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  1. How to Talk to Your Kids About Back-to-School Anxiety - Tips From an Old Deep-Dish Psychotherapist

    How to Talk to Your Kids About Back-to-School Anxiety - Tips From an Old Deep-Dish Psychotherapist

    Hello and warm wishes to all parents and guardians of school age children, from pre-school to college!!!

    I want to suggest a way to talk with your kids, to ease garden-variety anxiety about going back to school. It can come in handy with or without a pandemic, but with a pandemic, it’s especially useful.

    None of this is terribly original and most of it consists of repurposed therapy skills. But it can come in handy, and maybe you’ll get some fresh perspective in here. As always, I count on you to take what you can use and chuck the rest. 

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  2. Ask BR: Any Suggestions for an 8-Year-Old Who Was Recently Almost Hit by a Fast-Moving Truck?

    Ask BR: Any Suggestions for an 8-Year-Old Who Was Recently Almost Hit by a Fast-Moving Truck?

    I am looking for Guided Imagery for an 8-year-old girl who is now living with her Grandparents. Her mother is severely mentally ill and this child suffered multiple traumatic experiences while in her care. She is now doing well with her grandparents, who are good caretakers and who love her very much.

    A recent incident occurred in which she was riding her scooter and was nearly hit by a fast-moving truck. Her uncle yelled to warn her, and this seems to have set her back. Her reaction was to panic. She has since withdrawn from interacting with the family. This is a shame, because she was doing so well.

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  3. Partner Spotlight: Akron Children's Hospital

    Partner Spotlight: Akron Children's Hospital

    Today, we’re putting a spotlight on Akron Children’s Hospital. Ranked among the best children's hospitals in the country, Akron Children’s Hospital invests in new research, designs facilities, makes their equipment kid-sized, and tailors their care experiences for a young audience — all to better serve kids and their families.

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  4. Ask BR Holiday Gift Questions: What to Get an Anxious Kid, A Grieving Friend, a Dad Facing Cardiac Surgery

    Ask BR Holiday Gift Questions:  What to Get an Anxious Kid, A Grieving Friend, a Dad Facing Cardiac Surgery

    Hello again.

    Starting around Thanksgiving, we get a big uptick of questions from people who want to give something that they hope will be helpful and meaningful to someone they care about… in other words, some guided imagery. Here’s an early sampling. Unless told otherwise, we change the names to protect privacy: 

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  5. How Can Guided Imagery Be Used in Schools?

    How Can Guided Imagery Be Used in Schools?

     

    Put a headset that’s playing some guided imagery on the super-receptive little ears of a first grader, and you’re giving that kid the gift that keeps on giving for the rest of his or her days.

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  6. Kids Taking Control - the Ultimate Antidote to the Helplessness of PTS

    Kids Taking Control - the Ultimate Antidote to the Helplessness of PTS

     

    The central insult of posttraumatic stress is the sense of helplessness it engenders. Powerlessness is the thread that runs through every traumatized response, whether it’s from a car accident, family violence, a hurricane, or a school massacre…

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  7. Tools for Healing Trauma in Kids and First Responders in Broward County

    Tools for Healing Trauma in Kids and First Responders in Broward County
     
    A pastor asks Belleruth about guided imagery and other healing techniques that can help their community cope after a school shooting.
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  8. A Pediatrician Requests Tips for Using Guided Imagery with Children

    A Pediatrician Requests Tips for Using Guided Imagery with Children

    What bits of wisdom or generalized instructions can you offer to parents and families who want to begin using guided imagery with their children?

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  9. Can Guided Imagery Calm a Scared Little Girl Facing Surgery?

    Can Guided Imagery Calm a Scared Little Girl Facing Surgery?

    Can you recommend guided imagery for my daughter, who is anxious and frightened over upcoming surgery?

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  10. Does Guided Imagery Keep Very Young Kids Still During an MRI? Yup.

    Does Guided Imagery Keep Very Young Kids Still During an MRI? Yup.

    A pilot study in the American Journal of Maternal & Child Nursing investigated whether guided imagery could help a kid undergoing MRI . . .

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