“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 the fifth of November.” But after doing a…
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 struggles with changes? I bet they would love to meet Fletcher.…
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 and teachers use bibliotherapy. Bibliotherapy books help a child through a difficult time (grief, hospitalization,…
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Children with Anxiety and Mental Health Challenges: How To Make Every Moment Count for Every Child
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 and professional settings is imperative. The following article shares a mental health initiative that…
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