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(Chelsea Update would like to thank Kristin Krarup-Joyce for the information in this story.) Dear Chelsea Families: Welcome back to a new school year. Hopefully back-to-school routines are falling into place and everyone is getting back in the groove. Recently, … Read more
By Kristin Krarup-Joyce I’m hearing about divorce more and more so here are some guidelines for handling it. Expect children to handle the divorce as well as it is handled by the adults. Children follow our cues. If we are … Read more
By Kristin Krarup-Joyce Dear Chelsea Community, In light of the recent Florida school shooting, I wanted to provide you with a resource from the National Association of School Psychologists. As always, support staff is available in all of our Chelsea … Read more
By Kristin Krarup-Joyce Dear Chelsea Community: Have you ever had a conversation with your child about a sensitive topic only to have your child repeat your conversation to someone outside of your family? Some families like to keep things private; … Read more
By Kristin Krarup-Joyce I recently came across a blog on www.understood.org about parenting. The author was dealing with her child’s daily meltdowns with bribery. She felt like she was walking on eggshells and was embarrassed when he had a meltdown … Read more
By Kristin Krarup-Joyce Although the holiday season is full of fun activities, it can also be a stressful time for some children (and adults!). Changes in routine, visiting with relatives you may not see often, family dinners with “different” foods … Read more
By Kristin Krarup-Joyce Frequently in my job I find myself helping students sort out friendship issues. Inevitably, students will argue about who plays with whom at recess. It usually goes something like this: Friend A wants to play with both … Read more
By Kristin Krarup-Joyce I recently participated in a webinar on executive functioning presented by Jack Naglieri, Ph.D. I thought I’d share a great strategy that you can use with your child to build executive functioning. First of all, what is … Read more
By Kristin Krarup-Joyce Screen time includes watching videos, movies, and TV. It also includes playing games on any electronic device – TV, cell phone, iPad, gaming systems, computer, etc. Screen time for children under age 3 has been linked to … Read more