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This month, NHA's child mental health specialist, Amanda Mason, joins us to talk about the positive effects that therapeutic reading can have on children.

This episode we'll tackle subjects such as:

• The benefits of bibliotherapy
• The obstacles for parents to use bibliotherapy with their child
• Appropriate books for therapeutic reading
• How bibliotherapy can help with grief and illness
• Signs that you should get a mental health specialist involved
• Community resources for families who wish to use bibliotherapy

Previous episodes featuring Amanda:

Season 1, Episode 2- New Siblings
Season 2, Episode 1 - Hitting

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Today's episode features three-time guest MiaLisa Millares, and it's one you're not going to want to miss. MiaLisa is the executive director at Doing Good Together, a non-profit organization that aims to connect families to different volunteer and donation opportunities. Over the course of the episode, MiaLisa will provide families with several tools to foster deeper connection with their kiddos, in regard to the serious topics that everyday life confronts us with. The topics in this episode include:

• Teaching your child how to share
• Reframing questions to support more productive affirmations and autonomy
• How to handle meltdowns
• Grief or death in the household, family, community or world
• BIG questions at bedtime
• Navigating the topic of divorce
• Interpersonal "spats" with friends
• Tackling the fear of moving

Learn more about Doing Good Together here.

Our past episodes with MiaLisa:
Season 2, Episode 2: 'Listening'
Season 1, Episode 4: 'Raising Caring Children'

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Sifting through different information to find reliable health advice for your children can be a complicated and overwhelming process for a lot of parents. That's why we reached out to Kelly Lemieux, the head of pediatrics at Ridgeview Medical Center.

Kelly has been voted by Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine as one of the top doctors in the Twin Cities and has been a board-certified pediatrician for 29 years. This experience has given her a unique, informed and reflective perspective on pediatrics that has helped her tackle difficult topics with grace and confidence.

The topics of her visit include:

• Childcare transitioning and readiness
• Children's exposure to noise pollution and exposure
• Internet resources on children's healthcare
• The effects of the pandemic on children's development

Listen to Kelly's interview on pediatric ADHD here:

Ridgeview Podcast: CME Series: Pediatric ADHD with Dr. Kelly Lemieux (libsyn.com)

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