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Parenting Mistakes that Might Affect Your Childs’ Mental Health

Parenting Mistakes that Might Affect Your Childs' Mental Health

Life comes with many challenges and risks. That goes the same for entering parenthood. Becoming a parent comes with challenges that are sometimes uncontrollable. While others are the result of controllable mistakes that can ultimately affect your child’s mental health in a bad way.  Parenting is like being on a rollercoaster — you might be … Read more

Self-Diagnosis: Why You Shouldn’t Do It

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On this day, not everyone is privileged enough to get proper help from a professional. This would lead people to reach out to Google to search for their symptoms to reach a conclusion on their illness and start to self-diagnose themselves. Some can afford to get proper help but choose not to for personal reasons. Self-diagnosing is very dangerous and we are going to list down why they are not only dangerous but not advisable.

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Childhood Depression and What You Need To Know About It

Depression knows no age. Like many health problems, it can affect anyone, at any age group.

The number of children who struggle with depression has increased over time. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, around 3% of children ages 6 to 12 may develop serious depression. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated that depression is one of the most commonly diagnosed mental disorders in children affecting 3.2% of children aged 3-17 years (approximately 1.9 million).

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How Is Sleep Related To Depression?

Does depression impact the quality of sleep or is it the other way around? Getting a good night’s sleep allows us to have a well-rested mind and body. Along with proper diet and exercise, sleep is critically important for the overall health and well-being of every individual.

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