Bonus Archive Ep 021: Helping Complex Kids Manage Stress in a Stressful World

In today’s chaotic world, stress is an unfortunate fact of life, for us and our kids. For complex kids, it can be paralyzing. Luckily, Guest Expert Mary Anne Richey has a few effective strategies for helping complex kids manage stress.

Mary Anne Richey is a Licensed School Psychologist who has been employed by the School District of Palm Beach County for thirty years as a middle school teacher, assistant principal, high school guidance counselor and currently as a school psychologist. She also maintains a private practice offering psycho-educational evaluation and consultation. She has presented many workshops on education related topics to local, state, and national conferences. She was selected Florida School Psychologist of the Year for 2012 and is currently a candidate for National School Psychologist of the Year for 2013. She earned bachelor's and master's degrees from Virginia Tech and a master's degree from Florida Atlantic University. She co-authored a book, Raising Boys with ADHD – Secrets for Parenting Healthy, Happy Sons, published by Prufrock Press in 2012. Mary Anne's proudest accomplishments are her two children, both Ivy League graduates and happy, successful adults.

Top 10 Ways to Stop Meltdowns in Their Tracks

In this FREE insider’s guide from the experts at ImpactParents, learn 10 tips that will actually help you reduce the frequency and intensity of meltdowns for good! Used by parents all over the world, successfully help children manage their intense emotions and triggers so they learn to respond with respect and calm.

Listen to this inspiring Parenting With Impact episode with Mary Anne Richey about 4 tips you can use to manage stress for both you and your child.

Here is what was covered on this special archival episode:

• There are two types of stress: distress and eustress- what is the difference?
• What is your relationship to stress and how do you process it?
• Create a coping menu with your child, to arm them with tools that help.

Related Articles:

• Stressed Out? 3 Stress-Management Tips for Parents
• Hijacked By Emotions? Tips to Get Everyone Back on Track
• Using Stress to Help Performance, Anxiety, and Self-Esteem
• A Parent's Best Question: Is It Naughty of Neurological?
• Teaching Self-Control to ADHD Kids, One Structure at a Time
• 3 Steps to Respond Without Reacting
• 3 Tricks to Relieve Mental Stress (Every Day)
• 5 Steps to Improve Cooperation with Your Kids with ADHD
• How to Help (Without Enabling) Your Kid: The Four Roles of the Parent

Related Courses

• Minimalize Meltdowns Course 

Connect with Mary Anne:

• Raising Boys With ADHD: Secrets for Parenting Healthy, Happy Sons
• LinkedIn

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