by Monique | Feb 19, 2018 | Helping Kids with Worry, Anxiety and Stress, Professional
I’ve just looked at our clinic calendars and despite us seeing 200 young people this week, our waiting lists for new clients are currently stretching out to around 2-3 months. More than ever, there are children and young people facing challenges – and families who...
by Monique | Feb 19, 2018 | Helping Kids with Worry, Anxiety and Stress, Professional
This week I’ve felt disappointed and worried about various situations. One of my kids was sick and I was worried about him. I had a disagreement with my partner and felt frustrated. I felt overwhelmed by my task list at work. In other words, I’m a...
by Monique | Feb 19, 2018 | Helping Kids with Worry, Anxiety and Stress, Professional
An article published by the Australian Psychological Society in 2009 estimated that 50,000 children in Australia each year experience separation and divorce each year. This means as professionals who work with children, we are likely to have many children in our...
by Monique | Feb 19, 2018 | Helping Kids with Frustration and Tricky Behaviour, Professional
One of our jobs as professionals is to help young people express their negative emotions clearly and respectfully – to us, and to others. This isn’t easy. Many children and teens find it hard to tell us how they feel when they are upset, angry, worried or...
by Monique | Feb 19, 2018 | Helping Kids with Frustration and Tricky Behaviour, Professional
“AAARRRRKKGGGH” This was (roughly speaking – I may have got the spelling wrong) the word *Josh yelled when a leaf blower was used outside our office in a session last month. At the same time, he put his hands over his ears and ran to the corner. Josh hates loud...
by Monique | Feb 19, 2018 | Helping Kids with Worry, Anxiety and Stress, Professional
“Kids with big feelings” is a phrase I sometimes use to describe children who have a tendency to get more frustrated, worried, embarrassed, hurt and sad than other children their age. I use this phrase because it avoids negativity and reflects the fact...