By Janis D. Gioia, MAEd and Elise C. Gioia A note from Jan: As an early childhood educator, I began Comforting Anxious Children to help “little ones” with anxiety disorders and other special needs. I had an artist design the teddy-bear-in-a-parachute-and-rainbow-themed website artwork with…
By Janis D. Gioia, MAEd. Meditation calms and comforts anxious children, teens and adults. In the mindfulness movement that makes headlines almost daily, practices like meditation and yoga have scientifically validated benefits. Some benefits of meditation can be measured: Lower blood pressure Reduced…
Image Courtesy of Tiger Tales Books. Comforting Anxious Children’s Soothing Story #5 By Janis D. Gioia, MAEd. Anxious kids worry. Usually quite a bit and often before bed, which makes bedtime, worry time. They have little worries, big worries, and in-between worries. For…
Comforting Anxious Children’s Soothing Story Selection # 4 By Janis Gioia, MAEd. Separation anxiety and grief leave children feeling the loss of peace and comfort. The Invisible String, by Patrice Karst, helps children and adults ease the pain of separation anxiety and grief. With…