Anxiety in Children
A great resource website created by the National Association of School Psychologists to inform parents about anxiety and anxiety disorders in children.
Foster Children
A handout created by me to assist parents in helping their foster child(ren) become successful.
"People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." -Maya Angelou
Growth Mindset
Carol Dweck, a professor at Stanford University, is one of the world's leading researchers in the field of motivation. In this 10-minute video, she discusses her research on "growth mindset." This idea is that we can grow our brain's capacity to learn and to solve problems.
Mindfulness
Mindfulness means paying attention to the present moment with kindness and curiosity and without judgment. It's intentionally drawing your awareness to thoughts, feelings, or sensations happening from moment to moment. Mind Yeti, a website and app, for kids and their adults helps with the overwhelming aspects of life by providing coping tools. It helps to de-stress, calm down, relax.
Self-Care
Activities and practices that we engage in on a regular basis to reduce stress and maintain and enhance our short and long-term health and well-being.
Trauma
Meagan MacLellan, a future clinical mental health practitioner, provides general information about steps parents can take when their child has experienced trauma.