Summary: Janine Halloran Janine Halloran is a mom and therapist who focuses on coping skills for children. for all of the show notes and links mentioned, please visit http://losethecape.com/podcast/120 In this episode, we talked about: Aubrey's daughter's big issue at school and the coping skills both the kids and parents need.The developmentally appropriate "I'll show you mine if you show me yours" stage of 5 years old.How to take the instances that aren't quite bullying but being mean and stressing our kids out and make them uncomfortable.How to talk to our children about their emotions and processing and some ideas to help them process.Setting boundaries / control around getting negative energy out, such as "punch this bag 30 times" Keep trying different things if your kids don't respond to it.The signs that your kids are more stressed than is normal.How helpful a counselor or therapist could be for children because they are an outside person that they can talk to things about.The difference between anxiety and stress in children.Using more descriptive terms than "take a deep breath" to our children to help them actually take a deep breath.Tips for parents on what we can do so that our kids do not take on our stress.
