by Denali Bartolay | Jan 13, 2022 | Anxiety, Blog, Occupational Therapy, Training and Education
Hidden anxiety among children is surprisingly high, undoubtedly because it often masquerades as something else. And without understanding what they’re dealing with, the adults in a child’s life are often not equipped to handle it in the best way for the child. Anxiety...
by Denali Bartolay | Nov 25, 2021 | Anxiety, Back to School, Blog, Child Development, Occupational Therapy, Sensory Processing in the Classroom
Technology anxiety is real amongst children and young people who face returning to the classroom after time spent in home learning during the lockdowns. During this time, most children have been learning online or through an increased amount of screen time rather than...
by Denali Bartolay | Oct 19, 2021 | Anxiety, Back to School, Blog, Child Behaviour, Occupational Therapy
School anxiety after home learning is to be expected. For many students, it has been a long time since they were last in a classroom, and with the uncertainty of lockdowns and the world in general, many children and young people have anxiety about returning to the...
by Denali Bartolay | Oct 6, 2021 | Anxiety, Behaviour Problems, Blog, Child Behaviour
Kids with eco-anxiety are a natural by-product of the many natural disasters and catastrophes that we have seen in the recent past. Children can see that we live in a changing world, and it is scary for them to think about what the earth might look like in the future....
by Denali Bartolay | Sep 21, 2021 | Anxiety, Back to School, Blog
Returning to school can be a stressful experience for children at the best of times, but going back to school after extended lockdowns can cause extra anxiety. Although many children and parents are looking forward to the return of school, managing the anxiety that...
by Debbie Hopper | Jul 9, 2020 | Anxiety, Blog
Why do kids love building forts/cubby houses, especially in these COVID times? Kids playing in cubby houses and forts is a way of them helping to make sense of so many changes. The construction side of building is helping them to use their muscles and to gain an...
