Lesson Tag: therapy

Sometimes children don’t outgrow fears that are typical in younger children like being apart from parents or extreme fears about specific things or situations like dogs or going to the doctor’s office. Sometimes fears or worries may interfere with home, school or play activities. Sometimes children may seem irritable and angry or experience physical symptoms like stomach aches, and still other kids turn their symptoms inward causing us to miss them. In any of these cases, your child may be experiencing anxiety and will benefit from focused support and sometimes professional services. As parents, we may sometimes be inclined to help in ways that actually make symptoms worse like allowing children to avoid certain situations or getting worried about our children’s worries.

This session focuses on translating each of the Family Friendly Supervisor behaviors to practical strategies that supervisors can adopt in the workplace. 

A family-friendly supervisor is supportive of employees’ family roles. This session focuses on teaching participants about the four kinds of family-friendly behaviors, including how to differentiate among them, and what the research suggests about them. 

This session increases self-awareness and provides practical strategies to help supervisors combat the flexibility bias. Participants will learn about the relevant research and the strong business case for flexible work arrangements. 

Cultural norms encourage workers to stay late, be available 24/7, and rarely take time away from work. As a result, flexible workers are often the target of flexibility bias and those who need flexible arrangements may fear requesting or developing them. Flexible workers may be perceived as less productive and less committed to work. In this session participants will learn about the flexibility bias, the source of this bias as well as consequences. 

How do I know if my child needs therapy?  What is my role in my child’s therapy?  How do I know if therapy is working?  

Children develop in unique ways and there is a wide range of behaviors that may be normal for a given child. Some children are especially sensitive, others tend toward the more active, even aggressive side. Parents help children cope with negative emotions and learn to regulate their behavior. This is all part of typical child development and the challenges of being a parent At times, children’s difficulties managing their own feelings and their behavior may become more serious or they may last longer than a few weeks. If children are having problems in more than one setting (both at home and at school), if they appear distressed or upset for more than a few weeks, if your efforts to address the problem have not been successful and if their behavior is getting in the way of their normal activities, it may be time to seek guidance from a therapist.   

Therapy can make a positive difference for your child and for your relationship, especially when you know how to be an active and positive part of the process.