Resilience Series Part 5: Fostering Connections
March 25, 2021
Article at a Glance
- Connections play a big part in maintaining health and well-being, especially with the added stressors of a pandemic.
- While friendships are important, some of the most important connections children and teens can develop are with family.
- Fostering connections helps builds resiliency, a skill that can be strengthened through practice.
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Tagged anxiety, connections, friendship, grief, resiliency, social skills, stress, trauma
Resilience Series Part 4: Goal Setting
March 12, 2021
Article at a Glance
- Setting realistic and attainable goals will help your children become successful throughout their lives.
- Goal setting helps give children and teens a sense of control over situations, especially during stressful, unpredictable times.
- Attaining goals helps builds resiliency, a skill that can be strengthened through practice.
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Tagged accomplishment, goal setting, goals, helplessness, parenting, predictable, resiliency, resilient, stress, unpredictable
Resilience Series Part 3: Maintain a Routine
February 23, 2021
Article at a Glance
- Establishing and maintaining a routine is one of the best ways to foster a sense of stability and combat feelings of helplessness.
- Modeling flexibility, especially in times where the only predictable thing is unpredictability is just as important as having a routine.
- Resilience is a skill, and like any skill, it can be strengthened through practice.
Posted in Child Behavior, Parenting Articles & Tips, Pediatric Articles, Teens
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Tagged adulthood, flexibility, helplessness, parenting, predictable, resiliency, stability, stress, trauma, unpredictable
Resilience Series Part 2: Keep Things in Perspective
February 4, 2021
Article at a Glance
- Keeping a broader perspective in mind can help children and teens persevere through hard times.
- Sharing different examples or experiences or can bring hope for the future.
- Resilience is a skill, and like any skill, it can be strengthened through practice.
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Tagged adulthood, anxiety, kids, pandemic, parenting, perspective, resilience, stress, trauma
Resilience Series Part 1: Letting It Go
January 7, 2021
Article at a Glance
- Teaching children and teens to evaluate situations will help alleviate stress and build resilience.
- Being proactive and discussing potential sources of anxiety can help in future decision making.
- Resilience is a skill, and like any skill, it can be strengthened through practice.
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Tagged adulthood, anxiety, change, depression, disappointment, kids, parenting, parenting tips, resilient, skills, stress, teens, trauma
Supporting the Siblings of Special Needs Kids
November 3, 2020
Article at a Glance
- Growing Up With An Autistic Sibling.
- Protect them from burnout.
- Take advantage of resources for siblings of children with special needs.
A Guide to Parent School Involvement
February 15, 2020
Article at a Glance
- Studies show involved parents have kids that are more likely to excel in school.
- Involvement comes in many forms and opportunities are available for working parents.
- By being strategic and proactive, working parents can get involved early.
Temper tantrums: A parent’s survival guide
January 16, 2020
Article at a glance:
- Tantrums are a normal part of growing up as children start to assert their independence and learn how to express emotions.
- Teach your child that anger is a common feeling and how to express it constructively.
- Teach children that they can get your attention with good behavior instead of seeking negative attention.
7 Ways to Ease Cold and Flu Symptoms Without Medicine
January 13, 2020
Article at a Glance
- Very few cold & flu medicines are suitable for young children.
- Parents always want to help but are sometimes at a loss on what to do.
- Ease their symptoms with seven simple suggestions.
Healthy New Year’s Resolutions for Kids
December 16, 2019
Article at a Glance
- Resolutions offer a great way to teach SMART goal setting at time when support is high.
- Learning how to set and achieve goals builds self-esteem and healthy habits.
- Goals should be simple, measurable, and something your child can control.
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