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3 Levels of Behavioral and Mental Health Treatment for Children and Teens

Children's Mental Health

Learn about the types of mental health treatment for children and teens that can put your child on the path to mental health wellness.

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How to Set Limits and Consequences for Your Child

Parenting skill: Limit Setting

Limit setting is a skill used to discourage and prevent problem behaviors. When the child behaves inappropriately, then they earn a negative consequence.

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How to Actively Communicate with Your Child

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Active communication is a critical parenting skill. Learn what to avoid – like interrupting and jumping to conclusions – and which strategies to try.

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What No One Told Me About Becoming a Foster Parent

Foster Parents with kids - Becoming a Foster Parent

If you’re curious what becoming a foster parent really means — behind-the-scenes stories you may not have heard — read on to learn from these families.

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Celebrities Open Up About The Impact of Fathers on Mental Health

Impact of Fathers on Mental Health

Ryan Reynolds, Prince William and others share the profound impact their fathers had on their mental health and how they are raising their own children.

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20 Inspiring Stories of Overcoming Childhood Adversity & Getting Mental Health Support

KVC Story Contest 2019 Winners - Share your story - Inspiring stories of overcoming childhood adversity

In our annual Story Contest, we received 55 inspiring stories of overcoming childhood adversity, mental health needs, loneliness and hopelessness.

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How You and Your Child Build Resilience: Coping During COVID-19

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Build resilience for you & your child while coping with the coronavirus pandemic. Part of a series “Coping During COVID-19” offering mental health support.

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How to Create A Mental Health Coping Toolkit for Coronavirus Anxiety: Coping During COVID-19

Mother and son cycling, coping with coronavirus

Create a toolkit to help manage anxiety while coping with coronavirus pandemic. Part of a series “Coping During COVID-19” offering mental health support.

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Sesame Workshop Selects KVC to Partner for Early Childhood Initiative

Sesame Street in Communities Selects KVC

Kansas City, Kansas joins Kansas City, Missouri as a Sesame Street in Communities city through partnerships with the Family Conservancy, KVC Health Systems, and Project Eagle.

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How to Find the Meaning of Life Through Helping Children

Meaning of Life - KVC Health Systems Foster Parents

People search every day for the meaning of life. What is it? For our foster parents, they have found their purpose through helping kids.

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