Patient and family handouts can support families in addressing mental health concerns or promoting healthy mental development. Below are links to existing resources to help families in managing mental health concerns.
Patient Education PDF Handouts
- Activities to Help Your Child or Adolescent Manage Anxiety. A family handout offering activities to help manage a child or adolescent’s symptoms of anxiety. This handout is also available in Spanish.
- Managing Anxiety: Tips for Families (Updated 2/2021). This plain language handout provides guidance to families regarding anxiety symptoms. This handout is also available in Spanish.
- Managing Depression or Sadness: Tips for Families (Updated 2/2021). This plain language handout provides guidance to families on managing symptoms of depression or sadness. This handout is also available in Spanish.
- Managing Disruptive or Aggressive Behaviors: Tips for Families (Updated (2/2021). This plain language handout provides guidance to families on disruptive and aggressive behaviors. This handout is also available in Spanish.
- Managing Inattention, Impulsivity and Hyperactivity: Tips for Families (Updated 2/2021). This plain language handout provides guidance to families regarding symptoms of inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity. This handout is also available in Spanish.
- Guidelines for Special Time and Time In (Updated 2/2021). This handout offers suggestions for spending one-on-one time between a caregiver and a child or adolescent. This handout is also available in Spanish.
HealthyChildren Articles
The following HealthyChildren articles specifically relate to mental health. Additional articles are available at HealthyChildren.org.
Emotional Wellness
- Everybody Gets Mad: Helping Your Child Cope with Conflict / Spanish version: Todos nos enfadamos: cómo ayudar a su niño a sobrellevar conflictos
- Healthy Sleep Habits: How Many Hours Does Your Child Need? / Spanish version: Los buenos hábitos del sueño: ¿cuántas horas de sueño necesita su niño?
- Helping Children Handle Stress / Spanish version: Cómo ayudar a los niños a manejar el estrés
- Just Breathe: The Importance of Meditation Breaks for Kids / Spanish version: Solo respire: la importancia de tomar tiempo para la meditación en los niños
Mental Health Concerns
- 10 Things Parents Can Do to Prevent Suicide / Spanish version: Diez cosas que los padres pueden hacer para prevenir el suicidio
- ADHD and Substance Abuse: The Link Parents Need to Know / Spanish version: TDAH y el abuso de sustancias: una conexión que los padres deben conocer
- Adolescent Depression: What Parents Can Do To Help / Spanish version: La depresión en la adolescencia: ¿qué pueden hacer los padres para ayudar?
- Anxiety Disorders and ADHD / Spanish version: Trastornos de ansiedad y TDHA
- Anxiety in Teens is Rising: What’s Going On? / Spanish version: La ansiedad en los adolescentes va en aumento: ¿qué está pasando?
- Bipolar Disorder in Children & Teens / Spanish version: El trastorno bipolar en los niños y adolescentes
- Common ADHD Medications & Treatments for Children / Spanish version: Medicamentos y tratamientos comunes para niños con TDAH
- Disruptive Behavior Disorders / Spanish version: Trastornos de comportamiento agresivo
- Understanding Childhood Fears and Anxieties / Spanish version: Cómo comprender los temores y las ansiedades infantiles
- Which Kids are at Highest Risk for Suicide? / Spanish version: ¿Qué niños corren mayor riesgo de suicidio?
Tips to Promote Social Emotional Health
Promoting Resilience
COVID-19 Specific
- Building Resilience in Uncertain Times / Spanish version: Cómo ayudar a los niños a desarrollar la resiliencia en tiempos inciertos
- Mood Boosting Tips for Families – COVID 19 / Spanish version: Consejos para las familias para mejorar el ánimo durante la pandemia del COVID-19
- Signs Your Teen May Need More Support / Spanish version: La salud mental durante el COVID-19: señales de que su adolescente pudiera necesitar más ayuda
- Teens and COVID-19 / Spanish version: Los adolescentes y el COVID-19: retos y oportunidades durante el brote
Last Updated
03/13/2023
Source
American Academy of Pediatrics