Use these guidelines to help you set attainable goals for yourself.
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Read MoreRainbow grounding is a fun, effective, and easy-to-remember exercise to help manage big emotions. It’s especially good for younger kids, but really it can help people of all ages! Grounding exercises help you to focus on the present moment when you feel overwhelmed.
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Read MoreIt’s no secret that pets and animals of all kinds can have an amazing effect on our lives. Making it a point to take regularly scheduled pet breaks can be a great way to ease anxiety.
Read MoreBack to school can always be a stressful time, but adding distance learning, social distancing, learning pods, masks, and ever-changing plans from the school district into the mix makes for quite a bit of chaos. Here are five strategies to lessen the back-to-school anxiety for you and your teen or middle schooler.
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