10 Must Try Apps for Kids with Anxiety

10 Must Try Apps for Kids with Anxiety   Mental health apps for kids with anxiety can be effective in offering relief that is accessible, efficient, and portable.  Anxiety can affect young children, tweens, and teens.  While 1 in 5 children have an anxiety disorder, many others suffer from anxiety during certain activities or situations.  … Continue reading 10 Must Try Apps for Kids with Anxiety

10 Things I Wish I Knew Earlier About How to Help a Child With Anxiety

    10 Things I Wish I Knew Earlier About How to Help a Child With Anxiety   As a parent, we often find ourselves thinking of the “what ifs” that could happen.  We mentally prepare for possible events that could occur to our children over the course of their life…even before they are born. … Continue reading 10 Things I Wish I Knew Earlier About How to Help a Child With Anxiety

Ways To Improve Sleep Anxiety in Children

    Ways To Improve Sleep Anxiety in Children Ahhh…it is almost that time of day where your sweet child will snuggle into bed and fall fast asleep.  Their angelic face will smile back at your with closed eyes as you check on them 5 minutes later. Finally, time for you to enjoy some quiet,… Continue reading Ways To Improve Sleep Anxiety in Children

Making the Decision to Use Anxiety Medication for Kids

  Making the Decision to Use Anxiety Medication for Kids Should you try anxiety medication for kids?  This question alone brings out very strong opinions from parents, often leading to heated debates.  Here is my advice to everyone who must make the difficult decision on whether or not to provide anxiety medication for kids. Be… Continue reading Making the Decision to Use Anxiety Medication for Kids

Fearing the Future as a Special Needs Parent

    Fearing the Future as a Special Needs Parent As my daughter and son grow, I often find myself dreaming of their future.  I image them leaving for their first dance, being behind the wheel of the car for the first time, falling in lust (teenage love), throwing their caps in the air at… Continue reading Fearing the Future as a Special Needs Parent

Being Grateful Takes Practice

Being Grateful Takes Practice Ralph Waldo Emerson once said that in order to achieve contentment, a person should “cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously.”   It took years of living life…dealing with hardships, getting knocked down, realizing life doesn’t go according to some… Continue reading Being Grateful Takes Practice