Tag: autism
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How Weighted Plush Toys Can Help Kids and Teens with Anxiety and ADHD
If your child or teen struggles with anxiety, restlessness, or focus, you may have noticed how much comfort they find in soft toys or blankets. Weighted plushies take that comfort one step further by combining the soothing texture of a stuffed animal with the calming benefits of deep pressure therapy. Why Weighted Plushies Work Weighted…
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After-School Stress Relief: Why Every Child Needs a Calm Down Kit
The hours after school can be some of the most emotionally charged for children. They’ve spent the entire day following directions, navigating friendships, and processing new information — all of which can create after-school stress and emotional overload. This often shows up as meltdowns, irritability, or withdrawal when they get home. That’s why having a…
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The Ultimate Tween Anxiety Toolkit: Helping Your Child Cope in Stressful Moments
As parents, we understand that life is not always smooth—particularly for children these days in our fast-paced world. Tweens are in a unique position where they are facing school stresses, shifting friends, and enormous emotions that are just too much at times. Tweens’ anxieties can manifest in so many ways—pre-school stomachaches, night waking, irritability, or…
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A School Counselor’s Go-To Tools for Taming Big Feelings
As a school counselor, I have a front-row seat to the inner lives of children. My door is a revolving door, where children come to work through everything from playground conflicts to the unspoken, heavy weight of worry. And in the quiet room of my office, I’ve discovered a fundamental truth: before we can talk…
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