For many of us, growing up you would tend to hear that if you’re feeling sad or upset, you should just suck it up and do what you have to do. But how can we “do what we have to do” if we don’t know what to do? How we get what we want to get done if we’re not…
We have all gotten angry on the way to work when traffic is backed up or people are driving slowly and we are running late. We sit in our car thinking, “This traffic is going to make me late for work,” and start feeling even angrier. This sometimes causes us to stay angry even after we finally do get to…
When anyone experiences a traumatic event, or a time of intense, serious difficulty, or danger, there are a number of responses we could have towards that event or situation. Adults often find coping with such events to be difficult and overwhelming, but very often we forget that our children can, and do, experience similar feelings that we have. Despite how…