When kids get stressed

Kids get stressed just like everyone else.  Be it parents divorcing, illness in the family, a teacher they don't like, issues with friends, academic performance issues, kids are out there learning to navigate the world. 

This article from Family Education provides good tips for helping your kids cope with stress.  Check it out!

Of course if your child is struggling and your efforts have not seemed to make much of a difference, most schools have social workers or teachers you can talk to.  Enlist the assistance of a therapist or counselor in your area if you feel you or your child needs additional support. 

Be well,

Rebecca

Resources for Pain

The American Chronic Pain Association is a wealth of resources for people experiencing chronic pain from fibromyalgia, back pain, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, migraine, irritable bowel syndrome, and more. 

Pain is unique in that there need not be any visible signs for pain.  In fact, pain can be encompassing, sometimes it is even difficult for someone experiencing chronic pain to put their experiences into words. 

Within the ACPA's website are various checklists and logs available for anyone to print as a tool for communicating about pain to medical or mental health staff.  The more clearly someone experiencing chronic pain is able to convey their experience of pain, the more likely he or she will be able to receive individualized support and treatment.

If you are experiencing chronic pain, consider checking out resources available to improve your quality of life.
 
You are worth it.

Rebecca