December Relief Plan:
Managing Parent Stress and Anxiety
You want to get through this time with a positive
attitude, but
…you have so many demands on your time, patience, and energy
…you have no time for yourself
…there doesn’t seem to be an end to this stress in sight
You try to be grateful for what you do have, but you still feel overwhelmed.
Community Conversations
Featured Guest Expert – Toy Store Owner Patrick Harris
Patrick showed so many cool toys for children and adolescents of all ages (including teens!) so that we can take the stress out of trying to figure out what to buy them!
Watch the interview replay.
“You will improve any relationship — and any behavior — when you focus on trying to understand someone else rather than trying to convince them why they are wrong or why they should act better.”
Common Parenting Challenges
Motivating Responsible Behavior
Help your children do what they’re supposed to do…even when they don’t feel like it!
Handling Big Emotions
Respond effectively to children and adolecent’s (often illogical) emotions and reactions
Supporting Anxious Children
Support your child who worries, avoids, and doesn’t seem comforted by logic or reassurance
Managing Parent Stress
Take action to feel more in control… no matter what is happening around you
Post a question in the Academy’s private Facebook group or
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