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Check out these resources from our CARES experts!

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Butterfly Breath
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Grounding and Orienting Skills
Feeling Thermometer
Getting to Green
Box Breathing
PIES Check-In
Labeled Praise
Family Calendar
Family Flags

Tip Sheets

Warning Signs of Anxiety in Elementary School Children
Warning Signs of Anxiety in Teens and Tweens
Growing up Healthy and Happy
My Child’s Time
Understanding Your Child’s School Reticence, Avoidance or Refusal
Understanding Your Child’s Selective Mutism
How can I help my child handle anxiety?
Healthy Sleep Habits
Tips for Mattel Playroom
Test Anxiety Tips
Generalized Anxiety Disorder Tips
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Tips
Selective Mutism Tips
Separation Anxiety Tips
Social Anxiety Tips

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Respiración estilo mariposa
Reconfrontar con los sentidos
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Calendario Familiar
Caja de Respiración
PIES Check-In
Señales de alerta de ansiedad en niños en edad escolar
Señales de ansiedad en adolescentes y preadolescentes
Crecer sano y feliz
El tiempo con mi hijo/a
Cómo entender la reticencia, evasión o rehusó de los niños para ir a la escuela
Cómo comprender el mutismo selective de su hijo/a

Ayudando a los niños manejar la ansiedad durante una pandemia

Videos

UCLA CARES Center on Youtube

Watch webinars, demonstrations, and more!

Recognizing and Treating Problematic Fear and Anxiety in Children
About CARES
How to use the Feeling Thermometer in the Classroom
How to use Grounding Techniques in the Classroom
COVID-19: Mental Health and Isolation
Managing Your Mindset During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Selective Mutism: Tips for Parents
Supporting Students Who Are Worried and Anxious: Practical Tools for the Classroom

When Back to School Anxiety Lingers
Defining Childhood OCD
When is it OCD?
How Parents Can Help with Child Anxiety
Should Parents Talk About Their Child’s Anxiety with the Teacher
How to raise kids who can overcome anxiety
When and How to Treat Childhood OCD
Intensive CBT for Pediatric OCD with Dr. Martin Franklin

Featuring CARES Experts

TikTok Tics: Social Media May Be Causing Tourette-Like Symptoms

VOA News featuring Dr. John Piacentini

Your Child’s Anxiety: When to Worry with Dr. John Piacentini

Diverse Thinking Diverse Learning

How Can I Help My Child Cope With Back-to-School Anxiety?

Understood.org featuring Dr. John Piacentini

My Sixth Grader Is Anxious About School. What Can I Do?

Understood.org featuring Dr. John Piacentini

How To Talk To Your Kid During Moments Of National Tragedy

Fatherly.com featuring Dr. Catherine Mogil

Anxiety vs. Stress

Understood.org reviewed by Dr. John Piacentini

Parenting an Anxious Child Through a Divorce

Written by Kate Sheehan, LCSW for it’s over easy

Kids and Divorce

Divorce Sucks! with Laura Wasser, Dr. John Piacentini, and Dr. Patricia Lester

Webinar: Managing Tourette Syndrome and Anxiety During COVID-19

featuring Dr. John Piacentini and Dr. Emily Ricketts

Wellbeing for LA Learning Center

Featuring expert advice from CARES

Health Tips for Parents – Social Media Use
Healthy Social Media Use Infographic

COVID-19 Resources

Keeping Connected While Social Distancing

Helping Kids Manage Anxiety During a Pandemic

Staying Calm and Connected During the Coronavirus Pandemic: Video Games Can Help

Tips for Getting the Most out of an Online Therapy Session

COVID-19: Mental Health and Isolation
Managing Your Mindset During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Tools for Supporting Emotional Wellbeing in Children and Youth

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

As the pandemic spreads, here’s how to stay calm

The OC Register featuring Dr. John Piacentini

For Kids With O.C.D., Coronavirus Precautions Can Go Too Far

New York Times

Finding and maintaining resilience during COVID-19

We are The Mighty

Coronavirus: Resources for the OCD and Related Disorders Community

International OCD Foundation

Tourette Syndrome and Coronavirus

Michael Okun MD, University of Florida Health

Helping children cope with stressduring the 2019-nCoV outbreak

World Health Organization (WHO)

ADHD and COVID-19

CHADD