August 28, 2018
By uclahealth 
“I have the greatest job in the world,” says Carolina Marvin, a labor and delivery nurse at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. “I get to be a part of the creation of a family or I get to be part of the addition to a family, and it’s just the most beautiful moment in somebody’s […]
Tags: Carolina Marvin, labor and delivery, labor and delivery nurse, new parent, nurse, OBGYN, parents, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
March 5, 2018
The Most Amazing Early Intervention Program
By April12 
When my son was first suspected to have autism spectrum disorder, my family was in shock. I was committed to finding the very best early intervention program for my son and toured many places. I was so thankful that my caseworker recommended that I tour the Early Intervention Program at UCLA. I knew immediately that […]
Tags: academic interventions, age-appropriate sensory, autism, autism spectrum disorder, caseworker, classroom, early intervention program, Early Intervention Program at UCLA, motor activities, observation room, parents, patient stories
February 26, 2018
By drtracyb
We adopted two toddlers from Russia in 2009. Our son was diagnosed with fetal alcohol syndrome within 10 days of coming home. He was later also diagnosed with autism. His sister was also diagnosed many years later with FASD, but she is another story. Regional Center provided in-home services as soon as he was diagnosed […]
Tags: adpotion, autism, children, children's health, daily intervention, fetal alcohol syndrome, in-home services, parents, patient stories, social skills, UCLA Intervention Program
June 9, 2017
Parents with PTSD shouldn’t keep kids in the dark
By Leigh Hopper 
Parents, if you have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), don’t keep it from your kids. Talk to them. That’s the message this June, PTSD Awareness Month, from Tom Babayan, a licensed marriage and family therapist at UCLA. Babayan, who helps veterans communicate with their children about their PTSD symptoms, says these conversation can be powerful. His […]
Tags: parents, PTSD, PTSD Awareness Month, PTSD symptoms, Tom Babayan
May 4, 2017
Cyberbullying: Don’t feed the trolls!
By Mark Wheeler
A recent story on National Public Radio cited an academic study that suggested many teenage girls in the U.S. may be experiencing more serious depression than boys. And while the usual stressors for teens no doubt still apply—academics, hormones, parents—another increasing reason may be their obsession with social media. And social media sites such as […]
Tags: autism, Bully, cyberbullying, parents, psychiatry/psychology, teens
February 21, 2017
Concussion care: Helping your child heal
By uclahealth
When it comes to youth sports, concussions have not always been taken seriously. That’s changing rapidly, however, as athletes, coaches and parents are becoming much more aware of the seriousness of these brain injuries. That’s a positive development, because concussions can cause long-term problems with brain function – especially for athletes who resume playing before […]
Tags: athletes, brain injuries, coaches, concentration, concussions, contact sports, Dr.Christopher Giza, memory, mood, parents, pediatric neurologist, physical activities
February 16, 2017
Parents and their children learn to reduce conflict, boost social skills
By uclahealth
More than 2,000 families have passed through the doors of the UCLA Parenting and Children’s Friendship Program since it was founded almost 35 years ago. While each of those families faced unique challenges, they were all working toward the same goal: finding better ways to interact. The program helps families accomplish that with small-group parenting courses […]
Tags: adolescent psychiatry, adolescents, bedtime routines, best friend, caregivers, child psychiatry, depression, Dr. Shilpa Baweja, families, family, friends, friendship
December 20, 2016
Make holidays more about family, less about gifts
By uclahealth
What parent hasn’t watched their children tear into one gift after another on Christmas morning and wondered: Is there a way to make the holidays more about relationships and less about stuff? Cynthia Whitham, a licensed clinical social worker and director of the UCLA Parenting & Children’s Friendship Program at the Semel Institute at UCLA, […]
Tags: children, counseling, Cynthia Whitham, holidays, LCSW, parents, relationships
July 21, 2016
Tips to help kids catch more zzz’s while hospitalized
By Amy Albin 
As parents of hospitalized children know, sleep for young patients can be hard to come by in the hospital because so many things can disturb the normal sleep pattern the child has at home. Staff at Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA have found a way to help. An initiative called Supporting Sleep for Health and Healing, […]
Tags: bedtime, childrens health, Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA, parents, sleep, sleep and children, sleep pattern
