Canadian children are stressed out, according to recent research from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. And it’s leading to health issues ranging from allergies and weight gain to behaviour and mood problems. Stuart Shanker, a research professor of...
“Self-regulation techniques help children recognize their own emotional state throughout the day, and allow children to access tools and strategies to help control impulses, set boundaries, and solve problems while at school. Students and teachers work together to...
Lying is the quintessential example of misbehaviour, but confabulating is a stress behaviour. The big challenge in helping a child develop truthfulness is recognizing which is which, and knowing how best to respond when we’re dealing with...
“Returning to school may be more troubling for some kids than we realize, and it can take some time before they adjust to their new routine and environment. “Families have to adjust to a much more rigid schedule,” Dr. Stuart Shankerexplained, a York...
n his new book, “Self-Reg: How to Help Your Child (and You) Break the Stress Cycle and Successfully Engage With Life,” Dr. Stuart Shanker argues that much of children’s misbehavior and many of their tantrums and breakdowns are really the result of stress. He...
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