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By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer

Yesterday, I ran across a great site for kids health! It is called Kidshealth.org. They have both a written blog and an audio blog that kids can listen to. The site has many resources for kids, teens and for parents, each under their own tab at the top of the page.

For kids with ADHD, anger or anxiety issues,  or kids dealing with trauma or loss, it can be confusing and scary to go to therapy or see a psychiatrist. this blog post here does a great job explaining therapy to children. And instead of having parents read the post to their children, the blog provides an audio version of the post so that kids can listen to it. However, the audio voice is kind of robotic ,so parent may want to read the article to their kids out loud if the child cannot focus on the audio. Here is the blog post: Going to a Psychologist, Psychiatrist, or Therapist.

Kidshealth.org has a lot of good info about feelings, handling bullying, dealing with puberty and changes in the body and more!  The site has a great list of blog posts about feelings that are explained in language children can understand. Here is a list of topics they cover to teach kids about their feelings:

• Being Afraid
• Cheating
• Dealing With Bullies
• Dealing With Peer Pressure
• Depression
• Five Steps for Fighting Stress
• Going to a Psychologist, Psychiatrist, or Therapist
• How Can I Feel Better About My Body?
• How Do I Help a Kid Who’s Bullied?
• How to Be a Good Sport
• How to Handle Abuse
• Kids With Special Needs
• Nightmares
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• Phobias
• Stuttering
• Taking Charge of Anger
• Talking to Your Parents
• The Scoop on Gossip
• The Story on Self-Esteem
• The Story on Stress
• Train Your Temper
• Video: Welcome Home Yoga
• What Kids Say About: Bullying
• What Kids Say About: Drinking Alcohol
• What Kids Say About: Worrying
• What Should I Do if My Family Fights?
• When Somebody Dies

Check the website out if you are a parent or work with kids and tell us what you think about it was it useful to you? Did your child find it useful!?

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