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This blog is written by the clinicians at Jonah Green and Associates, a mental health practice based in Kensington, MD that provides quality services for children, teens, families, and adults. It is intended as a resource for families who are seeking to expand their knowledge about mental health and mental health services, and also as a resource for families who are seeking quality mental health services, especially in the mid-Atlantic region. Please feel free to post questions and comments on any of the entries as well as on any topics or articles from our companion web site www.childandfamilymentalhealth.com.

November 19, 2022

Understanding and Combating Anxiety

Anxiety is a feeling that most of us have experienced at one time or another. Anxiety serves a practical purpose: to warn us of potential dangers. Unfortunately, in modern life, the “warning” is often outsized or simply irrational compared to the size or likelihood of the perceived threat. Whether the worry is about tests at school, weather forecasts, fear of being judged by others, or worry about feeling worried, anxiety can be frustrating at best and downright debilitating at worst.

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Filed Under: Anxiety, Managing Mood and Regulating Emotions, mental health Tagged With: anxiety disorders, Chris Erb, Jonah Green

July 15, 2021

Trouble with Change? STOP and ACT

There’s no escaping change.  Change can pop up in any realm of our life. At work, it can be new directives coming from a boss. At home, it can be children going off to college.  In current events, as vaccination numbers increase and COVID cases decrease, many people are faced with having to leave what has become their haven at home and return to life pre-Covid.  For many of us, change can be challenging and unwelcome.

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Filed Under: Managing Mood and Regulating Emotions Tagged With: Creating change

December 8, 2019

Taming Tough Transitions

 

For many children, moving from one activity to another can be a great challenge.  Managing expectations during transitions and using specific strategies can decrease battles and increase harmony when moving shifting tasks.  Below are several ways to ease transition time both inside and outside of the home.

 

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Filed Under: Managing Mood and Regulating Emotions, Parenting Tagged With: parenting, transitions

August 30, 2019

The Power of “Being With”

Sometimes it can be difficult to know how to respond when someone experiences strong or negative emotions. Often we feel awkward, uncomfortable, or even nervous, and may be unsure of how to respond. This is made more challenging because the socially acceptable response to someone asking us how we are is often “Good, and you?”. Whenever someone answers with a genuine response, such as “I’m actually having a tough day today”, our mental gears come to a halt and panic sets in. 

This doesn’t only happen with co-workers or acquaintances. Even with close friends and family, we tend to be most comfortable around expressions of joy, happiness, and excitement. So how can we support  someone experiencing a strong negative emotion?  

One effective strategy is “Being With”, a core concept of the world-renowned “Circle of Security” attachment-based parenting model.

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Filed Under: Managing Mood and Regulating Emotions, mental health, Relationships Tagged With: being with, emotions, relationships

July 30, 2019

How to Talk with Your Teen About Self-harm

When I meet a parent and family whose teen is engaging in self harming behaviors the revelation is almost always met with high anxiety, sadness, and a whole lot of fear.  It makes sense that finding out your child has been harming themselves would lead to a great deal of confusion and concern for most parents. However, learning how to talk about this painful subject is one of the most effective strategies adults can use to reduce shame, end stigma, and help their adolescents to find a healthier way to cope with negative emotions.  But the question remains: How do we talk about self-harm?

10 Things Parents Can Do to Prevent Suicide

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Filed Under: Managing Mood and Regulating Emotions, Parenting Tagged With: adolescents, Jonah Green, self-harm, Therapy

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