LESS FEARFUL HOSPITAL STAYS 3 Tips to Ease Anxiety by Michele Ranard, M.Ed. 560 wds If your child will be visiting the hospital for a procedure, they may feel fretful about what to expect and any pain they may experience. These expert tips will help guide you in calming their nerves. Why They Worry About the Hospital According to Dr. Judith A. Jones...
BUST A MOOD 3 Strategies to Calm Beastly Moods by Michele Ranard, M.Ed. 760 words ”Nothing helps a bad mood like spreading it around.” --Bill Watterson We all have moods. In childhood, there are those unicorn, rainbow, cotton candy, smiley ones, there are the beastly ones. Meltdown mahem at Macy’s. Bedtime blow-ups. Tantrums over tuna. Adolescents are also famous for occasionally getting...
STRESS and PRESCHOOLERS Clearer Understanding & How to Help by Michele Ranard, M.Ed. 800 wds As adults with plenty of experience managing stress, we cope with it by learning to calm ourselves. Sometimes we forget that children lack our years of experience and maturity. Anyone who has ever visited a preschool classroom can attest that plenty of three to six-year-olds have yet to...
