The 12 Days of Christmas Calm
The 12 Days of Christmas Calm Written by Emma Connor. You can order a copy of Emma’s book, The Anxious Classroom, here. You’ve said goodbye…
Category: Anxiety
Trusting Development Instead of Managing It
Letting Children Grow Without Anxiety Our culture is one of speed, efficiency, and results; it should come as no surprise that to some, parenting has…
3 Signs You’re Heading for Burnout. And How to Step Back from the Edge!
3 Signs You’re Heading for Burnout. And How to Step Back from the Edge! Worried you’re at risk of burnout? Dr Richard Duggins, author of…
Building Blocks of Emotion: Helping Children Understand Big Feelings Through Play
Help children to understand feelings like anger using play! This World Children’s Day, the author of the Creative Ways books Fiona Zandt shares an engaging method for helping children understand and regulate their emotions, using a playful activity with interconnecting blocks.
5 Things People Get Wrong About Social Anxiety
This blog post was written by therapist and bestselling author Natasha Daniels. I did not know I had social anxiety until I was in my…
Using sensory regulation to help with the transition back to school!
Using sensory regulation to help with the transition back to school! Clare Ward and James Galpin are the authors of ‘My Senses are Like Cups‘,…
A Neurodiversity-Positive Approach to Empower and Engage Participants Through Art Therapy
In this blog, written by Jessica Woolhiser Stallings the author of Special Interests in Art Therapy with Autistic People, she shares about her own ADHD…
In Troubled Times: How Gratitude and Liberation Art Promote Peace
This post was written by JKP author Amy Backos. Today is International Stress Awareness Day (November 1, 2023), and to encourage conversations and education around stress…
Review of The Adverse Childhood Experiences Card Deck by Dr Warren Larkin
Review written by Kate Cairns. This resource is both deeply knowledgeable and accessibly presented. It enables anyone working with people in relation to adversity in…
When Art Saves Lives
Trigger Warning: Suicide This post was written by JKP author Marney Schorr. September is National Suicide Awareness Month and Sep 10, 2023 to Sep 16,…