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5 Ways to Help Kids Cope with Uncertainty
By Deborah Serani, Psy.D., author of Sometimes When I’m Sad The world has a lot of moving parts, with people, places, and predicaments bearing down on us. Uncertainty can occur in global, local, and personal ways, all of which affect … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting
Tagged anxiety, coronavirus, COVID-19, Free Spirit author, gratitude, learn from home, routines
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Your Summertime Plan “BE”
By Barbara Gruener Part of our Counselor’s Corner series. Click to read other posts in the Counselor’s Corner. The other day, a friend said something that gave me pause: “We can’t overflow where there is no flow.” Wait, I wondered, … Continue reading
Posted in Counselor's Corner
Tagged appreciation, generosity, gratitude, kindness, self-care, summer break, summertime, volunteering
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Gratitude Is Good for the Heart: Teaching Kids the Value of Giving Thanks
By Barbara A. Lewis, author of The Kid’s Guide to Service Projects “Piglet noticed that even though he had a very small heart, it could hold a rather large amount of gratitude.” (A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh) Today I read a letter … Continue reading
6 Things Students Need to Build Resilience
By Barbara Gruener Part of our Counselor’s Corner series. Click to read other posts in the Counselor’s Corner. Perhaps you’ve seen the graphic that shows a straight line pointing up that reads, “What I planned.” Adjacent to the linear forward progress … Continue reading
Dear Me: Things I Wish I’d Known When I Started Counseling
By Barbara Gruener Part of our Counselor’s Corner series. Click to read other posts in the Counselor’s Corner. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a writer. I’ve got diaries and pen pal exchange letters that date back … Continue reading
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Tagged empathy, generosity, gratitude, kindness, mentors, parents, perfectionism, school counselor
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