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Our\u00a0latest article for the PBS Parents website<\/a>\u00a0is all about the best ways to help\u00a0stressed-out\u00a0kids learn to relax.<\/p>\n

It starts like this (but we bet you can’t even imagine\u00a0how it ends!):<\/p>\n

As much as we\u2019d like to believe our kids\u2019 lives should be full of nothing but giggles, rainbows and carefree tickle fights with talking, animated forest creatures, that isn\u2019t how childhood actually works.<\/p>\n

In real life, kids stress out just like we do. And there are a variety of factors that can get them frazzled \u2013 things like schoolwork, conflicts with friends, and difficulty dealing with big emotions.<\/p>\n

So what do you do when your kids are so under it and exasperated that they just can\u2019t even<\/strong>? There are lots of ways you can try to help them\u2026and the ones that work best might just surprise you!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Intrigued? Good!<\/p>\n

Feeling completely stressed out yourself because you don’t already know this stuff and now you’re worried that your kids are going to grow up to be high-strung, tightly wound, brow-furrowing little balls of anxiety?<\/p>\n

Then, um, you\u00a0definitely<\/em> need to read this article. Like now.<\/p>\n

If you like\u00a0the other things we write \u2013 like this blog, or our\u00a0highly rated\u00a0parenting book<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 you’re surely going\u00a0to enjoy\u00a0this article too. So what are you waiting for?\u00a0Go check it out now!<\/em><\/p>\n

“Sharpen Your Child’s Stress-Relieving Skills” by Amber and Andy Ankowski<\/a>
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