Cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTI) find sleep and treat that pesky insomnia. Some of my child, adolescent, and adult clients have their sleep schedules turned upside down. Awake at night, worrying alone or playing video games, then sleeping by day and struggling with fatigue. For many, the pandemic has disrupted normal routines and structures. Isolating […]
Archive | Emotional Control for Anger and Anxiety
Emotional Control for Anger and Anxiety
Emotional control for anger and anxiety in children is perhaps the single one most important social skill. If you can’t control yourself other people feel uncomfortable and may begin to avoid, criticize, tease, or bully. The good news is these skills can be taught. I find the most effective way to do this is combine teaching skills with some great motivators and behavior management to get kids to actually use coping skills when it counts.
We also need a way to communicate coping and behavioral strategies to parents and teaching staff so they can coach the kids to utilize their skills within the context of the environments where they have problems. Find videos, explanations, forms, and templates ready for you to use.
Every child and family deserves the best intervention available for teaching them how to be mad the right way and ways to break patterns of aggression and avoidance of anxiety provoking situations. I don’t think children struggle because they make bad choices on purpose. I believe kids sometimes simply lack the right habits and thinking skills they need to successfully adapt to changing demands from the environment.
Learn how to teach that is not what happens or what other people do that makes you angry or fearful, it’s how you think about what happens. Stop giving away your power to feel okay to these other people or situations and learn personal power.
Below please find more information about teaching emotional control for anger and anxiety:
Help Kids in Times of Crisis- Coronavirus Kid Care Kit
How to talk to kids in crisis by age group
How to Get Anxious Kids to use Coping Skills
Metaphors for Teaching Children about Power in Feelings, Relationships, Teasing, and Bullying
Social emotional impact of covid on young children up to age 6 and how to help
Social emotional impact of covid on children aged 6-12
Student Loss of Joy and Motivation for School in Covid Times Guide
Lifestyle Strategies for ADHD and Mental Health
How to get the most out of my counseling session
Angry Refusal to Accept Responsibility
Teach Emotional Control and the Power of Thought
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Mind and Mood Control
Metacognition for self-esteem, self-regulation, and academic success
Metacognition for self-esteem, self-regulation, academic success
Metacognition for self-esteem, self-regulation, academic success Did you know metacognition instruction has been identified and validated as a key method for improving self-esteem, self-regulation, academic success, and test scores? I have this little book called Mr. Daydream I sometimes read to children who seem to daydream in school and miss instruction. It’s pretty short and […]
Covid Impact on Teens and Young Adults
Covid Impact on Teens and Young Adults- Understanding and Supporting This article explores social and emotional stressors on teens and young adults followed by ways to support them and resources. To summarize covid impact on teens and young adults from the CDC’s website: https://www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/stress-coping/parental-resources/index.html Changes in their routines (e.g., having to physically distance from family, […]
Covid Impact on Children aged 6-12
Covid impact on children aged 6-12: understanding and supporting mental health. The first section of this article explores covid impact on children aged 6-12, while the second part reviews what can be done to manage and mediate these unfortunate factors. Solutions and resources for emotional health and coping skills, managing behaviors, getting through virtual school, […]
Covid Impact on Young Children
Covid Impact on Young Children- Understanding and Supporting This article explores the covid impact on young children, mainly their social and emotional development, aged birth through five. It will be followed by articles exploring the same topic for children in older age groups, with ideas about how to support healthy coping and development. Additional resources […]
Digital Diet for Children and Teens
In this article about Digital Diet for Children and Teens you will find: -A discussion exploring the impact of common themes in digital media on our social and emotional development. -Proposed methods for healthy technology management -A template for a family media agreement establishing safe boundaries and consequences should they not be followed -Pros and […]
Pandemic Parenting Stress
How can I beat the burnout of pandemic parenting stress? I’m not sure if lifting masking bans reduces or increases our stress levels as parents. It does add one more level of risk evaluation stress to our plates. In Texas, our masking requirements go away March 10. Will our schools continue requiring masks? Probably. Should […]
Breathe- Simple Trick Helps Focus, Energy, Depression, Anxiety, Sleep, and More
Breathe- One Simple Trick Helps Focus, Energy, Depression, Anxiety, Sleep, and More (Scroll down to see links to supporting research, additional reading, videos demonstrating strategy) We’ve surely had our share of challenges here in Central Texas. As if the blooming covid numbers and restrictions weren’t enough, now we’ve been frozen in by winter storms the […]
Gifted Autistic Tempering Perfectionism
Are you ready to help a gifted and/or autistic person with tempering perfectionism? Can these ideas help anyone identify problems with perfectionism and address them? Yes, turns out perfectionism is a widespread, well-documented, increasing problem in modern cultures. It’s ruined! I can’t eat it! If it’s not perfect, it’s no good. Part I of this […]
ADHD and mental health lifestyle strategies
Looking for ADHD and mental health lifestyle strategies? Lifestyle habits that promote good feelings and behavior I like to say there are three pillars that support the foundation of your physical and mental health. If you don’t already have these things going, many other interventions are less likely to be as effective. Diet- Regular healthy […]