Stress

Stress Management for Parents

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PARENTS, learn how to reduce your stress so that you may help your child develop healthy coping skills. Alanna Voloshin, LCSW is intensively trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and has dedicated the past five years to working with adolescents in the Transitional Living Program at Silver Hill Hospital, and the past year and half working in the Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Program, which are both Dialectical Behavior Therapy based programs.
Upon receiving her Master of Social Work degree from Simmons College, she functioned as a Residential Counselor for the Transitional Living program and after receiving her clinical license became the Program Manager for the Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Program. This program is part of the Coffee and Conversations Parent Series and co-sponsored with Silver Hill Hospital. Oct. 20
7:30 to 9 p.m.
The Depot Darien Youth Center, 25 Heights Road
Please RSVP, http://ccstressmanagement102016.eventbrite.com
The Depot Darien Youth Center welcomes all Darien-resident middle and high school youth from MMS, DHS, private schools and home schooled to create new programs, join programs and activities, and access resources.

Stress

Psychologist Talk for Parents on ‘Helping Kids Manage and Prevent Stress

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Across the country, but especially in high-achieving communities,  children are showing more and more signs of stress. From an early age through to high school, rates of anxiety are rising. 

How can parents strike a good balance between preparing kids for a highly competitive world, yet protect them from damaging pressure? How can we help them develop the skills to cope with the challenges they face? Dr. Robert Evans will offer concrete suggestions for managing this key dilemma. Register for this event here.