It’s no easy feat to ease anxiety, especially in children. Even for adults with decades of experience, we give in to irrational self-talk or worry endlessly about situations we’ll likely overcome. For children, it’s even harder to get them to “come to their senses” or...
As you know, today stress and anxiety levels amongst students, parents, and their teachers are at an all time high. High stress levels have been linked to poor academic results in children, an increase in behavioural issues, as well as parent overwhelm. If there...
There is no doubt that being a parent is stressful. From the moment a baby is born, parents are in charge of everything from food to sleep to clothing and education. Plus, take into account that they are not only responsible for the health and safety of their...
Even as an adult, it can be so difficult to take control of your life when it seems like your days are not dictated by you. Our plates get fuller and fuller, things get pushed back to the end of the to-dos, and we start to neglect the things that make us happy. We...
Growing up, I was the “good kid.” My younger brother, Danny, on the other hand, was a little more rambunctious. He was never a bad kid — he would never purposefully break rules or do something “bad” with any sort of malicious intent...
A colleague relates that, while waiting at the school bus stop in 1973, some of the other kids were chanting, “Nixon picks his nose… Nixon picks his nose…” Another relates being stunned when, in the late ’90s, his young son stated firmly,...
