It’s that time of year again parents…time to send your kids back to school! The signs are plentiful. Slightly cooler temps in the morning. School supplies and clothing ads everywhere you look. And perhaps the rise of anxiety symptoms in your child? For kids with anxiety, leaving the carefree days of summer and returning to […]
Often in my initial phone calls with parents seeking therapy for their children, they tell me that they too struggle with anxiety. Usually, the conversation turns to questions about whether their child “got” anxiety from them or whether they’re making their child’s anxiety worse by not coping well with their own. Perhaps you’ve wondered the […]
As a fellow parent, I don’t have to tell YOU that it’s been a tough year! Remote/hybrid learning for your kids, new work-from-home or evolving work schedule for you, social distancing from extended family and friends, and trying to eke out some sense of normalcy during these past 14 months have all been really challenging. […]
With Covid vaccination rates rising and signs that the U.S. is opening back up, it can be tempting to believe that life for everyone, including your child, is about to return to normal. But that would be a mistake. Anxiety in kids and teens is still on the rise. Sadly, while some children lost beloved grandparents […]
We’re coming up on that time of year again that many parents dread…final exams! If you’re the parent of teens with anxiety, you know the week of final exams can be really tough. You see your teen run the whole gamut of emotions – anger, helplessness, worry, and maybe even panic. They may also compare […]
Often in counseling for anxious kids and teens in Illinois, I hear many different issues parents are dealing with in their anxious kids. These include irrational fears of getting sick or phobias of germs or the dark may be showing up more frequently in your child. Complaints of stomach aches and headaches when getting ready for […]
