, 2015 |
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Music For Autism Is Music For All: Reshaping And Expanding A Disability-Friendly Space
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Apr 01, 2015 |
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The Plight Of Homeless Children In The United States
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Feb 27, 2015 |
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Nicole's Story: Recovery From Anorexia Nervosa
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Feb 13, 2015 |
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Ali's Story: The Effects Of Sexual Assault On Mental Health
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Jan 08, 2015 |
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Why Watch Holiday Classics This Season?
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Dec 22, 2014 |
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'Tis The Season: Tips For Coping With Holiday Stress
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Dec 22, 2014 |
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Putting A Little Thanksgiving Into Your Nightly Family Dinners
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Nov 25, 2014 |
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Emotional Turmoil And The Overwhelmed High School Student
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Nov 03, 2014 |
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How Scary Is Too Scary During Halloween?
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Oct 27, 2014 |
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Developmental Challenges Of Middle School: It’s Not So Much Who You Are, But Whom You’re With
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Sep 24, 2014 |
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Kids Are Not Born Blank Slates
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Sep 05, 2014 |
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Pete's Story: Living With ADHD
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Aug 14, 2014 |
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Nate's Story: Recovery From Substance Addiction
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Aug 01, 2014 |
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The Fault in Our Stars: Proof Of What Teens Can Handle
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Jul 11, 2014 |
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Did The Black Box Warning For Antidepressants Risk Greater Depression & Suicidal Behavior In Youth?
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Jun 30, 2014 |
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Dad's New Shoes: The Evolving Roles Of Fathers
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Jun 12, 2014 |
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Concerts: How To Stay Tuned In When Your Kids Are Unplugged
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May 20, 2014 |
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The Senior Prom: A Joyous Rite Of Passage Or Nightmare For Parents?
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May 20, 2014 |
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Patriots' Day Project: The Importance Of Community
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Mar 31, 2014 |
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Patriots' Day Project: Purpose And Lessons Learned
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Mar 31, 2014 |
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Horror Movies & Videogames
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Mar 05, 2014 |
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Kids Moving Home
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Mar 05, 2014 |
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Over-Scheduled, Stressed Out Kids And Families
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Mar 05, 2014 |
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Contact Sports: Yes or No?
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Sep 18, 2013 |