Encouraging mindfulness for kids is an excellent way to help children learn ways to overcome a variety of emotional and mental health obstacles, as well as academic difficulties or exceptionalities. Studies show that mindfulness offers a plethora of benefits to…
How to Help Someone Who Doesn’t Want Help
Watching someone struggle with their mental health from the sidelines can be an excruciating experience – for the both of you. You desperately want to help, but you don’t know how or worse, they don’t want help or have no…
Navigating the Teen Years: The Power of Teen Counseling For Your Child
Navigating the tumultuous journey of adolescence is no easy feat, and as parents, understanding the unique struggles faced by our teens is paramount. From academic pressures to social challenges, the teenage years are a whirlwind of emotions and transformations. In…
Dear Parents, Ignoring Your Child Showing Signs of Anxiety Is Only Making It Worse
As parents, we tend to ignore the behaviour we don’t want to encourage for fear of making it worse, such as whining, complaining, lying, and exaggerating the truth. Unfortunately, ignoring your child showing signs of anxiety for fear of feeding…
28 Things Anxious Students Wish Their Teachers Knew
Back to school is fast approaching and certainly, it has many anxious students dreading not only the first day, but the entire school year. Being an anxious student is beyond what most teachers will ever be able to comprehend. While…
10 Anxiety Tools to Store in your Backpack for Back-To-School Anxiety
If we were to be entirely honest, we can’t imagine the type of back-to-school anxiety kids and teens feel nowadays. So, we wanted to make sure you guys, teens and children with anxiety, have the best tools for alleviating anxiety…
Children’s Books About Mental Health That Will Transform Your Nightly Routine
If you’re going to read a bedtime story, you might as well read a children’s book about mental health that checks off all of the boxes. Books have the power to teach your child far more than just how to…
Will My Child Grow Out of Their Anxiety?
As a parent, the last thing you would want is for your child to experience pain or negativity – that being physically or emotionally. However, anxiety is one of the most common mental health conditions affecting over 20% of children…
28 Things Your Anxious Child Wish You Knew But Is Too Scared to Say
Parents, grab your Kleenex because this next article is about to break your heart. We recently asked anxious children currently suffering from anxiety and adults who were once anxious children what they wish their parents knew when they were younger.…