Helping My Child Manage Emotions During a Pandemic
Helping My Child Manage Emotions During a Pandemic

Regardless of how old your child is, being aware of the potential emotional effects of this outbreak on your child can be helpful in managing current challenges, and mitigating any long-term emotional effects. Being away from friends, feeling restricted, managing a different way of learning, and having limited structure can be difficult for children.

It’s vital that you keep tabs on your child’s emotional state during the pandemic. Below, I’ll explore anxiety in children & teenage mental health, and share tips on how you can help your children during this time.

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Leslie Hemedesmental health, child mental health, anxiety, positivity
How to Find Meaning During Uncertain Times
How to Find Meaning During Uncertain Times

Today we find ourselves in a time of major upheaval and change. While contending with anxieties around the global impact that COVID-19 is having, we may also be grappling with finding ways to adjust to a new way of life. For some people, these changes have offered an opportunity for restoration from a constantly moving life.

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Grief, LossLeslie HemedesCOVID-19
Uncertainty during the COVID-19 Crisis
Uncertainty during the COVID-19 Crisis

In this article, we will be exploring this concept of uncertainty while looking at this COVID-19 crisis. We will explore the impacts of losing control and predictability in our lives. We will answer the following question. How do we respond to this uncertain reality, in terms of physiological, psychological, and emotional efforts to make sense of it all?

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Leslie HemedesCOVID-19, Coronavirus