The EquipCC Blog
Helping Children with Anxiety
Help children with anxiety by helping them to notice their thoughts and to unhook from unhelpful thinking.
Costly Cheap Talk
The following has been written for the those who; do not like to disappoint, like to help, will put themselves out for the benefit of another and who have trouble saying ‘No’. The people pleasers, the helpers and the compliant. Please read on. First, a story that...
How is your social fitness?
Fitness comes and Fitness goes If you have ever had an exercise program, you will be aware that your physical fitness will increase with regular exercise. You will also be aware that when you stop your exercise program your physical fitness level will drop....
Being Highly Sensitive and Bushfire Crisis
Bushfires As I write this, a large portion of eastern Victoria and eastern New South Wales is experiencing a bush-fire crisis. Watch and Act, and Evacuation orders have been in place for many regions. Fires also burn in other States and Territories. Australia is in...
The Cost of Resilience
Resilience does not mean being able to go through life without experiencing difficulties or challenges. It doesn’t work that way. Resilience shows up when things are difficult and challenging and ironically, it often doesn’t feel like resilience (whatever resilience is meant to feel like). It also develops with experience as we learn what we are actually able to endure. Having someone to cheer us on helps, but in the end, it is up to the one who is enduring the difficult stuff to keep going – and that is the hard part.
The desire to belong to the peer group
One of the toughest aspects of school is the peer group. Teaching children about the peer group, and making good choices is essential.
Fear of Failure
How are you with failure? I’ve asked this question to many adults and their responses often include; a cringe, a worried expression, a shake of the head, ‘Oh, I am terrible with failure,’ or ‘I hate it.’ I’ve also seen the fear of failure in many students across all...
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