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Tag Archives: preparing for the holiday season
5 Ways to Keep Kids Happy This Season
While other children eagerly anticipate family celebrations and holiday gifts, those being raised by parents in two homes face the holiday season with some trepidation. Will the parents agree on the holiday schedule? Will the transitions between homes go smoothly, … Continue reading
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Six Tips to Give Children Better Holidays
Holidays can be times of great joy when families build shared positive memories. Holidays can also be times of great stress, blues, and depression. When parents live apart from each other, they need to make a special effort to work … Continue reading
Shaking the Holiday Blues Away
The winter holidays are fast approaching. Everyone seems happy and excited except you. Intense sadness or loneliness cloud any hope of enjoyment. To make matters worse, you reproach yourself for being unable to share the holiday spirit. If you see … Continue reading
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Why Kids Shouldn’t “Visit” Parents This Summer
Summertime, for school-age children, should be when the living is easy. It is a time for exploration, new experiences, and an extended break from the grind of studies. Family vacations create life-long memories. For children whose parents live apart, these … Continue reading
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Dr. Warshak’s Guide To Managing Holiday Blues
Holiday blues are intense feelings of sadness or loneliness during the holiday period. Such feelings are more unsettling than usual because they contrast with the spirit of benevolence and joy that we associate with the holidays. Holiday blues last for … Continue reading
Six Tips to Give Children Better Holidays
Holidays can be times of great joy when families build shared positive memories. Holidays can also be times of great stress, blues, and depression. When parents live apart from each other, they need to make a special effort to work … Continue reading
Dr. Warshak’s Tips To Reduce Holiday Stress
Holidays can be times of great joy and building shared memories. They can also be times of great stress, blues, and depression. The quality of your holidays depends, in large measure, on your own behavior. Here are some tips to … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, holiday blues, managing holiday stress, preparing for the holiday season, stress, Thanksgiving
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