YDI and YBGR are joining hands to improve wraparound mental health care for kids and their families. Here’s what caregivers need to know.
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YDI & YBGR: Key Facts for Our Community Partners
Information for our community partners as we join forces with YBGR to enhance support for youth and families.
Youth Dynamics & Yellowstone Boys & Girls Ranch Announce Landmark Union
Youth Dynamics and Yellowstone Boys & Girls Ranch unite to enhance behavioral health care for Montana’s youth. Learn about their partnership.
4 Ways to Tame Back-to-School Anxiety
It’s back-to-school season! Here are four ways to tame school anxiety in kids.
17 Quotes to Decode & Coach Kids Through Behaviors
Coach kids with confidence! Here are seventeen quotes to help you decode and navigate through challenging behaviors.
Structure & Predictability: The Building Blocks for Kids
Structure and predictability are the building blocks of healthy development! Learn why and how to leverage them to help kids thrive!
Attachment: “Good Enough” Parenting Is Better!
From perfection to connection! Learn more about anxious attachment and how “Good Enough” parenting helps kids soar.
17 Quotes on Being the Calm in Our Kids’ Storm
We need to be it to teach it! Here are seventeen quotes on emotional regulation—on being the calm in our kids’ storm.
15 Quotes on Emotional Healing
We have to feel it to heal it! Here are fifteen quotes on generational patterns, trauma, and the journey to emotional healing.
Cultivating Self-Awareness & Self-Regulation — Exploring EQ
Learn more about emotional intelligence and how to build your self-awareness & self-regulation skills.
Getting to the “Why” Behind Kids’ Behavior
A need met is a challenging behavior solved! Here are four everyday needs, kids’ behaviors that stem from them, and potential solutions.
Eating Disorders—Exploring Mental Health
Eating disorders are common and can have serious complications. Learn more about their impact, signs, and symptoms.
6 Signs of Anxiety in Kids
Anxiety in kids is both common and easy to miss. Here are six signs of the condition for parents to be on the lookout for.
How Parents Can Strengthen Bonds & Cooperation With Positive Language
Positive language is a powerful tool for strengthening bonds, gaining cooperation, and even increasing motivation in kids.
Parenting Hack: The Power of Positive, Strength-Based Communication
Learn how to harness the power of positive, strength-based language to successfully guide kids while strengthening your connection with them.
13 Quotes Illustrating the Power of Building on Strengths
Children grow best when we build on their strengths! Here are thirteen quotes illustrating how to lay a solid foundation for kids to thrive.
Belonging: Embracing Our Vision & Values to Build Strong Foundations
Four tenants of Youth Dynamics that, when embraced, create an inclusive, trauma-informed environment that fosters belonging.
Parenting Hard? Remember the Keys!
Parenting is challenging! There’s so much advice out there! When you get overwhelmed, focus on these three keys…
Trauma-Informed Communications Start With L.O.V.E
Trauma-informed communications start with responding with L.O.V.E rather than reacting in haste. Read on to learn how.
What’s Your Child’s Love Language?
Each of us has a different way of expressing and interpreting affection. Embrace love languages and improve all your relationships.
16 Quotes on Raising Empowered Kids
A solid foundation starts with empowerment. Here are sixteen quotes illustrating the path to raising empowered kids.
16 Quotes on the Power of Focused Effort
Great things don’t come to those who work hard—they come with focus. Here are sixteen quotes illustrating the power of strategic effort.
17 Quotes on Helping Kids Navigate Anxiety
Anxiety in childhood is common. Here are seventeen quotes illustrating what it looks like and how to support kids.
How to Create a Safe Space for Important Conversations
Trauma-informed leadership starts with creating a safe space for critical conversations with others. Here’s how!
No Shortcuts to Excellence—Great Work, Great Outcomes Take Grit
Got grit? It’s the secret sauce to excellence! Learn more about what it is and how to develop it in yourself and others.
21 Quotes on Raising Kids with Grit
Want to raise kids with grit—the passion and perseverance to push through challenges to achieve long–term goals? Here’s how!
Grit—18 Quotes Exploring Passion & Perseverance
Grit—a unique blend of passion and perseverance—is the recipe for success. Here are eighteen quotes illustrating the path to being gritty.
18 Quotes on Overcoming Perfectionism
To be flawless—it’s an impossible mark to reach. Here are eighteen quotes to help you understand and overcome perfectionism.
Words Count! Positive Language Alternatives to Redirect & Connect
When it comes to redirecting and connecting with kids—words count! Here are positive language alternatives to use with your little ones.
8 Tips to Master Active Listening
Trauma-informed conversations start with active listening! Here are eight tips to help you master the art of supportive communications.