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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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10 Ways to Find Motivation Throughout the School Year
Posted by Ashley Bartley, M.Ed., NCC, School Counselor and Boys Town Press Author on Jan 9th 2023
About 10 years ago, I signed up to run the Disney Marathon. I
had run shorter races - 5ks, 10ks, even half marathons, but I had never
fathomed the full 26.2 mile race until I experienced how amaz
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8 Ways Kids Can Manage Their Time to Prioritize Self-Care
Posted by Ashley Bartley, M.Ed., NCC, School Counselor and Boys Town Press Author on May 26th 2021
We’ve all had those evenings where there just doesn’t seem to be
enough time to do everything we’d like to get done. Many kids rush from school
straight to extracurricular activities, and dinner
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6 Ways to Decrease Tattling in the Home or in the Classroom
Posted by Ashley Bartley, M.Ed., NCC, School Counselor and Boys Town Press Author on Jul 8th 2020
As a school counselor, I often share with
parents one of my favorite quotes by Catherine M. Wallace: “Listen earnestly to
anything your children want to tell you, no matter what. If you don’t listen
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