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A Patron recently introduced me to a parenting podcast called Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Parenting. As I listened to a recent episode, I sketched along as Dr. Lisa explored strategies for helping struggling teens who refuse therapy. You can listen to the full episode here: #65: My Depressed Teen Refuses Therapy. How Do I Help? Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Parenting Mental Health Symptoms, Adhd Symptoms, Parenting Knowledge, Health Podcast, Parent Coaching, Dark Thoughts, Sketch Notes, Strong Feelings

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A Patron recently introduced me to a parenting podcast called Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Parenting. As I listened to a recent episode, I sketched along as Dr. Lisa explored strategies for helping struggling teens who refuse therapy. You can listen to the full episode here: #65: My Depressed Teen Refuses Therapy. How Do I Help? Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Parenting

Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art

Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art

Parenting Young Minds

Not just a coloring book, this activity book contains a combination of coloring pages, age-appropriate writing or drawing prompts, interactive family activities, and brief bits of kid-friendly wisdom on coping with big feelings. Developed by a therapist based on Johns Hopkins University’s research in helping kids develop resilience to adversity, this workbook is specifically designed to support healthy coping for kids dealing with the disruptions of COVID. Coloring Books, Coloring Pages, Drawing Prompt, Johns Hopkins University, Kids Activity Books, Social Emotional Learning, Emotions, Feelings, Adversity

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Not just a coloring book, this activity book contains a combination of coloring pages, age-appropriate writing or drawing prompts, interactive family activities, and brief bits of kid-friendly wisdom on coping with big feelings. Developed by a therapist based on Johns Hopkins University’s research in helping kids develop resilience to adversity, this workbook is specifically designed to support healthy coping for kids dealing with the disruptions of COVID.

Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art

Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art

Parenting Young Minds

Older kids (kids who are about eight and older) are likely to remember much of this experience. Most will remember it as a chaotic season – it IS a chaotic season. One way that parents can help kids cope with the coronavirus pandemic is to 1. Provide some shelter for kids from the chaos, and 2. Help kids organize this chaotic experience into a narrative that promotes resiliency. Explore these six activities to build resiliency! Therapy Activities, Family Activities, Self Help Group, Family Motto, Fun Games For Kids, Family Therapy, Emotional Regulation, Make Art, Cope

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Older kids (kids who are about eight and older) are likely to remember much of this experience. Most will remember it as a chaotic season – it IS a chaotic season. One way that parents can help kids cope with the coronavirus pandemic is to 1. Provide some shelter for kids from the chaos, and 2. Help kids organize this chaotic experience into a narrative that promotes resiliency. Explore these six activities to build resiliency!

Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art

Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art

Parenting Young Minds

How can we soothe kids and help build resilience to future adversity? By choosing responses to these questions that highlight strengths, identity, and relationships – kind of like this otter mom who (instead of being dismissive or toxically positive), helps her little otter know that they are in a family that will keep them safe and will be there for them even through really hard things. Kids Questions, What If Questions, Emotional Support, Healthy Coping Skills, Adverse Childhood Experiences, Therapy Tools

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How can we soothe kids and help build resilience to future adversity? By choosing responses to these questions that highlight strengths, identity, and relationships – kind of like this otter mom who (instead of being dismissive or toxically positive), helps her little otter know that they are in a family that will keep them safe and will be there for them even through really hard things.

Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art

Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art

Parenting Young Minds

Las conversaciones de preguntas y respuestas tienden a calmar a los padres, pero estresan a los niños. Declarar observaciones les permite a los niños saber que estamos presentes y escuchando mientras respetamos su espacio. Los niños procesan a través del juego, no de las conversaciones. Si desea conocer sus vidas, únase a un juego sin guión dirigido por niños. Spanish Questions, Art Teaching Resources, Pyschology, Social Aspects, Journal Template, Spanish Language, Counseling, Growing Up, Connection

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Las conversaciones de preguntas y respuestas tienden a calmar a los padres, pero estresan a los niños. Declarar observaciones les permite a los niños saber que estamos presentes y escuchando mientras respetamos su espacio. Los niños procesan a través del juego, no de las conversaciones. Si desea conocer sus vidas, únase a un juego sin guión dirigido por niños.

Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art

Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art

Parenting Young Minds

Question and answer conversations tend to soothe parents, but stress kids. Stating observations let kids know we are present and listening while respecting their space. Kids process via play, not conversations. If you want insight into their lives, join in child-led, unscripted play. Parenting Done Right, Intentional Parenting, Mindful Parenting, Parenting Help, Parenting Skills, Family Parenting, Gentle Parenting, Positive Parenting, Mental And Emotional Health

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Question and answer conversations tend to soothe parents, but stress kids. Stating observations let kids know we are present and listening while respecting their space. Kids process via play, not conversations. If you want insight into their lives, join in child-led, unscripted play.

Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art

Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art

Parenting Young Minds

When kids are anxious, it's human nature to want to soothe them. For kids with significant anxiety, however, we may need to monitor ourselves for over-accomodating behaviors. This study at Yale recently compared two group of kids with anxiety disorders. Group 1 got cognitive behavioral therapy and Group 2 didn't get any therapy- but their parents got coaching in how to parent anxious kids. The outcome? Both groups of kids had equivalent improvements in symptoms. Mental Health Education, Institute Of Mental Health, Kids And Parenting, Child Study Center, Bedtime Ritual, Counseling Psychology, Hand Drawn Lettering

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When kids are anxious, it's human nature to want to soothe them. For kids with significant anxiety, however, we may need to monitor ourselves for over-accomodating behaviors. This study at Yale recently compared two group of kids with anxiety disorders. Group 1 got cognitive behavioral therapy and Group 2 didn't get any therapy- but their parents got coaching in how to parent anxious kids. The outcome? Both groups of kids had equivalent improvements in symptoms.

Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art

Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art

Parenting Young Minds

Anxiety about what is unknown can make us want to ask lots of questions- and all those questions can put a lot of pressure on a child to relieve *our* anxiety. Sometimes the best way to connect is to scrap the questions and to bring a topic up gently (“I was thinking about you during your recess today.”), Express empathy (“I know some days that’s hard.”), and require nothing.

Anxiety about what is unknown can make us want to ask lots of questions- and all those questions can put a lot of pressure on a child to relieve *our* anxiety. Sometimes the best way to connect is to scrap the questions and to bring a topic up gently (“I was thinking about you during your recess today.”), Express empathy (“I know some days that’s hard.”), and require nothing.

Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art

Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art

Parenting Young Minds

One key task of educators, parents, and caregivers is helping kids develop the ability to check in with themselves, notice what they are feeling, and express those feelings appropriately. Helping kids develop a robust vocabulary to describe emotions may help them communicate their emotions, which has been linked to improved social support seeking. In other words, kids who can describe what they are feeling can communicate those feelings to peers and adults. Aba Therapy, Therapy Counseling, Therapy Ideas, Dairy Free Breastfeeding, Emotions Wheel, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Relationship Psychology, Emotional Child

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One key task of educators, parents, and caregivers is helping kids develop the ability to check in with themselves, notice what they are feeling, and express those feelings appropriately. Helping kids develop a robust vocabulary to describe emotions may help them communicate their emotions, which has been linked to improved social support seeking. In other words, kids who can describe what they are feeling can communicate those feelings to peers and adults.

Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art

Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art

Parenting Young Minds

The feeling forecast worksheet is designed for helping younger kids learn about their emotions, how to notice when feelings are interrupting their ability to listen and learn, and to begin to understand how to seek out (or give themselves) the care they need when they are upset. Especially with the up's and down's of the last year - and as the holidays approach - this worksheet can be helpful in sparking meaningful conversations! Empathy Activities, Teaching Empathy, Work Activities, Teaching Kids, Kids Learning, Understanding Feelings, Classroom Behavior Management, College Care Package, Meaningful Conversations

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The feeling forecast worksheet is designed for helping younger kids learn about their emotions, how to notice when feelings are interrupting their ability to listen and learn, and to begin to understand how to seek out (or give themselves) the care they need when they are upset. Especially with the up's and down's of the last year - and as the holidays approach - this worksheet can be helpful in sparking meaningful conversations!

Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art

Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art

Parenting Young Minds

Kids with caregivers who give them permission to feel big feelings and that give them support in managing those feelings are kids with tools who are able to become adults who can regulate emotions and find resiliency in the face of crisis. I’ve created a simple visual illustrating how empathic, attuned parenting can disrupt one common cycle behind problem behaviors at home or in the classroom. Brain Learning, Parenting Advice, Feelings Wheel, Mental Health Therapy

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Kids with caregivers who give them permission to feel big feelings and that give them support in managing those feelings are kids with tools who are able to become adults who can regulate emotions and find resiliency in the face of crisis. I’ve created a simple visual illustrating how empathic, attuned parenting can disrupt one common cycle behind problem behaviors at home or in the classroom.

Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art

Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art

Parenting Young Minds

When someone – especially kids but inclusive of us adults – has a HUGE reaction to a minor thing, the reaction probably is not actually about the thing. More often, it’s fear or trauma rising to the surface, or simply due to a lack of resources to cope in that moment. You can react to the behavior or you can validate it. Validating builds trust, parent-child bonding, and – over time – the capacity within our brains for less reactivity and more self-soothing. Therapy Worksheets, Therapy Quotes, Art Therapy, Feeling Sad, How Are You Feeling, Text Bubble

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When someone – especially kids but inclusive of us adults – has a HUGE reaction to a minor thing, the reaction probably is not actually about the thing. More often, it’s fear or trauma rising to the surface, or simply due to a lack of resources to cope in that moment. You can react to the behavior or you can validate it. Validating builds trust, parent-child bonding, and – over time – the capacity within our brains for less reactivity and more self-soothing.

Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art

Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art

Parenting Young Minds

During a time of crisis such as this, making meaning together becomes one of the chief tasks of parenting. You don’t have to make it okay. You don’t have to shelter them from all of the scariness. You don’t have to entertain them. You just have to help them know that they are not alone, they are loved, and they are part of a family that will get through this. Family Therapy Interventions, Family Therapy Activities, Behavior Interventions, Family Counseling Activities, Counseling Worksheets, Family Communication, Communication Activities

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During a time of crisis such as this, making meaning together becomes one of the chief tasks of parenting. You don’t have to make it okay. You don’t have to shelter them from all of the scariness. You don’t have to entertain them. You just have to help them know that they are not alone, they are loved, and they are part of a family that will get through this.

Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art

Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art

Parenting Young Minds

Pre-teen, pre-adolescent, pre-pubescent, tween… Regardless of what term is used – we’ve all been there, most of us know one, and some of us are parenting (teaching, counseling, etc.) one. As the stepping stone from childhood to adolescence, this time frame can be a tough one to navigate for both tweens and for those attempting to engage and connect with tweens. Explore these tips on making meaningful connections with tweens, doodles adopted from various sources and my own personal experience. Wellness Wheel, Social Work Practice, Intrinsic Motivation, Support Network, Positive Psychology

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Pre-teen, pre-adolescent, pre-pubescent, tween… Regardless of what term is used – we’ve all been there, most of us know one, and some of us are parenting (teaching, counseling, etc.) one. As the stepping stone from childhood to adolescence, this time frame can be a tough one to navigate for both tweens and for those attempting to engage and connect with tweens. Explore these tips on making meaningful connections with tweens, doodles adopted from various sources and my own personal experience.

Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art

Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art

Parenting Young Minds

Ok, ok... but hear me out: Malls, skate parks, movie theaters, diners, and cafes aren't just spaces where generations of teenagers have hung out- they are where we *grew up.* As culture shifts, & *especially* as social contexts have changed in the last year, it's important we leave just a little space for our kids & teens to have some privacy in the space where they are meeting up & growing up: the internet. ⁠ Compassion Fatigue, Self Compassion, Mental Health And Wellbeing, Mental Health Resources, Free Handwriting, Low Mood, Mood Boost

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Ok, ok... but hear me out: Malls, skate parks, movie theaters, diners, and cafes aren't just spaces where generations of teenagers have hung out- they are where we *grew up.* As culture shifts, & *especially* as social contexts have changed in the last year, it's important we leave just a little space for our kids & teens to have some privacy in the space where they are meeting up & growing up: the internet. ⁠

Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art

Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art

Parenting Young Minds

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Make a coping strategies wheel with skills to help manage emotions. Kids make their own individualized wheels for activities like positive thinking, breathing, listening to music, yoga, and more. Great activity for counseling or small groups. by diane.smith Counseling Activities, Art Therapy Activities, Skills Activities, Activities For Kids, Autism Activities, Counseling Strategies, Health Activities, School Activities

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Make a coping strategies wheel with skills to help manage emotions. Kids make their own individualized wheels for activities like positive thinking, breathing, listening to music, yoga, and more. Great activity for counseling or small groups. by diane.smith

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We spend much of our time struggling against reality, mentally fighting against traffic, unpleasant colleagues, or tantruming children. The end result is that we use up our limited time and energy wishing things were different or better or less annoying. Dbt Skills, Skills List, Motor Skills, Mental Wellness, Psychology Facts

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We spend much of our time struggling against reality, mentally fighting against traffic, unpleasant colleagues, or tantruming children. The end result is that we use up our limited time and energy wishing things were different or better or less annoying.

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Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art

Lindsay Braman LMHCA | Psychology, Self Care, & Mental Health Art

Parenting Young Minds

Parenting Young Minds