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Day 9: Gratitude
Did you know that giving thanks can make both you and your children happier? Gratitude is strongly and consistently associated with greater happiness. It has also been shown to help people feel more...
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Day 10: Regulating Screen Time Use
Raise your hand if you’ve ever seen a group (family or friends) out to dinner, table silent, each person looking down, scrolling through content on a handheld screen. Now raise your hand if you’ve...
View ArticleDay 11: Empowering Playlists
Music helps improve your mood, can enhance self-esteem and helps regulate behavior. What songs do you listen to in order to change your mood? Introducing our OuTcomes Therapy Empowering Music List for...
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Day 12: Intentional Creativity
Do you find yourself craving a little creativity in your life? Turns out tapping into that creative energy improves your overall health. It might sound too good to be true, but simply engaging in...
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Day 13: Smooth Transitions
While we have been out of school for months, it still feels as though summer holidays are coming to an end far too quickly. Before we know it, school busses will be zooming through our neighbourhoods...
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Day 14: Addressing Children’s Fear of Returning to School
Over the past few weeks, you have been speaking to your children about the upcoming school year and what it might look like. Yet, there are still many unknowns and, just like adults, these unknowns...
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Day 15: Creating Your Own Calming Kit
When we see a child in distress, our natural inclination is to promptly reassure the child and remove the stressors. However, this can actually do more harm than good. One of the best things we can do...
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Day 16: Breathe
Sixteen days ago we started these daily posts to help children, families, and educators prepare for their return to school during this uncertain year. We know people are anxious. We anticipate that...
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Day 17: General Tips for Getting Kids Ready for School During an Uncertain...
Thank you to everyone joining us for this series. We have been absolutely blown away by your interest and feedback. It has been our hope that this series would help ease the transition for children,...
View ArticleShifting Thinking: Helping Children Develop Executive Functioning Skills
Do you find yourself repeating requests over and over again in a desperate attempt to get your child to get ready for school, to clean their room, or to start their homework? Do your children wait for...
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