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As we near the return to school for many of our kids this is a thoughtful reminder on how to approach anxiety with your kids.

3 Proven Ways to Strengthen and Protect Children and Teens Against Anxiety - Anxiety comes from a part of the brain called the amygdala. The amygdala is like that friend who loves you loads, but takes everything personally and always assumes the worst. The amygdala’s job is to constantly scan the environment looking for threat. When it senses something that might be a thre...

I love the language she uses in this article on emotional intelligence.

How to Teach Kids About the Brain: Laying Strong Foundations for Emotional Intelligence (by Dr Hazel Harrison) - When children understand what’s happening in the brain, it can be the first step to having the power to make choices and build their emotional intelligence.

The latency period gives me much more insight as my son approaches his tenth birthday.

'I Just Want Them to Be Okay' - Why Rescuing Our Kids Can Get in Their Way (by Dr Sarah Sarkis) - My son has never been a maverick. Let me be clear. He is cautious and ponders his choices deeply; this allows him a kind of wisdom that is hard to come by at the ripe old age of ten. I have noticed in the past an instinct to circumvent, to avoid, to sidestep risk. But... Read more »

It's not easy, but our family has incorporated, on two different occasions (one for a year), no tech Tuesdays, and currently no technology from 6pm - 8pm daily.
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...an affirmation regarding the importance of reading aloud to our children from the moment they are born -- even if from a back of a cereal box.

Why Reach Out and Read? | Reach Out and Read

...we can all (publishers, authors, illustrators, editors) find a way to have our voices be heard in this disgraceful policy (or lack thereof) on immigration.

Illustrators Raise Voices and Banners in Immigration Policy Protest A number of children's book illustrators have joined forces with author Julie Burstein and Pippin Properties creative director Holly McGhee, to make available images for posters that can be carried by protesters of the U.S. government’s recently rescinded policy of separating the children of undoc...

...anxiety is real and alive for all us of.

Anxiety in Children: A Metaphor to Put You In Their Shoes (And Right Beside Them) - Imagine this. You’re travelling along the freeway when your brakes feel as though they might fail. They’re working, but something feels off. This has never happened before. You drive the car to the closest mechanic. After a thorough inspection of the car, you’re told everything is fine and the...

...the power of mindfulness and being present with our children is powerful.

What’s So Great About the Present Moment Anyway? Taking a Mindful SEAT, and Other Ways to Find Calm (by Dr Christopher Willard) - It took me a long time to realize why the present moment was a helpful place to hang out. I can even recall as an anxious kid how my mind worked “I’m going to fail this test, then fail out of school, never get into college, probably die homeless and alone under a bridge, and... Read more »

We as parents and educators need to help eliminate stress in our kid's lives.

Stress and your child's brain A host of statistics suggest that kids are experiencing stress at new levels.

Stories are what bind us together...our belief at Night River Press is to help bring out the story that lives within each of us.

The Strange Thing That Happens In Your Brain When You Hear a Good Story -- And How to Use It to Your Advantage Learn the science behind how good stories affect our brains on a chemical level, and how you can use this to craft content people deeply connect with.

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...a great reminder that introverts are not failed extroverts, but unique individuals that makeup 50% of the population.

Raising an Introverted Child in an Extroverted World The most important thing in bringing up introverted children is to work with, not against, their strengths. Here are 6 powerful ways to do that.