By: Sophie Gilbert, Penfield Children’s Center Despite the fact that over 1.7 million children in the United States are known to have chronic pain, it remains an under-recognized health problem for kids and teens (Rachael Coakley, Ph.D.) For a parent, it can be devastating to watch your child endure pain …

By: Rebecca Michelsen, M.Ed., MCHES, Community Outreach & Education Specialist, Penfield Children’s Center Summer celebrations and holidays, like 4th of July, are full of fun and great memories. Most of our summer celebrations include spending time with family and friends, enjoying good food and maybe even enjoying a fireworks display. …

By: Rebecca Michelsen, M.Ed., MCHES, Community Outreach & Education Specialist, Penfield Children’s Center Your child comes home from school and tells you a classmate would not play with her.  For many parents we hear this story and do not think much about it, other than this is just kids being …

By: Courtney Clark, LPC, Psychotherapist and Training Coordinator at the Behavior Clinic, Penfield Children’s Center Redirection is a great way to help manage challenging behaviors by communicating what you want to see your child do instead of telling them to stop a certain activity. When a child hears the word …

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