Can a service dog help your anxious child? Children with anxiety disorder often feel that their lives are spiraling out of control. Things that other kids do cause them anxiety or panic. Things like going to school, a mall, a movie theater, or going…
What is Occupational Therapy? Occupational therapists often visited my special education classroom throughout the school day. It wasn’t until I interviewed an occupational therapist, for an article on weighted blankets, that I learned the benefits occupational therapy offers an anxious child. I shared my lack…
Whether your school celebrates the holidays or not, the excitement and stress of the season affects children in their homes and in their classrooms. Most psychologists and mental health professionals believe that the anxious energy exhibited by groups of people is easily transferred to…