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A great article from the Child Mind Institute…”Only through trial and error can children become resilient adults”
Preventing Parent Burnout
Preventing Parent Burnout
- Make a list of your child’s core strengths
- Recall fun and funny times
- Practice simple acts of kindness
- Smile when they walk in the room
- Grow your empathy
- Touch base, literally
- Frame your frustration as a puzzle to be solved
- Allow yourself to feel what you feel
- Notice the bright spots
- Monitor your reactions to their behavior
- Connect with others
- Don’t take your child’s behavior personally
To read the full article from the Child Mind Institute click here
Strategies for a Successful Summer Break
From the Child Mind Institute, here are some tips for managing your kids’ downtime to help make it relaxing for everyone:
– Maintain your schedule
– Make it visual
– Make plans
– Get outdoors
– Maintain or create a behavioral system
– Find support
– Mimic home routines, even when traveling
– Work with your child’s strengths and interests
– Pinpoint your child’s anxieties
– Give the child time to adjust
– Prepare yourself for some tough times
To read the full article with enhanced tips please click here
Preparing for College Emotionally, Not Just Academically
Problem-solving skills can help students keep from being overwhelmed, these include:
• College Mental Health Skills
• Don’t try to “fix” every problem
• Practice mindfulness with your teen
• Help your child establish good self-care
• Work on planning and ‘coping ahead’
• Develop strategies for self-soothing
Read the full article from the Child Mind Institute here.
What Parents Should Know About Teens, Drinking and Drugs
Thank you to the Child Mind Institute for this informative piece.
Talk to any group of teenagers and you are likely to hear about stress: the pressure to achieve academically, to get into a good college, to be well-rounded, to be beautiful, to be thin, to be popular, to find their passion. With the increasing demands put on teens today, they are especially vulnerable to the dangers of misusing drugs. Below you will find current trends in teen behavior regarding the use of alcohol and other drugs—and strategies for you to use to counteract the beliefs and practices that your teen is likely to encounter.
Click here to learn more and read the tips.
