Comments on: From Distress to De-Stress: helping anxious, worried kids (Part 1 of 2) http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2009/02/10/from-distress-to-de-stress-helping-anxious-worried-kids-part-1-of-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-distress-to-de-stress-helping-anxious-worried-kids-part-1-of-2 Neuroplasticity, Brain Fitness and Cognitive Health News Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:53:26 +0000 hourly 1 By: Alvaro Fernandez http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2009/02/10/from-distress-to-de-stress-helping-anxious-worried-kids-part-1-of-2/comment-page-1/#comment-236621 Alvaro Fernandez Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:47:32 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2009/02/10/from-distress-to-de-stress-helping-anxious-worried-kids-part-1-of-2/#comment-236621 M.A.: Jerome is now traveling out of the country, so let me answer your excellent suggestion - indeed, to encourage someone to "think" about something is likely to result in different processes than asking to "visualize". Senia and wingspouse: thank you for the feedback - I agree, Jerome did a great job at linking research with very specific implementation ideas. Dan: thank you for sharing your experience. If I can answer on behalf of Dr. Schultz, I'd say that he wasn't trying to address all problems for all people, but suggest guidelines to help a good number of students. Of course, specific problems, and specific clinical conditions, require professional and tailored diagnostics and interventions. Regards M.A.: Jerome is now traveling out of the country, so let me answer your excellent suggestion — indeed, to encourage someone to “think” about something is likely to result in different processes than asking to “visualize”.

Senia and wingspouse: thank you for the feedback — I agree, Jerome did a great job at linking research with very specific implementation ideas.

Dan: thank you for sharing your experience. If I can answer on behalf of Dr. Schultz, I’d say that he wasn’t trying to address all problems for all people, but suggest guidelines to help a good number of students. Of course, specific problems, and specific clinical conditions, require professional and tailored diagnostics and interventions.

Regards

]]> By: Dan Abshear http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2009/02/10/from-distress-to-de-stress-helping-anxious-worried-kids-part-1-of-2/comment-page-1/#comment-236533 Dan Abshear Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:31:49 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2009/02/10/from-distress-to-de-stress-helping-anxious-worried-kids-part-1-of-2/#comment-236533 I suggest you factor in more thoroughly the etiology for such children. There is a lot of child abuse out there, and I am a victim myself. My anxiety reached a level out of fear that I did not eat, and was placed in a hospital for spilling keytones during starvation. It goes beyond behavioral modification which is what I took as the apex of your post. I suggest you factor in more thoroughly the etiology for such children. There is a lot of child abuse out there, and I am a victim myself. My anxiety reached a level out of fear that I did not eat, and was placed in a hospital for spilling keytones during starvation. It goes beyond behavioral modification which is what I took as the apex of your post.

]]> By: wingspouse http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2009/02/10/from-distress-to-de-stress-helping-anxious-worried-kids-part-1-of-2/comment-page-1/#comment-235870 wingspouse Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:55:40 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2009/02/10/from-distress-to-de-stress-helping-anxious-worried-kids-part-1-of-2/#comment-235870 Wonderful suggestions. I never thought about how useful pairing could be. I'll use that next time I teach creative writing - pairing students will work wonderfully. Heightened pride, love, anger or depression is so important when writing and it's the hardest thing to explain. Wonderful suggestions. I never thought about how useful pairing could be. I’ll use that next time I teach creative writing — pairing students will work wonderfully. Heightened pride, love, anger or depression is so important when writing and it’s the hardest thing to explain.

]]> By: Senia http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2009/02/10/from-distress-to-de-stress-helping-anxious-worried-kids-part-1-of-2/comment-page-1/#comment-235786 Senia Wed, 11 Feb 2009 06:46:02 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2009/02/10/from-distress-to-de-stress-helping-anxious-worried-kids-part-1-of-2/#comment-235786 Great article. I love instructional articles that spell out even to the detail what to say. I really like that. It feels useful and immediately usable. Best, Senia Great article. I love instructional articles that spell out even to the detail what to say. I really like that. It feels useful and immediately usable.
Best,
Senia

]]> By: M. A. Greenstein, Ph.D. http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2009/02/10/from-distress-to-de-stress-helping-anxious-worried-kids-part-1-of-2/comment-page-1/#comment-235782 M. A. Greenstein, Ph.D. Wed, 11 Feb 2009 06:33:48 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2009/02/10/from-distress-to-de-stress-helping-anxious-worried-kids-part-1-of-2/#comment-235782 Wow! Anything that encourages somatic sensing and intelligence is a boon for today's education. May I suggest we look carefully at the terms we use when embedding relaxation cues,e.g. the difference between think about a time when... vs visualize a time when... The former initiates different neural circuits than the latter, no? I find using sensory perception terms helps people young and old make a connection back to the world of sensory integration. Bravo for raising this issue on Sharpbrains.com! Synaptically yours, M.A. a.k.a. Dr. G. Wow! Anything that encourages somatic sensing and intelligence is a boon for today’s education.

May I suggest we look carefully at the terms we use when embedding relaxation cues,e.g. the difference between

think about a time when…
vs
visualize a time when…

The former initiates different neural circuits than the latter, no?

I find using sensory perception terms helps people young and old make a connection back to the world of sensory integration.

Bravo for raising this issue on Sharpbrains.com!

Synaptically yours,

M.A. a.k.a. Dr. G.

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