Managing Test Anxiety
We’ve all felt nervous before a test or big performance. Sometimes you feel butterflies in your stomach, sweaty palms, or a pounding heart. You might also experience a moment of total panic as the test is handed out. But for most of us, once the test begins, we are able to use that burst of […]
Monitoring Your Child’s Anxiety
There is such a thing as healthy stress. In fact, our bodies need a certain level of stress in order to function optimally. Our bodies and brains need to make sure we are always prepared for the possibility of truly stressful situations! The presence of stress and anxiety, even when it is over things we […]
Empowering Your School-Anxious Child
School is one of the most common sources of anxiety in children. According to the Princeton Review, more than half of students in America experience school stress at one point or another. If your child is in this majority, there are coping strategies that can help. Anxiety doesn’t need to derail our students’ success. Strategies […]
Common Causes of School Anxiety
School anxiety is common, especially this year. Stress over any number of school-related issues may pop up for students at any time. And for the most part, a little bit of stress isn’t something to worry about. But if a student’s stress is chronic or gets in the way of day-to-day tasks, it should be […]
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a highly effective treatment for kids, teens, and adults. This form of talk therapy can address a wide range of mental health conditions. It can work wonders for diagnosed challenges like anxiety, depression, and obsessive compulsive disorder. And CBT is also equally effective for overcoming more general difficulties with stress, […]
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