“Don’t worry that children never listen to you. Worry that they are always watching you.” Kids listen with their eyes. Your kids may hate change and actually fight it, but they may be getting it from you. Adapting to new things, people, places, and situations might bring them stress, anxiety, and even depression. They may […]
There are ways to teach your kids to adapt to change in a positive manner. What do you see in your child’s response when situations change? It can take the form of resistance, avoidance, distraction, negotiation, or a full-blown meltdown. Do you react, or do you respond? Reacting is quick. You do not really think […]
“You must be the change you hope to see in the world.” Mahatma Gandhi Changes like moving to a new home, starting a new daycare, or divorce are difficult for toddlers because: It’s hard for them to understand why a change happens. They lack the emotional skills to cope with the confusion accompanying a change. […]
“The way a team plays as a whole determines its success.” Babe Ruth Sports analogies. As a coach’s kid, I believe I have heard them all. Most of them are about teamwork and supporting one another. I learned early on that the sports terminology was actually my dad’s way of teaching me about being a […]
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” ― Jalaluddin Rumi Imagine your kids going with the flow of change and realizing that life is constantly in motion, and there is nothing they can do about it but adapt, appreciate the great memories, […]
Depression doesn’t want you to get better. It wants to control you completely, and basically kill who you are or once were. When left untreated, depression can ruin your life. Clinical depression increases the risk of substance abuse, destroys relationships, interferes with your ability to excel at work, and makes you more vulnerable to certain […]
The Waiting Room. I’ve had the title for my book for nearly twenty years. I just didn’t have the book…on paper that is. In my head, I added pages and chapters, but I wouldn’t put ink to paper for fear of someone reading it. Yes, fear of readers for my book. Fear they would know […]
I’ve been in a lot of waiting rooms. When I googled “Waiting Room,” just for ideas to write, many articles popped up. I thought it oddly funny that an empty, sterile room could inspire so many articles. But it did inspire a book for myself, so I suppose it is not that funny. There is […]
According to Susan E. Mazer, Ph.D., hospital waiting rooms should be clean, welcoming, calming, supportive, safe, caring, and sensitive to stress. Under the “welcoming” category, Mazer talks about the waiting rooms and how they should be, “The opposite of sterile. Artwork that is comforting. Lighting that is warm. And staff that are in good moods […]
