Articles related to "Expressing Feelings"



Communication Blockers
Our response to kids in crisis can determine whether they will continue to talk with us. Here are four common responses that tend to get in the way of good communication.
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Helping Autistic Children Express Feelings
Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are comforted by certainty and routine. A scale of "one to ten" is an effective way of communicating how they are feeling.
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Helping Kids Develop Coping Skills
Help kids learn how to cope with everyday issues by developing skills in communicating, problem solving, and relaxation.
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Helping Teens Express Feelings
Learn how to use modeling, reflective listening, scaling techniques and "I messages" to help teens accurately label the type and intensity of their feelings.
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Yikes!! Watch out for that Duck!!!
Picture this, a duck, a fishing boy and a worm...
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Cutting
Cutting is gaining popularity among middle school and high school students. What is the motivation behind this self-mulilating behavior and is it dangerous?
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Developing Empathy in Kids
Help your kids develop the skills to understand and care for other people.
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Encouraging Female Friendships
How to promote powerful, authentic relationships in a culture that emphasizes gossip, rumors, and celebration of other's failures.
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Girls and Positive Body Image
How we may unknowingly be saying or doing things that give kids mixed messages about food.
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Preventing Youth Worker Burnout
Working with kids is emotionally draining, but too much stress can lead to burnout. Here are some tips to keep the pressure from becoming overwhelming.
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How to Write a Cinquain
Teach kids how to write a cinquain.
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Art Therapy and Children Affected with Cancer
Art therapy allows children affected with cancer to express their concerns spontaneously.
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Kids and Stress: My Story
Did you know that kids with Asperger's Syndrome suffer from overwhelming emotions and stress? Here, Brandon M. tells the story of how stress affects his life.
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How to Generate Hidden Icons in Skype
Frequent users of the Skype messenger soon might grow tired of the happy smiley, sad smiley variety offered by the system. Here are some lesser known icons!
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Help Children Dealing with Grief and Loss
Losses are a part of life, even for children. Dealing with grief and loss, even death is never easy. Parents can learn to better help children through these events.
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What is Co-Dependency?
Brief definition of co-dependency and an outline of co-dependent behavior.
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Art Journal About Homeschooling
Homeschooling is part of many households, elementary and high school students alike. Encourage them to art journal as part of their educational routines.
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Creating a Family Maintenance Plan
For families with a Mood Disordered Person (Depression or Bipolar DIsorder). Article targets stabalizing family dynamics to promote safety and harmony
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Edward de Bono's Six Thinking Hats
The Six Thinking Hats method was created by Edward de Bono to help people improve their creative thinking.
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Handling Your Child's Temper Tantrums
Children around the age of two have a growing sense of independence where they strive for control over their environment.
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Helping your child through school
Some of my suggestions of ways that parents in particular could provide support for their children's learning and school experience.
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How to Stop Cursing
Cursing unfortunately can become an automated response to stress, anger, frustration, or peer-pressure. However, bad words can be eliminated from one's vocabulary.
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Maintaining (not building!) positive self-concept
Human beings inherently feel good about themselves. It is more important therefore to stop some of our actions that damage that positive self-concept, than to devise ways to build it.
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Make a Valentine's Day Gift for a Spouse
Homemade Valentines are the perfect way for married couples to save money while saying, "I love you" on Valentine's Day.
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Schizoid Personality
Schizoids enjoy nothing and seemingly never experience pleasure.
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Talking to Kids about Death
Helping your child through the grief process of terminal illness and death may prevent social problems and nervous habits.
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Ten Steps of Crisis Intervention
There are 10 major steps in the general model of crisis intervention that are all important to implement and not omit.
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Unsent Letters: Art Book Pages
The art of the unsent letter has, without a doubt, been a successful therapeutic practice for years. Let's spin it into some therapeutic art.
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Yoga for the Throat Chakra
Unexpressed feelings may lead to a blocked throat chakra which in turn can lead to low self esteem and may cause neck and shoulder tension.
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Building Self Esteem in Children
Full Mouse, Empty Mouse by Dina Zeckhausen with illustrations by Brian Boyd helps in building self esteem in children.
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Bulimia: The Binge/Purge Cycle
The binge/purge cycle as found in bulimia nervosa has the ability to perpetuate itself, making this eating disorder a dangerous and debilitating illness.
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Communicating With Dying Children
Until it becomes a part of their lives very few children are familiar with the idea of terminal illness.
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Coping 101 - part one
Caring for a child or adult with a disability we can become overwhelmed with responsibilities. In a two- part article, simple solutions will be discussed to help reduce stress and how it may be better coped with.

Dance and the Meaning of Life
Expressing the mind-body connection physically may get spiritual seekers closer to the truth. How are dancing and living the same?
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Depression in children
Depression in children is not a topic that we like to face or talk about. However we need to recognize that it is a reality. Children do suffer from depression. We need to be aware of the signs to look for as it could so easily be confused with other conditions.
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Eating Disorders in Boys
Although it is not talked about as much, boys can be just as vulnerable to eating disorders as girls.
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Holistic Approaches to Adult Education
In this April 14, 2009 interview with Mary Norton, she focuses on recently published research that recommends integrating arts into adult learning environments.
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Interesting Wedding Poems
This article explores the importance of having wedding readings, and suggests some moving and original poems that will make your wedding stand out from all the rest.
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JourneyDance
Using music as a guide, this original method of movement takes you out of your comfort zone on a journey of celebration through playful energizing dance.
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Letters from the other parent
How to handle letters from the other parent.
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Psychology Therapies for Children
Psychologist guides parents on effective therapies commonly used with children experiencing emotional issues or behavioral problems.
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Revolver, Part I
We continue this week with a look at Revolver.
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Spa Sounds
Lilting words chanted in yoga class and soothing music played during massage sessions are more than background noise. They're healing tools.
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Stressy - Messy
Stressy, messy and time consuming, not to mention expensive. Let's talk about the stress that Art in the classroom can cause. I will discuss long range plans and how they making teaching art more comfortable.
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Surviving an Adoption Reversal
When the adoption of a child does not go as planned, it is a devastating event for the adoptive family. Consider these tips and resources as a place to begin the healing.
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Treatment for Self Injury and Stop Cutting
Treatment for self injury is covered in this recovery book. Stop cutting and start healing from related issues like eating disorders.
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Use Your Email as a Free Personality Test
The Center for Internet Behavior has found that email-writing habits -- use of emoticons, fonts, color etc. -- reveal more about people than they may realize.
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War time articulated
Sally Potter's third time writing and directing is a war time story with hits and misses.
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What Teens Need
Adults can never be reminded too much of what it was like surviving the teenage years and the support and encouragement that teens need from them.
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8 Ways to Cope With Pet Loss
Grieving a pet death can take a long time. Be patient and compassionate with yourself, as this is a very real grief process. Here are 8 ways to cope with pet loss.
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