Sep

29

Monday’s Child

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September 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment

  This is the face of Asperger’s Syndrome. My son, Tim, is a 16 yr old junior who, although he has the diagnosis, is in the National Honor Society and excels in music singing in the adult community choir with his bass voice and placing all state in the school choir. He is also a […]

Sep

26

Friday Share - Donny Osmond

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September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Donny’s Thoughts About SAD (Social Anxiety Disorder):
…”Once the fear of embarrassing myself grabbed me, I couldn’t get loose. It was as if a bizarre and terrifying unreality had replaced everything that was familiar and safe. I felt powerless to think or reason my way out of the panic.
…”I kept trying to remember the words, but […]

Sep

24

Let Mother Nature Sooth the Spirit

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September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

There is a rather new term coined to describe kids’ behaviors gone awry due to lack of exposure to the outdoors, Nature-Deficit Disorder. The gist of the phenomenon is that “the child in nature is an edangered species, and the health of children and the health of the Earth are inseperable.” (Richard Louv) Last Child […]

Sep

23

Take a Deep Breath

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September 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment

the last word from the BH&G magazine article I’ve been sharing for the past week.
Stress ends hormone hurtling through your child’s body. The basic meditative act of deep breathing can send the all-clear signal, tricking the nervous system into lowering the heart rate and shutting off production of adrenaling and the stress hormone cortisol. Children […]

Sep

22

Top 10

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September 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Last week I shared nine strategies to de-stress your kids. Today I close it up with number 10. I’ve decided to continue the talk on anxiety and stress this week. Here’s #10:
Devise a less stressful school schedule (I know, hard for us to hear):
Despite the pressure to go all at his competitive Palo Alto, California, […]

Sep

20

3 Additional Ways to De-Stress Kids

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September 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment

#7 Protect Sleep
Experts recommend nine hours of sleep a night for teens, but high school seniors average under seven. Work with your child to limit late-night studying, try to enforce an earlier bedtime, and sneak in some restorative daytime sleep.
#8 Take the bite out of tests
Teach teens some instant calm-downs to use before tests, like […]

Sep

19

3 More Ways to De-Stress Kids

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September 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment

#4 Brainstorm mini vacations
Ask your child, “If you had just 10 spare minutes of a day, what would you do to really relax?” Post a list of ideas such as petting the dog, e-mailing a friend, or rereading Harry Potter. When sh’e had a high-stress day at school, encourage her to take a 10-minute vacation […]

Sep

18

3 Ways to De-stress Kids

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September 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment

1. Allow Downtime
As much as it may pain you to see your child lying on her bed like a slug, let her - time to unwind after school protcts mental health. “For teenagers, downtime is productive because they’re thinking about their day, figuring things out,” says Roni Cohen Sandler, Ph.D., author of Stressed-Out Girls: Helping […]

Sep

15

Time Out for Everybody

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September 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment

This week I want to take a break from the normal routine (by the way, I’m still accepting suggestions if you know someone with a diagnosis who would enjoy a feature segment) by talking about stress.
Next week I want to present Anxiety Disorder, but stress affects us all, and as parents we know how stressful […]

Sep

13

Share More

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September 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment

There are a lot of really great web sites by and for bipolar sufferers:
these sites are written by adult sufferers:
www.manicmoments.blogpsot.com
www.heronlake.blogspot.com
www.tidalmoods.blogspot.com
www.crackedpots.blogspot.com
a great overall site for information:
www.thebipolarblog.com
a great site for child and adolescent bipolar:
www.bpkids.org
a great site for significant others of bipolar sufferers:
www.bpso.org
a great book (I’m reading it right now):
The Bipolar Child by Demitri Papolos, M.D., and Janice […]

keep looking »