During covid-19 homebound time, most parents have expressed concerns about their children’s lack of socializing. They worry that their child is missing out on developing important social skills for when they start (or re-start) school. This is a valid concern, as friendship making skills are a very important component of school success. However, there are Read More
Tag: emotional learning
Zero to Sixty
During developmental screenings, parents often tell me their child has trouble with “big” emotions–anger and frustration–and goes from “zero-to-sixty” when they don’t get their way. What most parents are witnessing is more likely a child who is actually very successful in self-regulating from stress throughout the day! These children don’t have multiple outbursts over every Read More
What Are Your 5
Stress Management Strategies: what are your 5? Ever feel guilty because you think you should meditate—but you don’t? Does dancing relax you more than a yoga session? Read More
What I Can Control
Humans have the ability to worry about something that hasn’t happened yet—and trigger a real stress response—just by thinking about something! We also have the ability to ruminate over past situations—things that are over and done with—and trigger a real stress response—just by thinking about something that has already happened. Read More
Anxiety In Young Children
Preschool-2nd Grade Young children can worry just as much as adults. What do preschoolers worry about? They don’t really have the ability to worry about big, abstract concepts, so they tend to concretize their worries into things like: Read More
Too Much Empathy?
Most of the time, we are concerned that our children aren’t empathetic enough. But sometimes parents worry their child is “too empathetic.” What is Empathy? Empathy, at its most basic level, is the ability to tune into another person’s pain. Empathy is the foundation for kindness and helping behaviors. Empathy requires the cognitive ability to Read More