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Monthly Archives: September 2010

School refusal

September 22, 2010   admin   No comments

Many successful people hated school when they were kids. But children who refuse attending school altogether can develop problems that last a lifetime, researchers say.

Adult depression is three times more common in young people with social anxiety, psychologists tell the The Wall Street Journal. The report cites a 1997 Comprehensive Psychiatry study, which followed 35 7- to 12-year-olds for up to 29 years, and found that “school refusers” received more psychiatric treatment than the general population.

School refusal “takes the child off their developmental course,” Anne Marie Albano tells The Wall Street Journal.

The Columbia University associate professor of clinical psychology and psychiatry warns that children who refuse school “are not going to grow in an age-appropriate way.”

One of the most challenging aspects of school refusal is determining the best way of treating it.

Some doctors prescribe antidepressants, though their use for school-age children is controversial.

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Confront social anxiety

September 10, 2010   admin   No comments

Anxiety can be a problem for some college and university freshmen, but there are a number of ways they can cope with new experiences and challenges, an expert suggests.

The first step is to get to know your anxiety, Martin M. Antony, a psychology professor at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada, advises in a university news release.

Understanding the nature of your discomfort can help reduce your anxiety, he explains. Ask yourself what triggers your anxiety and if there are certain situations that make you feel uncomfortable, such as making friends, giving presentations, speaking with professors, or being stared at by others.

Examine the thoughts and predictions that contribute to your anxiety. For example, do you worry what others may think about you or that others may regard you as incompetent, boring or unattractive, or that you’ll be embarrassed or humiliated?

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Mindfullness reduces emotional reactivity

September 10, 2010   admin   No comments

I found this interesting article about mindfullness and how we can regulate and recognize our emotions in order to help with our anxiety. It’s a yoga exercise that helps kids battle anxiety.

Have you ever felt sad, anxious, worried, afraid? We all have. Children also experience these negative feelings, and often they don’t know how to deal with them.
Today I’m going to teach you a simple mindfulness technique that can change these negative feelings into positive ones, so that children are empowered to feel what they want to feel. And that they know that they can change negative feelings into positive ones simply by using their mind.
You can choose what you want to feel. If you are experiencing something that you don’t enjoy, you can change it. I want you to practice that clicking. That’s your personal remote control. You can change your channels and always make yourself feel the way that you want to feel.
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For more information visit the website Yoga in my school

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