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Navigating the School Year: Cultivating Growth, Resilience, and Well-being for Children

August 28, 2024 • Dr. Kimber • Episode 93

In this episode, Dr. Kimber focuses on three key takeaways to prepare for a successful school year:

Collaborative Approach: Dr. Kimber emphasizes the importance of collaborating with children in adjusting to the back-to-school routine. She encourages open communication to support struggling children and to cultivate a learning environment at home.
Mindful Relaxation Techniques: Dr. Kimber suggests using relaxation techniques such as softening hands, breath control, and mindful observation of the surroundings to reduce stress and anxiety.
Balancing Responsibilities and Life-Giving Activities: Dr. Kimber highlights the need to find a balance in maintaining responsibilities and finding life-giving activities. She discusses the significance of meal planning, studying environment, managing phone distractions during study time, understanding the significance of sleep, and using movement and kinesthetic interventions to support learning.

These takeaways are essential for parents and caregivers to support their children in having a successful and fulfilling school year.

Resources:

The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt
The Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist's Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults by Frances E Jensen and Amy Ellis Nutt
Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.

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