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How To Help Your Child Deal With Anxiety About Going Back To School

Every child reacts differently to the prospect of going back to school. Those who feel anxiety usually move past it once a few days or weeks have passed.

How Does EMDR Work In The Brain?

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This unusual but highly effective method is used to treat a broad spectrum of issues and disorders — post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), disordered eating, and more. EMDR requires relatively few sessions and has long-lasting positive effects.

What Is Life Like For Men After A Divorce?

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The pop culture image of a divorced man usually involves playing the field and not doing any housework. It’s as if we imagine grown men transforming back into a teenager the moment the divorce papers are signed.

What Are Anxiety Attack Symptoms In Men?

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Like all mental health conditions, anxiety can manifest uniquely for each person. This includes a documented difference in how males and females respond to such a disorder.

How Parents Can Support Their LGBTQ Children Who Have Just Come Out

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A big part of parenting is finding the balance between guiding and accepting. There are so many ways you can help your child in a hands-on manner. At the same time, you have to know when to step back, learn, and accept. You want your child to be secure, confident, and authentic — even if that takes them to a place you didn’t expect.

Adulting Anxiety Is Real: 4 Tips To Ease These Worries

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You see, your 18th or 21st birthday does not automatically mean you’re ready to fully start adulting. In some ways, the transition can feel natural. However, the overall process requires support, patience, and commitment.

How To Help Your Teen Prepare For Adulthood After Graduation

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Your child enters high school barely out of adolescence. Four years later, you watch an adult graduate. It’s normal but it may not feel that way to you. Where did your child go? While you ponder the universe, you will also have to get busy helping your teen prepare for adulthood.

How To Let Go Of The Idea Of Being “Perfect”

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There is a very thin line between striving to be your best and succumbing to perfectionism. Having even one toe over that line can be enough to cause frustration and high anxiety. You’ll live in fear of making a mistake or looking foolish in front of others. As a result, you may stop trying to do anything unless you’re certain you will excel at it. This is a life of limitations and loss.

How Does CBT Help Depression?

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About five percent of the adults on the planet have been diagnosed with depression. It boggles the mind to think how many others have not sought help or are unable to get such help.

Identifying and Coping with “Eco-grief”

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Do you find yourself worrying about climate change? Are you constantly thinking about the effects of climate change on the world? Do the increasingly high number of forest fires and extreme weather events worry you? Do you experience genuine grief at the idea that we might be losing a big part of our planet’s ecosystems for good?

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