EMOTIONAL SUPPORT STRATEGIES
(For Parents and for Kids)
PRESENTATIONS
The Power of the Words You Choose to Use
Lydia Soifer, PhD
Materials:
—Positive Things to Say to Kids (JPG Format)
—Positive Words and Phrases (JPG Format)
Book Recommendations:
—Teaching Kids to Be Kind (A Guide to Raising Compassionate and Caring Children), by Rachel Tomlinson (2020)
—The Best Colors, by Barbara Taff, an inspirational gift to pre-school and elementary age children, their parents, and teachers about discovering friendship and acceptance through the mixing of primary colors.
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Sponsored by Wilton Youth Council in partnership with Wilton Library and SPED*NET Wilton
Returning to Class and Campus: Strategies to Ease Anxiety and Improve Mental Health Following the Pandemic
Jane Thierfeld Brown, EdD
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Co-sponsored by Wilton Public Schools, Wilton Youth Council and Darien SEPAC
Breaking Free of Child Anxiety and OCD
Eli R. Lebowitz, PhD
Dr. Lebowitz’s Book: Breaking Free of Child Anxiety and OCD (A Scientifically Proven Program for Parents)
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Co-sponsored by Wilton Youth Council, Wilton Public Schools, and Wilton SEPTA
Understanding and Addressing Your Child’s Stress and Anxiety During the Pandemic
Mary Murphy, PhD
Materials: Stress and Anxiety During the Pandemic (PDF Format)
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Co-sponsored by SoNo Branch Library: SPED MATTERS
“Put Your Oxygen Mask On First”
Simple Parenting Tools
for Complex Little Kids
David P. Sylvestro, MA, CSP
Presented by SPED*NET Wilton in partnership with Wilton Public Schools
RULER: Recognizing, Understanding, Labeling, Expressing, and Regulating Emotions
Elena White, Miller-Driscoll School Counselor
Jennifer Ringelheim, Cider Mill 3rd Grade Teacher,
Co-Chair District SEL Committee
Materials:
RULER Skills Overview for Families (PDF Format)
RULER webinar presentation (PDF Format)
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Presented by Wilton Public Schools and Wilton Youth Council in partnership with SPED*NET Wilton and Wilton SEPTA
Anxiety in the Time of COVID-19:
“How Can We Help Our Children?”
David P. Sylvestro, MA, CSP
Materials: Helping Our Children with COVID-19 Anxiety (PDF Format)
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Co-sponsored by SoNo Branch Library: SPED MATTERS
Coping With Uncertainty As School Begins:
What We Can Do to Help Our Kids and Ourselves
Mary Murphy, PhD
Materials: Coping As School Begins
(PDF Format)
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Co-sponsored by Wilton Youth Council and Weston Youth Services
The Path Back to School:
Supporting Families and Children for the Next Transition
Justyna Balzar, MEd, BCBA
Coping with Uncertainty and Loss:
What We Can Do to Help Our Kids and Ourselves
Mary Murphy, PhD
Materials: Coping with Uncertainty and Loss (PDF Format)
Relevant Material: Resources for Dealing with Grief and Loss (PDF Format)
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Co-sponsored by Wilton Youth Council and Weston Youth Services
Mindful Parents, Mindful Families:
Effective Parenting in Trying Times
Tracey Masella, LCSW
Materials: Effective Parenting (PDF Format)
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Co-sponsored by Wilton Youth Council and Silver Hill Hospital
Academic Coaching:
Empowering Students with ADHD and
Executive Function Challenges
Kelly Schwenkmeyer, MEd
Preparing Your Child for a Socially Successful Holiday Season
Meghan Cave, MEd, BCBA
Materials: Preparing for the Holidays
(PDF Format)
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ARTICLES FOR PARENTS
by Eve Kessler, Esq.
for Smart Kids with LD
Unstable emotions and behaviors underlie several learning disabilities and mental health conditions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy has been used successfully with adolescents struggling to regulate attention, mood, anxiety levels, substance use, and eating habits, as well as those who have suicidal thoughts and self-injurious behaviors.
by Caroline Adams Miller, MAPP, with Eve Kessler, Esq.
for Smart Kids with LD
In a well-intentioned—but misguided—effort to protect our children from failure, we’ve created a generation lacking the skills to overcome adversity. But it’s never too late to change the dynamic. Here’s how to get started helping your children develop grit, the quality that will allow them to live their best lives.
by Eve Kessler, Esq.
for Smart Kids with LD
For various reasons fathers are frequently skeptical when their kids are diagnosed with learning challenges. Their reluctance to accept an LD or ADHD diagnosis may exacerbate negative behaviors at home and at school. To overcome the problem, Ryan Wexelblatt, an expert who specializes in boys with ADHD, also works with dads to help them better understand their child’s challenges.
by Eve Kessler, Esq.
for Smart Kids with LD
COVID-19 has limited most everyone’s social life, but for kids with LD and ADHD who normally struggle with social issues, the pandemic is having an outsized impact on emotional health. Building the social skills kids need to weather the loneliness of online learning and social distancing falls to parents.
by Dave Sylvestro with Eve Kessler, Esq.
for Smart Kids with LD
Parents play a key role in helping a child with a negative attitude adopt a more positive outlook. Being intentional in how you communicate is fundamental to building confidence, resilience, and independence • Even when resolving conflicts, choose your words carefully.