by HomeOfEighT8 | Mar 5, 2013 | Advice, Nicole's Blog, Resources
Nicole Andrews The Cridge Young Parent Outreach Program nandrews@cridge.org It’s an ugly word. It causes blood pressure to go up and makes your palms sweaty. It can disrupt your day, week or months of your life. It takes energy away from other parts of your...
by HomeOfEighT8 | Jan 27, 2013 | Advice, Resources
What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder? Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that can develop after experiencing or witnessing a major trauma. Children and teens with PTSD can have a number of symptoms after a trauma that fall into three...
by HomeOfEighT8 | Sep 29, 2012 | Advice, Resources
Efforts to combat school-aged bullying in Canada may be working – for boys. Girls, on the other hand, are experiencing an increase in the amount they are bullied, and finding it more difficult to cope with everyday psychological stressors. Unfortunately, the gap...
by HomeOfEighT8 | Jul 4, 2012 | Featured Article, Nicole's Blog, Parenting
Too many balls in the air. You’ll understand the title when I explain where this is going. So I’m writing this at home while my youngest daughter is on the couch. It’s 2 pm in the afternoon on a school day. Get where this is going? She is home sick. And not...
by HomeOfEighT8 | Oct 28, 2011 | Health, Parenting, Resources
Every year millions of kids deliberately cut their own skin, desperately looking for relief from overwhelming stress, anxiety and insecurity. Learn what’s behind the self-injury problem and how parents can stop the pain. Caia Pattynama hesitated the first time...
