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Fear: To Face or To Flee
Posted by Jeff Tucker, Boys Town Press Author and National Certified School Counselor on May 18th 2023
Most people don’t have positive associations with the word
fear. This is completely understandable. Feeling scared to your core isn’t exactly
a pleasant experience.While not necessarily enjoyable, t
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4 Tips for Supporting a Child with Depression
Posted by Jennifer Simpson, Boys Town Family Teacher on May 1st 2023
This article was originally shared on momaha.com.Depression affects kids in a variety of ways and can be situational or a constant in their life.There are a few things parents can do to help keep depr
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Supporting Elementary Students with Separation Anxiety at School
Posted by Ashley Bartley, M.Ed., NCC, School Counselor and Boys Town Press Author on Mar 29th 2023
Today, more and more students seem to be experiencing separation
anxiety. That’s not terribly surprising, however, given everything they’ve
lived through in recent years.
According to the&nb
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Flip Your Thoughts to the Happy, Golden Side
Posted by Jennifer Law, Boys Town Press Author on Mar 7th 2023
How many thoughts do you
think you typically have in a single day? Dozens? Hundreds? Thousands? Maybe
millions?Some days, it seems like I
have a billion thoughts racing through my head. But I also
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Helped People Help People
Posted by Jeff Tucker, Boys Town Press Author and National Certified School Counselor on Feb 6th 2023
“Hurt people hurt people” is an adage that you’ve likely
heard before. The notion behind this statement is something along the lines of,
“Those who have experienced emotional pain and suffering m
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Your Child Disagrees with You… Now What?
Posted by Bryan Smith, Boys Town Press Author and Elementary School Counselor on Jan 20th 2023
If your children are anything like mine, you know that from
time to time (and some days it definitely feels like ALL THE TIME), they are
going to disagree with you. When that happens, how toleran
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