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children’s anxiety

Every child learns at his or her own pace

November 11, 2009

Hallelujiah! After years of wondering what was wrong with my daughter and why she wasn’t learning, after thousands of dollars in tutoring expenses and buying coffee at coffee shops so I could work while I waited for her sessions, after countless hours of frustration, fear, worry and desperation, after complete exhaustion as a single mother [...]

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Yoga and a Story for Young Girls’ Self-Esteem

October 27, 2009

Yesterday I taught an afterschool girls club at Emerald Elementary in Broomfield, Colorado. It was the second time I had visited this group of girls, and it was great because the social worker who invited me, Jo-lynn Yoshihara Daly, was a friend from high school. The girls are all Hispanic fourth and fifth grade. I [...]

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Worry Dolls, Power Houses and Om for Children’s Anxiety

January 10, 2009

    A few weeks ago I mentioned that my 8-year-old daughter was having a lot of anxiety. Naturally I had to look to myself for my own anxiety that was churning around that I was unaware of. One thing I always says it that if your child has anxiety, look to the parent! But [...]

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