Is your child worried about going back to school? What can you, as the parent, do? First and foremost, try to focus on the physiological: getting enough sleep (establish a schedule NOW if you haven’t already), eating foods we were meant to eat (limit the processed food), drinking lots of water, and getting ample time to…
Category: Children
New School Year Anxiety
Is your teen anxious about beginning another school year? Some anxiety is normal. Does it interfere with daily functioning? Do you notice that your child has an increase in physical symptoms (upset stomach, headaches) that may be connected to anxiety? Here are some tips from the Washington Post about coping with back-to-school anxiety.
A Helpful Reframe
Sometimes we get “stuck” in our thoughts. We may take something really personally that was never intended to be hurtful. It can be helpful to ask yourself: What are the other possibilities? What else could s/he have meant by that comment? Here is an article from The Atlantic that provides a helpful way to reframe a…
An Anchor for the Soul
Last week my family and I had the privilege of speaking, teaching, and serving at Delanco Camp in New Jersey. My husband was the speaker for the week and I taught two classes: one on communication skills, the other on anxiety. My 2 year old soaked up the attention, the high-fives, and the extra treats…