Supporting an Anxious Child
Anxiety During the Holiday Season The holiday season means more than just food, family, and gifts..it means the word “grateful” is thrown around like confetti. Up until six weeks ago, I knew without a doubt that this holiday season, when asked to share what I am grateful for, I would reply, “my daughter has overcome anxiety”, with a giant… Read More
Promise Me This…An Open Letter to My Daughter’s New Teachers Dear Teacher, In one week my daughter starts her freshman year of high school. She is 14 years old. Whether she is 4 or 14, the back to school fears I have as a mother do not change. To all of her new teachers this year, promise me this; You… Read More
Overcoming Child Anxiety and School Refusal- A Success Story This update on my daughter’s progress with managing her anxiety, both at home and at school, is full of celebration and hope. It has taken me far longer to write this than I imagined. Each time I sit down to share what has transpired over the past 6 months, I begin… Read More
The word soulmate conjures up whimsical images of a love too good to be true or giddy girls swooning over a man. In romcoms, the woman’s foot, once firmly planted on the ground, kicks up when she kisses her soulmate for the first time. In Hotel Transylvania, Mavis feels the “zing” when her soulmate arrives at the hotel. Cosmo… Read More
Homemade Playdough with Scents to Calm Anxiety I am continually experimenting with ways to calm anxiety in both myself, my child, and my students. After a long break in making homemade playdough, I returned to a recipe that has never let down. I am going to share a scented homemade playdough recipe that can be used to calm anxiety and… Read More
The Correlation Between Dyslexia and Anxiety in Children Imagine going to school every day knowing that you will struggle in nearly every subject. No matter how hard you try, the words you read, the letters you write, and the math you compute will prove to be more challenging to you than to your peers. Regardless of the programs put in… Read More
