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#WhatIsOCD The kids from UNSTUCK: an OCD kids movie define Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in their words and share some ways obsessions and compulsions interrupted their lives. UNSTUCK is the story of 6 kids and teens with OCD. The new documentary covers OCD education, therapy and treatment for adolescents. #OCDSymptoms It shines a spotlight on kids and teens and shows them for what they truly are: OCD experts. Film site: http://www.ocdkidsmovie.com Facebook: http://facebook.com/ocdkidsmovie

Why your brain loves giving you intrusive thoughts and what you can do about it. To explore mental fitness skills like this further, check out the new edition of my Mental Fitness 101 course: https://www.thetoolkitstore.com/product/mental-fitness-101/ You can grab my book, YOU ARE NOT A ROCK, wherever books are sold, like here on Amazon: http://bit.ly/youarenotarock (It's called THE MIND WORKOUT in the UK and Australia/New Zealand, DAS MIND-WORKOUT in Deutsch, ENTRENA TU MENTE en español) Learn more about what I do here: http://www.markfreeman.ca Connect on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/markwfreeman/

In this video I describe 'The Game', a trick for helping anxious children sleep in their own bed by themselves. If your child has been having trouble sleeping on their own you can try this trick and you may have the problem solved sooner than you think! For information on SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions), parent-based treatment for childhood anxiety and OCD visit https://www.spacetreatment.net For a book on how to implement SPACE on your own check out https://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Free-Child-Anxiety-Scientifically/dp/0190883529 You can also follow SPACE on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/spacetreatments/ #anxiety #child #sleep

What is SPACE therapy? What is it based on? How does it work? A very brief introduction to SPACE: Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions, a parent-based treatment for childhood anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) #anxiety #child #parent #therapy #OCD

An introduction to trauma and Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing for parents and children. Produced by Russell Hurn and the Child and Adolescent Section Committee of EMDR UK & Ireland

This video explains some of the things you can try when you feel overwhelmed by your thoughts. After the video, take a few moments to observe your thoughts with curiosity, paying attention to how each one makes you feel. Paying attention to your thoughts and sorting through them takes practice and patience. For more information, visit: https://teens.aboutkidshealth.ca/mentalhealth Subscribe to the AboutKidsHealth YouTube channel: http://ow.ly/CzrN50ClHN3 This video is provided for general information only. It does not replace a diagnosis or medical advice from a healthcare professional who has examined your child and understands their unique needs. Please speak with your doctor to check if the content is suitable for your situation. #MentalHealth #PositiveThinking #Mindfulness Follow us on: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/aboutkidshealth Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/aboutkidshealth Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/aboutkidshealth TRANSCRIPT Every day, we have thousands of thoughts, emotions, urges, memories and feelings. From the time we wake up in the morning, all throughout the day, to when we lay down to sleep at night. No matter who we are, we all have thoughts swirling around in our heads. We even think and feel in our dreams. Often, we don’t realize how many thoughts we are having, and we get lost in them. Sometimes, we’re not even aware that we’re thinking. We seem to be swimming in a sea of our own thoughts. When we are surrounded by our thoughts, it’s easy to get caught up in them and react automatically, sometimes in ways we don’t even mean to react. We might hold onto some thoughts, even when we don’t want to, and it can feel like our thoughts are overwhelming. But thoughts are not facts, and they are not always true, even if they seem to be. Next time you feel caught up in your thoughts, try paying attention to them with curiosity, and not judgment. It doesn’t matter if they are true or false, right or wrong; just notice them. How fast or slow are they? Are they are all very different from each other? Or perhaps you are having the same ones over and over again. Maybe they’re even focused on one theme. Some of these thoughts may be unwanted. But instead of reacting to them, notice what happens to your body sensations and your emotions when you have these thoughts. Perhaps you will notice if they are bringing you closer to or further away from what is important to you or the goals you have for yourself. Observing your thoughts is a skill that takes practice, like playing an instrument. Sometimes it'll be easy for you to be able to notice and respond to your thoughts. Other times, you might have to work really hard to get some distance from them. You might even have to keep letting go of the same unwanted thought over and over again. But don’t give up. Keep trying. Like waves in the ocean, thoughts are always passing through our minds, and can affect how we feel and what we do. But they are not “us”, and we are not our thoughts. Learning to be aware of our thoughts can allow us to respond with more choice instead of reacting in ways we may regret. Observing our thoughts gives us some distance to see how our thoughts make us feel. We can then choose to act in ways that bring us closer to the things and the people that are important to us. Remember, you are not your thoughts. Try observing your thoughts with curiosity. Try it right now.

A fun reimagining of the Window of Tolerance. Come meet Panda as he travels the River of Life and learns the Tale of the Two Lands

Part 4 of the Managing Big Emotions series for kids at childhood101.com. Find all of our Emotional Intelligence posts here: https://childhood101.com/managing-big-emotions-best-resources-to-use-with-kids/

In this powerful short film, watch and hear from elementary school students learning to use mindfulness to navigate complex feelings. “Just Breathe” was created by Mindful Schools graduate and filmmaker, Julie Bayer Salzman. The inspiration for “Just Breathe” first came about a little over a year ago when I overheard my then 5-year-old son talking with his friend about how emotions affect different regions of the brain, and how to calm down by taking deep breaths — all things they were beginning to learn in Kindergarten at their new school, Citizens of the World Charter School, in Mar Vista, CA. I was surprised and overjoyed to witness first-hand just how significant social-emotional learning in an elementary school curriculum was on these young minds. The following year, I decided to take a 6-week online course on Mindfulness through Mindful Schools (http://www.mindfulschools.org/), figuring that if my son was learning about this, it only made sense that I should learn too. Within the first week, I felt the positive effects of this practice take root not only on my own being but in my relationships with others. As a filmmaker, I am always interested in finding a subject worthy of filming, and I felt strongly that Mindfulness was a necessary concept to communicate visually. Thankfully my husband, who happens to be my filmmaking partner, agreed. We made “Just Breathe” with our son, his classmates and their family members one Saturday afternoon. The film is entirely unscripted – what the kids say is based purely on their own neuro-scientific understanding of difficult emotions, and how they cope through breathing and meditation. They, in turn, are teaching us all ...