3 Effective Ways to Calm Anxiety in Kids Seeing your child scared, uncomfortable, or sad breaks your heart. You want to make all of the unhappiness go away as quickly as possible. Fortunately, when anxiety is the cause of your child’s distress, there are effective ways to calm anxiety in kids. In order… Continue reading 3 Effective Ways to Calm Anxiety in Kids
Author: Colleen
Hello. My name is Colleen and I am the mother of a 13 year old girl suffering from severe anxiety and OCD. This is our journey as we do our best to enjoy the small moments each day, keeping the beast of anxiety from taking away the joy of life. In addition to being a mom and wife, I am an elementary teacher who loves the wide eyed excitement experienced by a student when the "ah ha" moment strikes. My children's laughter, waves crashing on the beach, the smell of new school supplies, and fresh baked cookies are four things that bring instant happiness.
Effective Strategies to Reduce Student Anxiety
Effective Strategies to Reduce Student Anxiety School can be one of the most difficult periods of time for children and their parents when struggling with anxiety. Often schools have very little training in mental health conditions. Therefore, teachers are not aware of how to identify anxiety in children, often misinterpreting behaviors as purposeful defiance.… Continue reading Effective Strategies to Reduce Student Anxiety
To My Sweet Boy- An Open Letter to a Special Needs Sibling
To My Sweet Boy- An Open Letter to a Special Needs Sibling Dear Son, You are the sweetest 10-year-old and I am thankful every day that I was the lucky mother chosen for you. Your presence is a daily reminder of all that is good in the world. The sweet sounds that come from your… Continue reading To My Sweet Boy- An Open Letter to a Special Needs Sibling
5 Calming Phrases to Help an Anxious Child and 2 Phrases You Should Never Say
5 Calming Phrases to Help an Anxious Child and 2 Phrases You Should Never Say Have you ever been upset when a friend, partner, or co-worker turns to you and says, “Calm Down. Everything will be fine.”? If you are like me, your negative feelings are now at an even higher level than before… Continue reading 5 Calming Phrases to Help an Anxious Child and 2 Phrases You Should Never Say
The Year From Hell is in the Past- Recovering From the Trauma of Anxiety
I can sit here today and type this knowing our family went through hell last year and we are finally starting to see our way out, realizing the path will be bumpy. This post has been stewing in my mind for months but I cannot seem to get the raw truth out, giving it the… Continue reading The Year From Hell is in the Past- Recovering From the Trauma of Anxiety
Thank You, Shawn Mendes, for Bringing Attention to Anxiety
Dear Shawn Mendes, Thank you. Thank you for your honesty and vulnerability. Thank you for using your “celebrity” to show the world that anxiety is not to be kept as a secret. Thank you for sharing the realness of your situation. As the mom of a 13-year-old girl, suffering from severe anxiety, I… Continue reading Thank You, Shawn Mendes, for Bringing Attention to Anxiety