Father and children having breakfast in kitchen
While we can’t completely remove stress from their lives, we can equip them with tools they can use when they feel overwhelmed.
If you’re a parent, you try your best to arm your children with the tools they’ll need to handle obstacles that come their way. And with back-to-school season in full swing, it’s only natural for our kids to feel overwhelmed or anxious about the beginning of the new school year. While we can’t completely remove stress from their lives, we can equip them with in-the-moment strategies for them to try when they feel overwhelmed.
We asked our Thrive community to share with us the strategies that allow them to help their kids to deal with stress, especially during back-to-school season.
Which of these tips will you try?
* Validate what they’re feeling
* Give them a journal
* Do breathing exercises together
* Encourage them to take a break for movement
* Help them find how they express themselves best
* Introduce “box breathing”
* Take time to listen
* Teach them the tapping technique
* Try tension releasing exercises
* Encourage them to try a “brain dump”
* Model healthy coping strategies
* Help them reframe
* Celebrate what they love to do
I – Word Understanding
Obstacle – a thing that blocks one’s way or prevents or hinders progress.
