<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/healthy-children-healthy-families.html" dsn="news"><title>Healthy Children, Healthy Families</title><item_date>10/05/2015 12:00:00 PM</item_date><author>Arlene Silva</author><image><img src="/news/images/arlene-silva-6677.png" alt="Healthy Children, Healthy Families"/></image><image_caption>Arlene Silva, PhD, Chair, School Psychology Department</image_caption><thumbnail><img src="/news/images/arlene-silva-6677.png" alt="Healthy Children, Healthy Families"/></thumbnail><summary>In today’s fast-paced and information-saturated culture, parents often juggle multiple responsibilities and demands on their time. One of the best gifts we can give our children is to spend quality time with them; this is more meaningful than the actual quantity of time we are able to spend together. Whether in our homes or in our schools, using positive language and praise can also help create a healthy environment for all.</summary><category>Research &amp; Advocacy</category><featured/><tags><tag>Research &amp; Advocacy</tag></tags></item>