Coping Skills, Podcast
Janine Halloran
Take a Mini Mental Vacation

Today, I’m highlighting one of my favorite coping skills to use: Take a mini mental vacation wherever you are. You’ll hear an example of what a mini mental vacation can look like and how to practice this method. 

Coping Skills, Podcast
Janine Halloran
Overcoming Social Anxiety from Childhood to ...

What is social anxiety and how big an impact does this have for a child and the difference for an adult? How can you tell the difference between social anxiety and being an introvert? These are just some of the questions Janine speaks about with Natasha Daniels as she also talks about her memoir Out of My Shell. 

In today’s episode Janine speaks to Emily about:

Coping Skills, Podcast
Janine Halloran
Becoming a Tech Intentional Family with Emily ...

What does it mean to be a tech intentional family? Now phones, ipads and other forms of technology are in most areas of life. There’s no size that fits all and what works for you and your family will look so different to your next door neighbor and the other parents you meet at the school gate. So where do you begin? 

In today’s episode Janine speaks to Emily about:

Coping Skills, Podcast
Janine Halloran
Three Playful and Creative Ways to Explore ...

Play is such a powerful way for kids you learn ANYTHING including coping skills. Games can also be a way to help us learn and identify the feelings we have. Plus being a lot of fun along the way!  

Coping Skills, Podcast
Janine Halloran
Three playful ways to explore feelings with kids

What does happy feel like? What about being nervous? Sad or excited? Learning to identify feelings is so important for kids - when kids can label their feelings, it’s easier for them to self-regulate. One of the best ways to learn is through play, and you can work on feelings identification in fun and playful ways. 

In this episode Janine discusses:

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The Happy Kid Handbook Book Review

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The Happy Kid Handbook Book Review

Inside: A book review of the Happy Kid Handbook by Katie Hurley. It's a wonderful addition to any parent's bookshelf!

Have you ever read a book that you couldn’t put down? That you felt compelled to underline and highlighted and put sticky notes all over? This happened to me when I started reading The Happy Kid Handbook. I got it out of the library and as soon as I started, I knew I needed to get my own copy so I could underline and highlight to my heart’s desire.

Here are a few of the reasons why I enjoyed this book so much and why I find it to be an extremely valuable resource.

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10+ Quick Strategies to Help Angry Kids Cool Down

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10+ Quick Strategies to Help Angry Kids Cool Down

Inside: 10+ Strategies you can use today to help an angry child cool down and diffuse anger quickly. 

Your son and daughter have been playing together while you get dinner ready.

Your daughter says joyfully “Connect 4!” as she wins the 3rd game in a row. And then it begins. Your son growls, and yells “You’re cheating!” then knocks the game off the table.

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Awesome Fidgets for Kids

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Awesome Fidgets for Kids

Inside: All about fidgets - why they help, who can benefit from using them, and lots of suggested fidgets, both those that you can DIY and those you can buy.

We all know those kids who can’t quite get settled in the classroom. They may have a hard time sitting down to get their homework done. They may be zoning off in the middle of a lesson in school. Or they may look like they are paying attention, but their mind is constantly wandering off. These kids might benefit from a fidget!

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Simple ways to introduce mindfulness and meditation to children

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Simple ways to introduce mindfulness and meditation to children

Inside: A basic introduction to mindfulness, and how you can introduce mindfulness to kids. Lots of resources, including scripts, books and videos.

Mindfulness.

It’s quite a popular topic these days. But what does that even mean? And how exactly do you teach it to kids?

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12 Kid Friendly Strategies to Calm Anxiety at Night from a Child Therapist

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12 Kid Friendly Strategies to Calm Anxiety at Night from a Child Therapist

Inside: 12 proven strategies to help your child's anxiety and help them settle in for a long night’s sleep

You're finally settling onto your couch, remote in hand and ready to start binge watching your latest Netflix obsession. You're just about to press play when you hear tiny feet padding down the hall.

“Mommy? I can't sleep. I'm scared!!”

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5 Common Reasons Kids Get Stressed and 4 Strategies to Help

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5 Common Reasons Kids Get Stressed and 4 Strategies to Help

Inside: 5 common causes of childhood stress, and 4 strategies you can use as a parent to help your child manage stress in healthy ways.

This story starts, as always, with coffee. I was in line at Dunkin Donuts, thinking about what I wanted to get done today. We were on the beach for a long weekend, but being the type A person that I am, somehow I still wanted to get some things accomplished and starting to feel a bit stressed about it. As I’m waiting for my precious beverage and mentally rearranging my to do list, I overhear a father ask his son:

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Why is My Kindergartener So Angry? And What Can I Do?

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Why is My Kindergartener So Angry? And What Can I Do?

Inside: Some ideas why kindergarteners might be so angry, 4 questions to ask yourself to get a better idea of what's going on, and 5 suggestions of things to try that will help.

It was happening again. Your son came off the bus and he was fuming. His face was red and his eyebrows were furrowed. His whole body was full of anger. Almost immediately, he began hitting and kicking at you. You and your husband look at each other, bewildered. What happened?!?

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5 Tips to Ease Separation Anxiety When a Parent Travels

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5 Tips to Ease Separation Anxiety When a Parent Travels

It’s Tuesday during your weekly meeting with your boss. Your boss tells you that you’ll be leaving for a trip in a couple of weeks to meet with an important client. Your stomach clenches, but it’s not about the client. It’s about your son. He gets so anxious when you go away. It’s heartbreaking to hear him so upset on the phone. And you don’t know what to do because you need to go, but he has such a hard time.

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One of the best coping techniques for anxiety - make a coping skills toolbox!

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One of the best coping techniques for anxiety - make a coping skills toolbox!

Inside: A step by step guide for creating a coping skills toolbox for your child. This is an effective way to help kids utilize coping techniques for anxiety.

It’s Friday morning, and your daughter, like clockwork, comes down to breakfast and says “I’m not hungry at all. I can’t take my mind off my math test. I’m worried I’m going to fail and then I’ll fail the whole year and never pass 4th grade!” She puts her head down on the kitchen table and starts to cry.

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Coping Skills Spotlight: Homemade Lava Lamp

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Coping Skills Spotlight: Homemade Lava Lamp

A lava lamp can be mesmerizing to watch. When you watch something like that, it can help you relax and slow yourself down. It could be a great thing to do when you are about to study for a long time, sit and do homework or about to do some reading.

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