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When Your Child Feels Everything: Understanding Deeply Feeling Kids

Some children experience the world in technicolor. They notice everything and feel everything deeply. Your child isn't 'too sensitive' or 'overreacting'—their brain and body are simply built to feel things more strongly than most. DBT-C gives deeply feeling kids practical, concrete tools for managing big emotions. Think of it like learning to surf: you can't control the waves, but you can learn to ride them with skill and balance instead of getting wiped out every time.

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Supporting Without Solving: How SPACE Helps Parents Navigate Childhood Anxiety

You love your child deeply, and when you see them struggling with anxiety, your first instinct is to make it better. But what if there was a way to support your child through difficult emotions while also teaching them they can handle life's challenges? SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions) transforms how families navigate anxiety by teaching parents to support without solving. When parents can do this, something beautiful happens—kids discover they're way more capable than their anxiety told them they were.

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Social Anxiety vs Shyness: When Your Child Needs Support

Three weeks into the school year, the patterns begin to show. Maybe mornings feel like a daily battle, homework ends in tears, or your child has gone quiet about their day altogether. And you find yourself asking: Is this just school adjustment, or is something more going on? Here's what most parents don't realize: the line between normal adjustment struggles and concerning signs isn't always clear—but there are specific patterns that help you know when it's time to act. Discover how to decode your child's school behaviors and get the support that actually makes a difference.

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Decoding School Struggles: A Parent's Guide to What's Normal (And What's Not)

Three weeks into the school year, the patterns begin to show. Maybe mornings feel like a daily battle, homework ends in tears, or your child has gone quiet about their day altogether. And you find yourself asking: Is this just school adjustment, or is something more going on? Here's what most parents don't realize: the line between normal adjustment struggles and concerning signs isn't always clear—but there are specific patterns that help you know when it's time to act. Discover how to decode your child's school behaviors and get the support that actually makes a difference.

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The Parent's Guide to Back-to-School Self-Care: Why You Can't Pour from an Empty Cup

The alarm goes off earlier, the to-do lists get longer, and somehow in the midst of getting everyone else ready for a new school year, your own needs quietly slide to the bottom of the priority list. Here's what most parents don't realize: your well-being isn't separate from your parenting—it's part of it. Discover why back-to-school self-care isn't selfish, and learn the simple, sustainable practices that help you show up as the calm, present parent your family needs.

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When Your Child Hates School and You're Out of Ideas

Your child is having daily meltdowns about school, and everyone keeps telling you to "give it time." But that nagging feeling in your gut says this isn't just typical adjustment stuff—and you're right. Here's what most parents don't realize: school refusal isn't about being difficult or manipulative. It's your child's nervous system saying something feels genuinely unsafe. Discover the real reasons behind school struggles and the specific strategies that actually help children feel confident and capable in the classroom.

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PEERS® for Preschoolers: Why Your Child Struggles to Make Friends (And How to Help)

Your preschooler sees kids playing at the park and wants to join, but they either hover at the edge looking lost or barrel right in and accidentally ruin the game. Here's what most parents don't realize: "joining in" isn't something children automatically know how to do. Discover how PEERS® for Preschoolers teaches you to coach friendship skills in real-world moments that actually matter.

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Watching Your Child Get Rejected Never Gets Easier: A Parent's Guide to Supporting Social Development

It happens in slow motion—you see your child standing alone while other kids walk away, or they announce, "No one wants to play with me." Every protective instinct fires, and you want to fix their social world immediately. But those painful moments aren't problems to be solved—they're how children learn to navigate relationships and build the resilience at the heart of healthy child social development.

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Is Your Child Ready for Kindergarten? Why Emotional Readiness Matters More Than ABCs

Every August, parents wonder if their child is truly ready for school. While it's natural to focus on academic skills like letters and numbers, true kindergarten readiness has far more to do with emotional resilience than perfect penmanship. The children who thrive aren't those with the tidiest handwriting, but those who can bounce back from disappointment and adapt to new situations.

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