--- title: maro parents | mental health description: mental health | We help parents navigate tough growing-up conversations about mental health and puberty with their kids. --- Open main menu Close main menu ![mar_parents_full_logo](https://blog.meetmaro.com/hs-fs/hubfs/mar_parents_full_logo.png?width=487&height=79&name=mar_parents_full_logo.png "mar_parents_full_logo") # only the need-to-knows for parenting kids through mental health and puberty Search by Category empathy & diversity for employers mental health parent support puberty Posts about: ## mental health ![](https://blog.meetmaro.com/hubfs/kulli-kittus-KQfxVDHGCUg-unsplash_self_harm_article.jpg) [mental health](https://blog.meetmaro.com/tag/mental-health) ### ["My child is self-harming."](https://blog.meetmaro.com/my-child-is-self-harming) Finding out that your child is self-harming can be a parent's worst nightmare. But with sound information and support, you can help keep your child safe. [Read More](https://blog.meetmaro.com/my-child-is-self-harming) ![A pair of headphones on a bright yellow background](https://blog.meetmaro.com/hubfs/music%20%26%20mental%20health.jpg) [mental health,](https://blog.meetmaro.com/tag/mental-health) [parent support](https://blog.meetmaro.com/tag/parent-support) ### [Music and Mental Health: A Critical Link](https://blog.meetmaro.com/music-and-mental-health-a-critical-link) It’s no secret that music can have a profound impact on how we feel. The right song choice in our favorite movie can vividly cement a scene in our memory, and a song we listened to in high school can pull us right back to the throes of adolescence with just the opening riff. [Read More](https://blog.meetmaro.com/music-and-mental-health-a-critical-link) ![](https://blog.meetmaro.com/hubfs/drew-perales-_dNcUN2o7Y0-unsplash.jpg) [mental health,](https://blog.meetmaro.com/tag/mental-health) [parent support](https://blog.meetmaro.com/tag/parent-support) ### [School’s Out! Here are a few tips on how parents can keep their kids on a routine through the summer break](https://blog.meetmaro.com/summer-structure-planning) Summer break is here and millions of children across the country have gone from having highly structured days that were scheduled down to the minute to nearly free schedules in just days.  [Read More](https://blog.meetmaro.com/summer-structure-planning) ![](https://blog.meetmaro.com/hubfs/kelly-sikkema-CiLX4UM83qE-unsplash.jpg) [mental health,](https://blog.meetmaro.com/tag/mental-health) [parent support](https://blog.meetmaro.com/tag/parent-support) ### [What to do if your child is anxious about going maskless in school](https://blog.meetmaro.com/parents-are-concerned-about-their-childrens-anxiety-around-unmasking) Students across the country are finally able to walk the halls of their schools with visible smiles after living through two years of the global COVID-19 pandemic. All 50 U.S. states in the nation [have dropped their mask mandates for schools](https://centerfordignity.com/state-by-state-school-mask-mandates/) since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the okay to go maskless indoors on Feb 25. [Read More](https://blog.meetmaro.com/parents-are-concerned-about-their-childrens-anxiety-around-unmasking) ![](https://blog.meetmaro.com/hubfs/dole777-EQSPI11rf68-unsplash.jpg) [mental health,](https://blog.meetmaro.com/tag/mental-health) [parent support](https://blog.meetmaro.com/tag/parent-support) ### [How social media is linked to negative effects on kids’ mental health](https://blog.meetmaro.com/how-social-media-is-linked-to-negative-effects-on-kids-mental-health)   [Read More](https://blog.meetmaro.com/how-social-media-is-linked-to-negative-effects-on-kids-mental-health) ![](https://blog.meetmaro.com/hubfs/natasha-hall-9rBmRhysF9Y-unsplash%20(2).jpg) [for employers,](https://blog.meetmaro.com/tag/for-employers) [mental health](https://blog.meetmaro.com/tag/mental-health) ### [Expanding mental health benefits to employee’s families is critical](https://blog.meetmaro.com/expanding-mental-health-benefits-to-employees-families-is-critical) The COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruption to nearly every aspect of our lives. From work, to education, and social life, the lives of millions of Americans and their families were upended in the spring of 2020 and have not found any sense of normalcy since then.  [Read More](https://blog.meetmaro.com/expanding-mental-health-benefits-to-employees-families-is-critical) ![A young child using a large watering can on a trough of plants.](https://blog.meetmaro.com/hubfs/filip-urban-ffJ8Qa0VQU0-unsplash.jpg) [mental health](https://blog.meetmaro.com/tag/mental-health) ### [Teaching Kids to Adopt a Growth Mindset](https://blog.meetmaro.com/teaching-kids-to-adopt-a-growth-mindset) As the new year rolls around and we’re surrounded by talk of setting personal goals and resolutions, many of us may be seizing the opportunity to form new habits or explore new passions. Maybe you’ve always wanted to run a half-marathon, try making pottery, or learn a different language. Stepping out of your comfort zone to try something new can be incredibly rewarding, but when you’re just beginning to do something you’ve never tried before, you’ll inevitably run into a few challenges. [Read More](https://blog.meetmaro.com/teaching-kids-to-adopt-a-growth-mindset) ![](https://blog.meetmaro.com/hubfs/emily-bernal-8QPSQNgc3AQ-unsplash.jpg) [mental health,](https://blog.meetmaro.com/tag/mental-health) [parent support](https://blog.meetmaro.com/tag/parent-support) ### [Coping with the Holiday Blues](https://blog.meetmaro.com/coping-with-the-holiday-blues)   [Read More](https://blog.meetmaro.com/coping-with-the-holiday-blues) ![](https://blog.meetmaro.com/hubfs/Image%20by%20Paul%20Barlow%20%E2%80%94%20Pixabay%20.jpeg) [mental health](https://blog.meetmaro.com/tag/mental-health) ### [With school shootings returning to the headlines, here’s how you can address mass violence with your child](https://blog.meetmaro.com/with-school-shootings-returning-to-the-headlines-heres-how-you-can-address-mass-violence-with-your-child) As the majority of students returned to the classroom this school year, the unfortunate reality of mass violence has also made a comeback. School shootings have taken an upward trend these past few months after a hiatus due to the school closures across the country at the onset of the pandemic. [Read More](https://blog.meetmaro.com/with-school-shootings-returning-to-the-headlines-heres-how-you-can-address-mass-violence-with-your-child) ![Photo of Nya Sigin](https://blog.meetmaro.com/hubfs/Photo%20of%20Nya%20Sigin%20.jpeg) [mental health,](https://blog.meetmaro.com/tag/mental-health) [empathy & diversity](https://blog.meetmaro.com/tag/empathy-diversity) ### [How a 14 YO Stood Up Against Racism, Bullying and Stigma at Her School](https://blog.meetmaro.com/how-a-14-yo-stood-up-against-racism-bullying-and-stigma-at-her-school) Last week, our CEO, Kenzie Butera Davis, and Head of Content, Abdi Mohamed, had the privilege to speak with 14-year-old Nya Sigin, a Freshman at Prior Lake High... 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