It’s that time of the year again, exam season. The final stretch of the school year can be both an exciting and stressful time for students due to the increase in deadlines and the dreaded test papers. While feeling nervous for exams is normal for many, extreme feelings of anxiety and stress before, during, and…
Tag: children
Why was Goldilocks so picky? Could this classic children’s story provide insight into Sensory Processing Disorder?
We are extremely thankful to Mr. Moffat Makomo, OTR for writing our blog this month. Mr. Makomo is a Pediatric Occupational Therapist at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust in the United Kingdom. Prior to his current position, Mr. Makomo served the children of Bermuda for 11 years as an Occupational Therapist at the Bermuda Hospitals…
Social and Emotional Learning – How to help children manage daily challenges, build positive relationships, and make informed decisions
If you’re reading this when it is posted, Happy New Year! I hope you all have had a great start to 2022. And if you’re not, I hope you’re still having a great year regardless. By now, some of you may have already set your new year’s resolutions and started taking a step or two…
Creating Meaningful Connections Over the Holidays
Some may say that “It’s the most wonderful time of the year”; however, the holidays may cause a lot of stress for parents and families for many reasons. I’d like to encourage you to shift the focus from the never-ending “To-Do List”, the house cleaning, the shopping, and the cooking to focus more on slowing…
How to Parent Strong-Willed Children
Some parents are envious of those with strongly independent kids who are assertive, confident, determined, and persistent. After all, who doesn’t love raising a kid that knows exactly what they want, when they want it, and how they will get it? But what they don’t know is that there are also negative traits associated with…
Anxiety and Depression in Children
Anxiety and Depression are terms that are usually associated with adults, and as parents, we might think about them as “adult problems” or as things that only adults get. Time and time again, I have encountered parents of children and teens who have presented symptoms of anxiety or symptoms of depression. These parents always ask…
