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How Nature Heals Anxious Children
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8 Things An Anxious Child Never Wants to Hear You Say (And What They Wish you...
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6 Ways to Help Children with Mental Health Stigma: With Advice From Dr....
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10 Things You Can Do Now To Help Kids With Back to School Anxiety
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Tricia Goyer Interview: Thoughts on How to Comfort Anxious Children From the...
By Janis D. Gioia, MAEd. When the day dawns soft and still, I curl up on the sofa under my softest blanket, with my Bible and devotionals by my side. No matter what challenges I’m facing, or maybe...
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Children with Anxiety and Mental Health Challenges: How To Make Every Moment...
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How to Make Halloween Happier for Children with Anxiety, Autism or Sensory...
By Janis D. Gioia, MAEd Halloween is less than two weeks away, but for children with anxiety, autism spectrum or sensory processing disorders, Halloween is not really a treat. Children with anxiety,...
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10 Tips for Reading to Comfort an Anxious Child
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Books to Comfort Anxious Children: Fletcher and The Falling Leaves
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Anxious Children and Guy Fawkes Day/Bonfire Night
“Can you address children’s anxiety and Guy Fawkes Day?” Until this question, sent to me from a CAC reader in the UK, I had never heard of Guy Fawkes Day. Never heard the refrain, “Remember, remember...
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Books to Comfort Anxious Children: Thankful
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8 Things An Anxious Child Never Wants to Hear You Say (And What They Wish you...
Anxious children are scared. They feel out of control. Adults need to respond with kindness and empathy to help them: Calm their minds and bodies Validate their feelings Give them tools to manage scary...
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6 Ways to Help Children with Mental Health Stigma: With Advice From Dr....
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10 Things You Can Do Now To Help Kids With Back to School Anxiety
By Janis Gioia, MAEd. August is here, but there are still a good number of days left this summer. Plenty of time left to hit the community pool, race down a rollercoaster, enjoy a lemonade and be...
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Tricia Goyer Interview: Thoughts on How to Comfort Anxious Children From the...
By Janis D. Gioia, MAEd. When the day dawns soft and still, I curl up on the sofa under my softest blanket, with my Bible and devotionals by my side. No matter what challenges I’m facing, or maybe...
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Children with Anxiety and Mental Health Challenges: How To Make Every Moment...
By Janis Gioia, MAEd. Children with anxiety and mental health challenges and other disabilities deserve acceptance, inclusion and support in every area of life. Nurturing children in our homes, schools...
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How to Make Halloween Happier for Children with Anxiety, Autism or Sensory...
By Janis D. Gioia, MAEd Halloween is less than two weeks away, but for children with anxiety, autism spectrum or sensory processing disorders, Halloween is not really a treat. Children with anxiety,...
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10 Tips for Reading to Comfort an Anxious Child
By Janis D. Gioia, MAEd. Books have the ability to calm and comfort children with anxiety, autism spectrum, depression and other mental health challenges and disabilities. Sometimes clinicians, parents...
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Books to Comfort Anxious Children: Fletcher and The Falling Leaves
Fletcher and the Falling Leaves book image copyright and courtesy of Tiphanie Beeke Comforting Anxious Children’s Soothing Story Selection 1 by Janis D. Gioia, MAEd. Do you know a child who worries and...
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Anxious Children and Guy Fawkes Day/Bonfire Night
“Can you address children’s anxiety and Guy Fawkes Day?” Until this question, sent to me from a CAC reader in the UK, I had never heard of Guy Fawkes Day. Never heard the refrain, “Remember, remember...
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