How Can Parents Help Kids With Anxiety? Be Less Accommodating.
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Aug 12, 2022
Summer is coming to an end, and in some parts of the country, kids are already
back in school. It’s another unusual back-to-school season as Omicron levels are
high but precautions are lax and monkeypox adding to worries (unnecessarily, for
now). Add that to the fact that sending the kids back to school is never easy,
and you’re in for a doozy. Luckily, there are ways to help your children
smoothly transition back into the academic year.
BACK TO SCHOOL
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How To Emotionally Prepare Young Kids For The Beginning Of The School Year
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Parents need to lay off telling kids not to worry about going back to school.
It’s totally normal.
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Read This Story
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It’s the parent’s responsibility to sift through the signs of worry in order to
help the child get through it and re-channel their emotional energy.
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FURTHER READING The First Day Of School Checklist
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The Morning Routine That Gets My Kids To School On Time
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The Trick To Getting Kids To Talk About Their Day? Hugs.
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PARENTING
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How Can Parents Help Kids With Anxiety? Be Less Accommodating.
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Often, a parent's attempts to accommodate an anxious child make matters worse.
Here's how one program can help.
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CHILD DEVELOPMENT
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The Skills A Child Really Needs Before Starting Kindergarten
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Forget the ABC song and counting to 100 for no reason; a kid needs context
before kindergarten.
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Read This Story
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3 Ways Parents Can Prepare Their Kids For Kindergarten
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Read to your children to get them primed to increase their literacy skills. Yes,
this means reading books, but it can also mean pointing out words on signs, such
as common road signs.
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Teach kids about money to get them used to working with numbers. For example,
you can collect pennies with your kids, counting them and exchanging them for
other coins or treats.
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Model the behavior you’d like your child to exhibit.. A key example of this is
using manners. If you want your child to use their manners, make sure you say
“please” and “thank you” too.
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FURTHER READING The Scientific Case For Obnoxiously Early Bedtimes
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Kids Need These 5 Skills To Face An Uncertain Future
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The Financial Lessons Parents Should Teach Children At Every Age
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MONEY
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Yeah, It’s Totally Fine To Opt Out of Back-to-School Shopping
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The frenzy of shopping for back-to-school relies on parental participation, but
you don't need to buy it.
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HEALTH
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6 Reasons Parents Don’t Need To Worry About Monkeypox Right Now
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And how to know when it is time to worry.
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Read This Story
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