Supporting Resilient Kids

Environment

How Outdoor Activities Build Resilience in Children

Breanna Gentile Ph.D. on July 16, 2024

Discover how outdoor adventures shape resilient kids. From physical health benefits to fostering creativity, nature holds key lessons for young minds.

Discover how outdoor adventures shape resilient kids. From physical health benefits to fostering creativity, nature holds key lessons for young minds.

Trauma

Breaking Out of the Breakout Room

Breanna Gentile Ph.D. on March 8, 2024

Trauma affects virtual engagement, especially in breakout rooms. Prioritizing autonomy and support fosters genuine connection for youth.

Trauma affects virtual engagement, especially in breakout rooms. Prioritizing autonomy and support fosters genuine connection for youth.

Trust

Enter Their World: Empower and Engage Youth With Trust

Breanna Gentile Ph.D. on February 8, 2024

So you want to create a youth advisory board. Simple, right? Working with youth can be an incredible opportunity or a memorable betrayal.

So you want to create a youth advisory board. Simple, right? Working with youth can be an incredible opportunity or a memorable betrayal.

Adverse Childhood Experiences

Building the Future Byte by Byte: Youth and Digital Safety

Breanna Gentile Ph.D. on October 18, 2023

Discover how psychological insights and a trauma-informed approach empower youth to navigate the digital world safely and confidently.

Discover how psychological insights and a trauma-informed approach empower youth to navigate the digital world safely and confidently.

Attachment

Are We Setting Our Kids on Their Own Too Young?

Breanna Gentile Ph.D. on July 10, 2023

Discover the impact of attachment on self-efficacy and how an overemphasis on peer interactions can shape the journey to adulthood.

Discover the impact of attachment on self-efficacy and how an overemphasis on peer interactions can shape the journey to adulthood.

Career

Out with Work-Life Balance and In with Work:Rest Ratio

Breanna Gentile Ph.D. on April 10, 2023

A Personal Perspective: Tired of balancing work and life? Start rationing your work and your rest instead.

A Personal Perspective: Tired of balancing work and life? Start rationing your work and your rest instead.

Stress

5 Ways to De-Stress as a Parent

Breanna Gentile Ph.D. on January 24, 2022

Did the glow of holiday break wear off already? Try these 5 ways to de-stress as a parent and stop counting the days until spring break.

Did the glow of holiday break wear off already? Try these 5 ways to de-stress as a parent and stop counting the days until spring break.

Psychology

From Psychologist to User Experience Expert

Breanna Gentile Ph.D. on August 26, 2021

Thinking of a career change out of clinical work? Consider these 5 things first.

Thinking of a career change out of clinical work? Consider these 5 things first.

Health

A Mental Health Focus at the Barbershop

Breanna Gentile Ph.D. on May 16, 2021

What if you could talk about your mental health while getting a haircut? Enter the trauma-informed barber.

What if you could talk about your mental health while getting a haircut? Enter the trauma-informed barber.

Education

Distance Learning: Friend or Foe?

Breanna Gentile Ph.D. on April 30, 2021

Is distance learning traumatizing our children?

Is distance learning traumatizing our children?

Coronavirus Disease 2019

The Neurological Effects of COVID-19 in Children

Breanna Gentile Ph.D. on March 25, 2021

Children might be at lower risk of getting COVID-19 than adults but they experience severe neurological symptoms at a higher rate.

Children might be at lower risk of getting COVID-19 than adults but they experience severe neurological symptoms at a higher rate.