Children's Program

Enroll now in our fall classes! We've got anxiety, social skills, and attention skills groups for kids, as well as trauma, emotional regulation, and anxiety support classes for parents!

Classes | The Children's Program RISE UP Camp 2025 Summer day camp for middle schoolers where campers practice self-reflection, regulation, and relationship skills through fun-filled indoor and outdoor games and activities. read more

Announcing PEAK!

The Children’s Program is excited to announce a new addition to the online platform Learn! The newest addition is PEAK: Parenting to Empower Anxious Kids, developed by Dr. Nichole Sage.

PEAK teaches how to recognize the Dirty Dozen Pitfalls that parents face when their kids express anxiety, and how to apply Nine PEAK Techniques so you can avoid getting tripped up by the pitfalls. PEAK is entirely online and contains videos, slides and handouts to help parents navigate child anxiety. To learn more about PEAK or register please click on the link below.

PEAK: PARENTING TO EMPOWER ANXIOUS KIDS | Children's Program LEARN Welcome to Learn’s newest course addition: PEAK. To learn more about Dr. Nichole Sage’s course, please view the video below. For information about registering for PEAK click here.

One of our developmental pediatricians, Robin McCoy, MD has partnered with some colleagues over at Mind Matters to offer the Exer-Psyche Mental Wellness Project.
This project is an evolution of a group therapy program developed in 2011 employing Taekwondo training and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy principles in a therapeutic multi-family group experience focused on helping children struggling with mental illness.
Follow the link for registration info!

Programs | Mind Matters Family The Exer-Psyche Mental Wellness Project is an initiative of the Mind Matters Family Center.  The mission of the Family Center is to improve the mental wellness of our communities by engaging and educating families and individuals and partnering with community groups.

Here is an excellent guide to setting up routines for family success.

The Importance of Family Routines Every family needs routines. They help to organize life and keep it from becoming too chaotic. Children do best when routines are regular, predictable, and consistent.

There's still room in SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions) for parents of middle-school aged kiddos, and we've also added a few new fall and winter classes to the lineup!

Classes | Children's Program QUEST Group – Middle School The QUEST (Quest for Understanding Emotion regulation, Social skills, and Teamwork) Group brings adventurers together to practice the essential skills used in developing and maintaining meaningful connections. We lead the youth in playing Dungeons & Dragons which gives ...

Registration is open for our fall classes! See flyer below or visit https://childrensprogram.com/category/classes/

Why Your Child Can’t Answer This One Totally Basic Question Finally! Proof that kindergartners really do live in an alternate universe.

At Children's Program, we recognize that managing students' cell phone use can be complicated. Varying school policies can make it even more challenging. Our clinicians work with families to sort through strategies to help arrive at solutions that are right for you and your child.

Portland area school policies on cellphones all over the map, especially for high schoolers As the new school year dawns, local schools remain hesitant about blanket policies around cellphone use, particularly at the high school level.

Math anxiety can be overwhelming, but psychologists are learning more about its causes, consequences, and ways to help.

Here's what you need to know: https://at.apa.org/kdf

In this article, Julie Kaplow, PhD, ABPP shares research on vicarious trauma, and offers some tips for how to minimize its impact as you stay informed about current world events.

"Events can negatively affect people a world away from the scene, especially when this involves witnessing fear, pain, grief, and terror that others have experienced."

Dr. Kaplow is Executive Vice President of Trauma and Grief Programs and Policy and Executive Director of the Trauma and Grief Center at the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute.

Social media, terrorist attacks, war, and vicarious trauma Public health touches all aspects of our lives, not just during a pandemic and not just with infectious diseases. Thanks to your feedback, this newsletter will continue with Covid-19 updates and address other public health topics, like mental health. To choose what topics land in your inbox, click