ADHD & Anxiety Resources for Parents, Educators & Professionals

Nurturing Secure Connections: What is the Focus of Trauma Work Depending on Attachment Styles?

Discover effective strategies to support children and teens with different attachment styles in today’s episode of Overpowering Emotions. Explore the unique challenges they face and learn how to build trust, establish boundaries, and foster autonomy while respecting individual differences. Uncover their specific needs and gain practical strategies to help them thrive. Create a safe and nurturing environment while promoting emotional expression for a successful attachment journey.

Unleashing Resilience Part 4: Regulating the Stress System

Learn how to empower children and teens with effective stress management techniques. Discover the skill of regulating the stress system with empowering statements and strategies that foster emotional well-being. Equip young minds with the tools they need to navigate life’s ups and downs with resilience.

Unleashing Resilience, Part 2: Becoming an Outside Observer

Building resilience in kids and teens becomes a transformative journey when they embrace the art of becoming an ‘outside observer’ of their thoughts. By adopting this empowering perspective, they can separate the past from the present, evaluate their actions from a detached standpoint, and gain deeper insights into their inner world. This powerful skill enables them to navigate life’s challenges with grace, fostering emotional intelligence and self-awareness along the way. Discover how this approach empowers young minds to make better decisions and develop unwavering resilience

Building resilience through self-awareness

Unleashing Resilience Part 1: Increasing Self-Awareness

In the pursuit of emotional resilience, one powerful skill stands at the forefront – increasing self-awareness. Like a guiding compass, self-awareness leads young minds on a transformative journey of understanding their emotions, thoughts, and actions. It empowers them to navigate life’s challenges with clarity and composure, fostering emotional intelligence and well-being.

200 Activity Ideas for your Boredom Buster Jar

Discover the power of boredom in nurturing your child’s creativity and independence. Here is the ultimate list of boredom buster activities to allow your child the opportunity to embrace moments of downtime and unstructured play to foster problem-solving skills and self-expression. Find the perfect balance between structured activities and uncharted exploration for your child’s growth and development.

How do adults make kids’ anxiety worse?

While we don’t need to know what causes anxiety, we absolutely need to know what maintains it. Unfortuantely, there are many traps that adults fall into that maintains – or even worsens – anxiety in children and teenagers. It is essential to identify and address these traps that keep anxiety going and what to do instead.

What is stressing out our kids?

As descendants of anxious ancestors, anxiety is embedded in our nervous system. However, the modern world presents unique stressors that we have control over. Learn about these stressors and how to help our children cope better in this informative and insightful episode.

Normal Worry and Anxiety: What’s the Difference?

It is essential to know the difference between normal worry iand anxiety. Understanding these emotions can help parents learn to better support their child’s emotional well-being and promote their resilience.

Why aren’t anxious kids getting the help they need?

Despite the prevalence of anxiety and all we know about it, our anxious children and teens are not getting the support they need. Unfortunately, untreated anxiety puts them at great risk for long-term negative outcomes. It is essential we addess these barriers to help our anxious children and teens thrive.

Mindfulness with Claudio Barrientos

To make the most of our time with our kids (and in life!), we need to focus on presence over the busyness and rushing and chaos that can take us out of the moment.