Learning From Failure
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Learning From Failure

The reality is failure is an inevitable part of life.  Allowing children to fail early and often when they have your support prepares them to deal with failures as a teen and adult.  But in a world where there is so much pressure on kids to succeed, as parents, it can be difficult to allow them to fail. 

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Talking to Teens About Mental Health
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Talking to Teens About Mental Health

Ask questions. It is okay to be direct when it comes to checking in with mental health, it sends a message you take this topic seriously. It is also okay to bring mental health up in a roundabout way. You can bring up an article you recently read or discuss well-known individuals such as Simone Biles and Harry Miller who are making their mental health a priority.

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Building a Coping Kit
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Building a Coping Kit

A coping kit is simply a list of skills and strategies a child can use when feeling anxious. It helps to practice these strategies when the child is already calm. Sometimes children can memorize their list of strategies but others may need to have them written down.

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The Power of Grit
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The Power of Grit

Grit is your stick-to-itness. It is your ability to persist when things get tough because that thing matters to you. It’s about finding something you are passionate about and staying with it no matter what.

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School Refusal
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School Refusal

School refusal is different from truancy. Children who are truant refuse to go to school because they want to do something else. They will often concoct elaborate schemes to avoid going to school. However, school refusal is related to anxiety about situations or expectations at school.

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Emotional Co-Regulation
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Emotional Co-Regulation

The really amazing thing about mirror neurons is that you can use your mirror neurons to help your child when they are struggling to regulate their own emotions. If you stay calm in situations which are causing your child distress (ie frustration, anxiety, fear, anger, etc) and maintain a supportive presence, your child will essentially “catch” your calm.

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Protecting Yourself From Second-Hand Anxiety
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Protecting Yourself From Second-Hand Anxiety

It is important to protect yourself from second-hand anxiety because chronic stress can lead to long-term health problems. In addition, as a parent, you are not helping your child if you are taking on their anxiety.

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A Guide for Parents to Support Children’s Mental Health
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A Guide for Parents to Support Children’s Mental Health

As parents, we play an important role in shaping their emotional well-being but it can be hard to know where to start. This blog post will provide practical tips about how parents can actively support and create a positive mental health environment for their children.

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How To Help Kids When Big Emotions Happen
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How To Help Kids When Big Emotions Happen

When individuals are struggling with emotional regulation, their emotions feel very out of control to them. In young children, this can look like throwing tantrums, refusal behaviors and excessive worrying. Struggling to regulate emotions is pretty common, even us adults struggle with it at times. However, it is pretty easy to teach kids skills which help them to regulate their emotions.

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How To Talk To Kids About Anxiety
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How To Talk To Kids About Anxiety

Young people need to understand anxiety is our brain's way of checking to see if we are okay, not to tell us that we aren’t okay.

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Dangers of Overparenting
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Dangers of Overparenting

Parenting well can feel like trying to hit a moving target. Parental involvement and responsiveness have been linked to child success, yet too much of either can have detrimental effects to children. So how do you know how much involvement and responsiveness is too much?

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