Who is Stella Al Fresco I made a doll and it is not like Stella Al Fresco. Sunday morning in the NYTimes, I saw an article about how Megan, The Dutchess of Sussex, promoted a doll on her new show “With Love, Megan.” Commonly known Stella Al Fresco, Megan’s daughter’s doll is sold with “a …
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Support Kids’ Mental Health with phearnik!®
“My kid is scared of everything” Parenting fearful kids is exhausting. Furthermore, it’s even more exasperating than just “plain old parenting” which is exhausting enough! The fears I’m talking about are the non-life-threatening kind and are often about things other children have no issues with. Importantly, you wonder, why your child is so anxious and …
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How to Achieve Your Resolution
A New Way to Achieve Your Resolution It’s resolution time once again. This year, I was intrigued by the NY Times article, “For a Happier New Year, Focus on Your Loved Ones.” In it, writer Holly Burns, posits a new way to make and achieve resolutions. Instead of self-focused goals, Burns suggests making other-serving resolutions …
Managing Fear with Mindfulness is Not Just Sitting and Meditating
Managing Fear with Mindfullness With a Mental Health Skill Building Toy I’m trying to get a toy that helps with managing fear with mindfulness licensed. The toy, or plush – a small stuffed doll – helps kids strengthen mindfulness, a social and emotional skill kids and adults need to be healthy. Don’t Let Your Fear …
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Another Why “There’s a Mental Health Crisis Among American Children”
Something’s Missing In the NY Times article, “There’s a Mental Health Crisis Among American Children. Why?: And the pandemic is not the only reason,” I noticed a missing “why”, a big one. Tingley lists many reasons why we have a mental health crisis in this country. These include issues with data collection, the ability for …
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Art, Artists, Anxiety and Overcoming Fear of the Blank Canvas
New Way to Handle Fear My picture book, “Phobe and phearnik! Fight BIG Fears,” is a story about a way for children (and adults!) to deal with fear and anxiety. Compared to how fear presents in other children’s books, my book introduces a new and, may I be so bold to say – revolutionary – …
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