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Test Anxiety: Helping Your Teen Get Through End-of-Term Assessments (with tips)

Test Anxiety: Helping Your Teen Get Through End-of-Term Assessments (with tips)

by Debbie Hopper | Jun 23, 2022 | Blog

Test anxiety is real. Just ask any student who’s looking forward to the end of the term with dread. As pressure mounts and the assessments pile up, many students are all too familiar with the feelings of anxiety that accompany them.  Even good students often feel...
Storm Anxiety: 5 Ways to Help Your Child Cope with Wild Weather

Storm Anxiety: 5 Ways to Help Your Child Cope with Wild Weather

by Debbie Hopper | Jun 8, 2022 | Blog

Storm anxiety in humans is nothing new. Wild weather has been around since the beginning of time, and it’s natural to fear something big and loud that’s out of our control. Children and adults alike suffer from weather anxiety, but it doesn’t have to cause trauma...
Postural Sway, ADHD and Anxiety: When Staying Upright is a Challenge

Postural Sway, ADHD and Anxiety: When Staying Upright is a Challenge

by Debbie Hopper | Mar 30, 2022 | Anxiety, Blog

Postural sway is a natural function of the body’s balance mechanism. It’s one of the key reasons we can stand upright and is crucial for balance and movement. But what happens when it doesn’t work the way it should? And why are some groups of people more prone to...
Episode 57 – Recovery After the Floods

Episode 57 – Recovery After the Floods

by Liza Clutario | Mar 18, 2022 | Anxiety, Child Behaviour, Podcast

Episode 57 – Recovery After the Floods  This episode of the Superstar Practical Strategies helps parents check if their child is experiencing anxiety and teaches how to manage after experiencing or knowing someone affected by the floods.    After a flood,...
Post-Flood Worries: Help Your Child Manage Anxiety

Post-Flood Worries: Help Your Child Manage Anxiety

by Debbie Hopper | Mar 16, 2022 | Anxiety, Blog

After a flood, many families will take time to recover. This will depend partly on the level of trauma a family suffered during the actual event, and how quickly life can return to normal after the event. For people who had to evacuate their homes, those whose homes...
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