Tag Archives: teens
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Relaxation Techniques for Kids and Teens
Posted on April 7, 2014 by Kristi in All Ages, Anxiety, Book Reviews, Depression, Kids, Mental Health, Parenting, Teens, Therapy.When your child is feeling anxious, stressed, or overwhelmed, relaxing their body is one of the most helpful things you can do. When someone’s emotions are extremely high, their body acts differently than it does when they’re feeling calm. Muscles become tense, which can cause aches, pains, and headaches. Heart rate speeds up. Breathing becomes […]
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The Top Ten Ways to Help your Child With Anxiety
Posted on March 31, 2014 by Kristi in All Ages, Anxiety, Kids, Mental Health, Parenting, Teens, Therapy.If your child has symptoms of anxiety, I’m sure you want to help them in every way possible, but it can be hard to know what to do. If your child has been diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), you are probably feeling even more confused and overwhelmed. (Wondering if your child has GAD? Click […]
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The Nine Red Flags of Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Kids and Teens
Posted on March 27, 2014 by Kristi in All Ages, Anxiety, Kids, Mental Health, Parenting, Teens, Therapy.Everyone worries at times, including kids. Many kids and teens worry about topics such as school, athletic performance, or their health. Sometimes worries are more significant than this, and they cause problems for the child. This is based on the amount of time worrying and the effects of the worrying on school, their behavior, and […]
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Change is Not A Straight Line
Posted on March 24, 2014 by Kristi in All Ages, Depression, Mental Health, Parenting, Therapy.Check out this graph: See how it’s a very straight line? The line consistently moves in one direction, never deviating from its path. When thinking about change, people want to think of it like that graph: continuous and gradual movement upwards. I notice this in the process of therapy. When people begin therapy, they often […]
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Kids and Technology: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Posted on March 20, 2014 by Kristi in All Ages, Kids, Parenting, Technology, Teens.There have been so many articles about technology and kids in the news recently. 10 Reasons Why Handheld Devices Should Be Banned For Kids Under 12 has been shared all over Facebook. There was also a rebuttal to that article, called 10 Reasons Why I Will Continue To Give My Kids Handheld Devices. Coincidentally, I just read a […]
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Helping your Child through Divorce: Part 4 – Focusing on Teens
Posted on March 13, 2014 by Kristi in All Ages, Divorce, Parenting, Teens.This is the fourth post in a series on divorce and kids. Catch up by reading Part 1: Beginning the Process, Part 2: Telling Your Child about the Divorce, and Part 3: Adjusting to a New Normal. This is the fourth and final (at least for now) post on this series on helping your child through divorce. […]
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Helping Your Child Through Divorce: Part 3 – Adjusting to a New Normal
Posted on March 10, 2014 by Kristi in All Ages, Divorce, Kids, Parenting, Teens.This post is part of a series about divorce and kids. Catch up on Part 1: Beginning the Process and Part 2: Telling Your Child about the Divorce. For the third post in this series, I’m sharing fifteen tips for how to handle the period after the divorce, when you, your ex, and your kids are […]
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Helping Your Child through Divorce: Part 2 – Telling Them About the Divorce
Posted on March 7, 2014 by Kristi in All Ages, Divorce, Kids, Parenting, Teens.This post is part of a series on divorce and kids. Catch up on this series by reading the first post in this series, Part 1: Before the Divorce, here. For the second post in this series, I’m sharing eight tips to utilize when you are ready to tell your kids about your divorce. This is […]
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Helping Your Child Through Divorce: Part 1- Beginning the Process
Posted on March 4, 2014 by Kristi in All Ages, Divorce, Kids, Parenting, Teens.Making the decision to get a divorce is tough. Making the decision to divorce with kids is even tougher. This is the first post in a series about how to help your child when you and your partner decide to divorce. In this post, I’m sharing seven steps for how to handle the pre-divorce period: […]
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Book Review: Putting Children First by JoAnne Pedro-Carroll, PhD
Posted on February 26, 2014 by Kristi in All Ages, Book Reviews, Divorce, Kids, Parenting, Teens.I have a lot of parents who ask me for recommendations on books to read on how to best help their children while they are going through a divorce. Before now, I didn’t have one I could wholeheartedly recommend. I’ve probably read at least 6 or 7 books that I was just not that impressed […]
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