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Counteracting Perfectionism Anxiety

Child Perfectionism & Anxiety

Discovering one mistake on a school paper leads to a meltdown. A few wrong musical notes at the recital bring a flood of tears. A poor grade on the report...

Child Perfectionism & Anxiety

Discovering one mistake on a school paper leads to a meltdown. A few wrong musical notes at the recital bring a flood of tears. A poor grade on the report...

helping your child overcome the performance anxiety

How to Help Your Child Overcome Performance Anxiety

You make a last-minute check of the dance bag for essential items while telling your daughter it’s time to head out the door. You expect to hear “OK, Mom—coming” but...

How to Help Your Child Overcome Performance Anxiety

You make a last-minute check of the dance bag for essential items while telling your daughter it’s time to head out the door. You expect to hear “OK, Mom—coming” but...

how to make a child with anxiety feel special

How to Make a Child With Anxiety Feel Special

Being a parent to a child with anxiety means learning to ride out the storm on a minute-by-minute basis. You want to be supportive and encourage your child to participate...

How to Make a Child With Anxiety Feel Special

Being a parent to a child with anxiety means learning to ride out the storm on a minute-by-minute basis. You want to be supportive and encourage your child to participate...

teaching kids positive self talk

How to Teach Your Kids Positive Self-Talk

Anxious children and teens tend to see the world as a more hostile place than other kids do. They also tend to view themselves in a more negative light, plagued...

How to Teach Your Kids Positive Self-Talk

Anxious children and teens tend to see the world as a more hostile place than other kids do. They also tend to view themselves in a more negative light, plagued...

5 Breathing Exercises for Anxiety Relief

5 Breathing Exercises for Anxiety Relief

Your child comes to you saying their heart is pounding. Their breath is quick and shallow, and they can feel their blood pressure rising. They’re now in fight-or-flight mode, and...

5 Breathing Exercises for Anxiety Relief

Your child comes to you saying their heart is pounding. Their breath is quick and shallow, and they can feel their blood pressure rising. They’re now in fight-or-flight mode, and...

vacation ideas for kids with anxiety

5 Great Vacation Ideas with Kids with Anxiety

We hear you — few things sound less relaxing or restorative than a vacation with the whole family. For kids with anxiety or attention issues, changing your normal routine could spell...

5 Great Vacation Ideas with Kids with Anxiety

We hear you — few things sound less relaxing or restorative than a vacation with the whole family. For kids with anxiety or attention issues, changing your normal routine could spell...

wrong crowd for your child

What to Do if Your Child Is Hanging with the Wrong Crowd

Have you noticed troubling changes in your child or teen? Negative behaviors can crop up after a change in schools, a move to a new neighborhood, or heightened levels of...

What to Do if Your Child Is Hanging with the Wrong Crowd

Have you noticed troubling changes in your child or teen? Negative behaviors can crop up after a change in schools, a move to a new neighborhood, or heightened levels of...

How to Talk to Teens About Sex and Romance

How to Talk to Teens About Sex and Romance

As your child grows through the teenage years, they will find themselves romantically attracted to a special someone. From the basics of human reproduction to observing the romantic relationships of...

How to Talk to Teens About Sex and Romance

As your child grows through the teenage years, they will find themselves romantically attracted to a special someone. From the basics of human reproduction to observing the romantic relationships of...

Tips on Conducting Conflict Resolution for Kids

Tips on Conducting Conflict Resolution for Kids

As much as we’d like to avoid it, conflict is a normal part of childhood, especially between siblings and among classmates and friends. Teaching children the strategies below will help...

Tips on Conducting Conflict Resolution for Kids

As much as we’d like to avoid it, conflict is a normal part of childhood, especially between siblings and among classmates and friends. Teaching children the strategies below will help...

Caring for Yourself, So Your Anxiety Doesn't Become Theirs

Caring for Yourself, So Your Anxiety Doesn't Become Theirs

I remember it well — the day I came within inches of a total nervous breakdown. It was a gloomy, stormy day. Stormy weather outside the house (no walking to...

Caring for Yourself, So Your Anxiety Doesn't Become Theirs

I remember it well — the day I came within inches of a total nervous breakdown. It was a gloomy, stormy day. Stormy weather outside the house (no walking to...

Goal Setting for Kids

6 New Year's Resolutions for Kids

New Year’s is the ideal time to teach kids about the value of goal setting and intentional habits. Experts say that ages 7 to 12 are best for learning how...

6 New Year's Resolutions for Kids

New Year’s is the ideal time to teach kids about the value of goal setting and intentional habits. Experts say that ages 7 to 12 are best for learning how...

6 Yoga Poses Kids Can Do for Better Sleep

6 Yoga Poses Kids Can Do for Better Sleep

Yoga before bedtime works like a miracle. Your kids can do yoga for better sleep, but some poses may energize them more, especially if your kids are already wound up...

6 Yoga Poses Kids Can Do for Better Sleep

Yoga before bedtime works like a miracle. Your kids can do yoga for better sleep, but some poses may energize them more, especially if your kids are already wound up...

The Dark Side of Sleep Deprivation in Teens and Children

The Dark Side of Sleep Deprivation in Teens and Children

Imagine waking up with the sun, going to school, participating in extracurricular activities, doing at least 45 minutes of homework, squeezing in some socializing time with friends and finally getting ready for...

The Dark Side of Sleep Deprivation in Teens and Children

Imagine waking up with the sun, going to school, participating in extracurricular activities, doing at least 45 minutes of homework, squeezing in some socializing time with friends and finally getting ready for...

The Benefits of Active Listening Exercises for Kids

The Benefits of Active Listening Exercises for Kids

Does the old saying “it went in one ear and out the other” apply to your child’s ability to hear and remember the gist of a conversation? Does your child...

The Benefits of Active Listening Exercises for Kids

Does the old saying “it went in one ear and out the other” apply to your child’s ability to hear and remember the gist of a conversation? Does your child...

4 Ways to Promote Mindfulness in Teens

4 Ways to Promote Mindfulness in Teens

Whether balancing schoolwork or chores, a first job or bullying by peers, the life of a teenager is stressful. Promoting mindfulness for teens can help them find peace because they learn to...

4 Ways to Promote Mindfulness in Teens

Whether balancing schoolwork or chores, a first job or bullying by peers, the life of a teenager is stressful. Promoting mindfulness for teens can help them find peace because they learn to...

7 DIY Projects for Teens With Anxiety

7 DIY Projects for Teens With Anxiety

Your teen may have long forgotten the joy of coloring, getting messy with paints or passing the time with any variety of art project. Creating something from an array of...

7 DIY Projects for Teens With Anxiety

Your teen may have long forgotten the joy of coloring, getting messy with paints or passing the time with any variety of art project. Creating something from an array of...

Tips for Talking to Children About Death

Tips for Talking to Children About Death

Has a beloved pet just passed away? Is an elderly relative nearing the end of his or her life? Or has a serious illness or accident claimed the life of...

Tips for Talking to Children About Death

Has a beloved pet just passed away? Is an elderly relative nearing the end of his or her life? Or has a serious illness or accident claimed the life of...

5 Fun Workouts for Kids with Anxiety and Attention Disorders

5 Fun Workouts for Kids with Anxiety and Attention Disorders

Exercise gives kids a creative outlet for turning excess energy into adventurous action. They can move, shake and run in ways that are limited only by their imagination. By helping...

5 Fun Workouts for Kids with Anxiety and Attention Disorders

Exercise gives kids a creative outlet for turning excess energy into adventurous action. They can move, shake and run in ways that are limited only by their imagination. By helping...

Kids Playing Video Games

Effects of Videogames on the Brain & Child Development

Playing video games can affect child and teen development both positively and negatively. Video games can help children develop problem-solving skills, fine motor skills, and strategy skills, and playing can...

Effects of Videogames on the Brain & Child Development

Playing video games can affect child and teen development both positively and negatively. Video games can help children develop problem-solving skills, fine motor skills, and strategy skills, and playing can...

Tips for Helping Teens With Anxiety

Tips for Helping Teens With Anxiety

You probably remember what it was like to be a teenager: exhausted by schoolwork or extracurricular activities, overwhelmed by peer pressure and the desire to fit in, consumed by the...

Tips for Helping Teens With Anxiety

You probably remember what it was like to be a teenager: exhausted by schoolwork or extracurricular activities, overwhelmed by peer pressure and the desire to fit in, consumed by the...

Cyberbullying: How It Can Affect Your Child’s Anxiety & Solutions to Help Stop It

Cyberbullying: How It Can Affect Your Child’s Anxiety & Solutions to Help Stop It

Our children are living in an electronically driven world where the tools they need to function come courtesy of a smartphone, tablet or laptop device. These electronic devices are used for everything...

Cyberbullying: How It Can Affect Your Child’s Anxiety & Solutions to Help Stop It

Our children are living in an electronically driven world where the tools they need to function come courtesy of a smartphone, tablet or laptop device. These electronic devices are used for everything...