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fromPsychology Today
23 hours ago

Using Bedtime Stories to Create Healthy Narratives in Kids

Reading your child a bedtime story-or making one up yourself-has so many benefits, but there's one that is often overlooked: Bedtime stories create powerful narratives in your child that you choose. (For more on narratives and why they're crucial for parents to know about, see this post.) How stories become narratives Children's stories affect kids on an emotional level. For instance, let's take the common absent-parent-returns-home story.
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fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Beyond Separation Anxiety: A Strategy that Works

Respect and validate children's feelings, but also help them move past rumination instead of endlessly discussing feelings.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

I didn't plan on a sausage dog but McKenzie nudged me back to hope | Debbie Elkind

Adopting McKenzie revealed unexpected challenges, relentless personality quirks, and a deep emotional bond forming despite stress and separation anxiety.
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fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Predictable Growth-Focused Changes in Twin Relationships

Twins start extremely close, gradually develop individuality through separations, face identity shifts in adolescence, and often return to early closeness in senior years.
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fromStartribune
2 months ago

Opinion | Your pandemic pup doesn't want you to go back to the office, either

Help middle-aged pandemic puppies relearn independence gradually before owners return to long office hours to prevent fear and separation-related behaviors.
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fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

I Think I've Trained My Kid to Hate My In-Laws. Uh Oh.

Restructure relatives' contact to occur during shared, non-departure activities to reduce separation anxiety and build positive language and cultural bonds.
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fromPawNation
3 months ago

Sassy Cat Guards Computer Declaring 'No Work Today'

Pets are struggling with separation anxiety as owners return to work after the pandemic.
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fromSlate Magazine
4 months ago

My Kid's Anxiety Is Getting Louder-And I'm Out of Ideas

Develop strategies to help children manage separation anxiety and fears, especially around the topics they hear from peers.
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