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From The Vault: How to Support a Child Going Through Transitions: Strategies for Separation Anxiety, Back-to-School, and Beyond

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Jess VanderWier
Founder and CEO of Nurtured First

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

  • Why Transitions Are So Hard for Our Kids (And for Us)
  • Normal Anxiety About Transitions vs an Anxiety Disorder
  • Why We Need to Take Charge During Transitions
  • Special Ways to Remind Our Children of Our Bond
  • Things To Say To Prepare Our Children Before Transitions
  • How to Handle Transitions In the Moment

This is part 3 of a 4-part back-to-school series that revisits some of our old favorites from the vault! 

Transitions can be overwhelming for our children and for us. As moms, we want to know how to support a child going through transitions. We might experience our own anxiety, deal with mom guilt, or question whether they are capable of navigating big changes. 

But with the right strategies in place, we can guide our children, and ourselves, through times of change. Today, I’m joined by Jess VanderWier, founder of Nurtured First, to discuss how to support a child through the transition into school and separation anxiety. 

Read the original blog post here.

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Jess VanderWier
Founder and CEO of Nurtured First

Jess VanderWier is a Registered Psychotherapist who helps families understand and respond to their child's "big feelings" with gentleness, respect, and logic. Jess has a Master's Degree in Counselling Psychology and has logged thousands of clinical hours supporting parents and their children. 

As the founder and CEO of Nurtured First, Jess uses her expertise to support parents through online courses, free resources and her podcast, Robot Unicorn.

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Erica Djossa
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Erica is the founder of Momwell, providing educational resources and virtual therapy for moms. She is a mom of three boys and a registered psychotherapist. Erica’s work has been featured in the Toronto Star, Breakfast Television, Scary Mommy, Medium, Pop Sugar, and Romper. how they want it.
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