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Tag Archives: stress management
Helping Tweens Understand and Cope with Anxiety
By James J. Crist, Ph.D., author of What to Do When You’re Scared & Worried: A Guide for Kids During the tween years, kids have a lot on their plates. Middle school can be quite challenging with juggling multiple teachers … Continue reading
Helping Students Cope with Holiday Stress
By James J. Crist, Ph.D., author of What to Do When You’re Scared & Worried: A Guide for Kids The holidays can be a joyful time for many of us. Kids look forward to gift giving, having time off from … Continue reading
Mindfulness Strategies for Educators
By Barbara Gruener As I set my goals for this year, increasing the use of mindfulness professionally and personally was at the top of the list. I attended a learning session about it at the character conference in Wisconsin this … Continue reading
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Helping Students Handle Academic Pressure
By Barbara Gruener Hello, September. It’s that time again, another school session is in full swing. Those first magical weeks of connection and collaboration have lit students’ hearts and minds on fire and stoked their passion to learn and grow. … Continue reading
Are You a Teacher? Be Wonder Woman, Not Superman
By Justin Ashley, author of The Balanced Teacher Path I was just a few months into my first year of teaching. I’d thought I was going to change the world, but there I was, bawling my eyes out in the … Continue reading