Open Skies Coaching & Counselling Associates

05/17/2026

Such a great list!

http://www.andnextcomesl.com/2017/03/list-of-social-skills-to-teach-kids.html

05/13/2026

05/13/2026

Grades have nothing to do with intelligence. While we pressure kids to memorize, we don't pay enough attention to their mental health...

05/03/2026

After 20 years of practicing medicine, I have learned that rumination is not the same as reflection.

A 2008 paper in Perspectives on Psychological Science synthesized decades of research on rumination. Replaying past events without resolution was strongly associated with depression, anxiety, and even worse physical health markers. The mind, given an old wound to revisit, often deepens it instead of healing it.

Memory replay is not analysis. It is residency.

You are allowed to remember without revisiting.

Your present life deserves your presence.

What memory have you been replaying? Set a five minute timer. Think it through. Then close the door, kindly, and go live today.

04/30/2026

04/30/2026

Consider the hidden meanings of emotions...

04/29/2026

The first thing we need to do is help calm. The brain can’t think and it definitely can’t learn if they are distressed. You know your child and what will work to help them calm, it might be a hug or letting them sit away from everyone. The most important thing is that they need a calm adult with them. We know that nervous systems will “mirror” those around them, they will literally match the arousal level of others. This is why it is so important that we remain calm. You could try doing some controlled breathing with your child. If they don’t want to do it, then you do it, it will still help.

More information in my book

Guidance from The Therapist Parent

Available on my website www.thetherapistparent.com and Amazon

https://www.thetherapistparent.com/post/managing-separation-anxiety