Props to Good Morning America for talking about the seriousness of postpartum depression; you can read the article HERE. Grateful for more research in perinatal disorders! If you think you might be struggling with postpartum anxiety/depression, you are not alone and it does NOT make you a bad mom. Reach out for help.
Category: Parenting
Back to School Anxiety: how to help
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…
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…