Teaching kids about family history helps increase resilience

Everyday Strong: Kids feel alone — here’s what you can do about that

I have overseen a volunteer…

EveryDay Strong: A simple tool to help fight anxiety and depression in the workplace

Anxiety and depression is a growing issue in our community, and businesses aren’t immune.

Parents: Children’s first line of defense in emotional wellness

EveryDay Strong: Get curious, not furious: A way to help anxious or depressed kids

If you’re a parent or caregiver, you’re probably very familiar with the following scenario: You see your child who always struggles to get out of bed on time for school. It seems like…

EveryDay Strong advice: Painfully shy child

Today’s column is written by Barbara Leavitt, a child development expert, parent and grandparent who has spent the past 11 years helping parents in Utah County to solve practical problems and to access the services they need.

Thoughts from a teacher: A call for emotionally supportive teachers

By Katie Sturgill

You need a degree to be a teacher. You take classes and you do practicums so you can be as prepared as possible for when you walk into a classroom of your own.

EveryDay Strong: How to talk to kids about mental health

How many times a day do we ask the simple question, “How are you doing?”

More often than not, the answer we hear is a socially-acceptable “fine,” and we go on with what we were doing.

EveryDay Strong: 4 Ways to Improve Your Child’s Confidence

Confident! The thing we want all our kids to be! We want them to be high achievers! We want them to feel strong!

But confidence is more than just success, and it’s more than pushing kids to achievement…

EveryDay Strong: 5 mental health resources for children

When your child is facing some kind of behavior difficulty or crisis, one of the hardest things is knowing where you can go to get help.