by Dr. Kim | Jun 26, 2020 | Anxiety, Coaching, Growth Mindset, Perseverance, Procrastination
Learning how to stop procrastinating will change your life You know the scene–you have a challenging task ahead of you, so you avoid thinking about it until the last minute. You sit down to finally do the task, and you become distracted by checking emails,...
by Dr. Kim | Jun 2, 2020 | Adolescence, Anxiety, Families, Parenting, Preschool, Racism, Social Justice, Violence
Tips for how to talk to children about racism, violence, and social justice The impact of racism and stereotyping begins quite early. Research shows that as early as preschool, children may begin excluding other children from play and activities because of racial...
by Dr. Kim | May 28, 2020 | Adolescence, Anxiety, Caregiving, Child Development, Coaching, coping, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Families, Pandemic, Parenting, Preschool, Reslience, Self-Care, Stress Management
How to help your child cope with Covid-19 stress I recently attended a webinar on helping your child cope during Covid-19, which talked about ways that parents and caregivers can support children during this unique and difficult time. I covered many of the suggestions...
by Dr. Kim | Apr 11, 2020 | Anxiety, Covid-19, Loving Kindness, Pandemic, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Stress Management
Who we are affects how we react to crisis We generally save temperament talks to articles about children and parenting, but temperament plays a role with how we, as adults, respond to crisis and emergencies. Right now, you may be struggling in some areas but thriving...
by Dr. Kim | Apr 7, 2020 | Anxiety, Authenticity, Self-discovery, Trust
How we learn to trust One of the first things we learn as a newborn is whether we can trust that our needs are going to be met. Erikson called this stage, trust vs mistrust, and he posited that the resolution of this struggle is the foundation from which our identity...
by Dr. Kim | Feb 27, 2020 | Anxiety, Coaching, Mindfulness, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Stress Management
Air to our open hearts If you’ve ever seen the movie of the same name, you’ve seen images of backdraft–the rush when fire is finally given air after having used all available oxygen. That’s the idea of what can happen as you first start...
