Mental Health: Coping and Resilience

Go Ahead and Get Bored: Why is Play so Important?

By Cheryl Simpson, Pure Play Every Day, Inc.

According to experts, play is our best resource for family ...
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A little girl is smiling while a little boy is frowning with his arms crossed.

Family Activity Time Series: Recognizing and Identifying Emotions

IDEALS Institute

Name that Feeling: Help Children Identify Emotions ...
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smiling young girl laying tummy down on swing

Today I Feel

The Children’s Mental Health Matters Campaign

Teach Children Coping Skills with Acts of Gratitude

By Malkia "Kia" McLeod, Maryland State Department of Education

Encourage children to focus on the good things in life ...
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The Discovering Feelings Booklet

Administration for Children and Families

The "Discovering Feelings" booklet is designed to assist caregivers in ...
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Books that Encourage Social and Emotional Development

By Melissa Carey and Kimberly Anderson, IDEALS Institute

Help promote children's healthy, social and emotional development ...
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Girl looking sad sitting on bean bag chair.

Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) Consultation Project

Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Early Childhood

Discover the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) Consultation ...
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Children’s Mental Health Matters: Facts for Families

The Mental Health Association of Maryland and Maryland Coalition of Families

Parents and families will gain resources and support through this ...
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Children’s Mental Health Matters

By Malkia "Kia" McLeod, Maryland State Department of Education

Children's mental health is more critical now than ever ...
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MFE Presents: My Ultimate Coping Playlist

My Ultimate Coping Playlist (for Parents and Educators)

Malkia "Kia" McLeod, Maryland State Department of Education

Take care of yourself and your children by learning how ...
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Changing the Stigma of Mental Health: One Question at a Time

By Renée Goldfarb, IDEALS Institute

It's not a fair stigma. Both disorders are just misunderstood ...
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two children wearing shirts with painted sad and frustrated faces on them

Little People, Big Feelings (video)

Maryland State Department of Education

Whether they are afraid, frustrated, sad or just plain angry, ...
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