Managing Holiday Stress with Lynn Jimenez [IEP 187]

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We have said it before: this school year is like no other. Now we are all dealing with the uncertainty of an upcoming holiday season that may be very stressful for parents, teachers, and students. There are simple practices and tools we can use with people of all ages to manage and reduce stress. Join us to learn more!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lynn Jimenez is a licensed clinical social worker and the founder of Connect-Flow-Grow Coaching & Therapy. Her past experiences include school mental health, foster care, and substance abuse prevention. She has taught prevention through restorative practices in general education and has taught teachers how to integrate social and emotional learning and conversations into their teaching style in their classrooms. As a mom of three boys, Lynn has practiced these skills at home, which has transformed their family experience as the boys have learned to interact better with each other.</span></p> <p><strong>Show Highlights:</strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why the strategies used in special education should be used by all</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">general education teachers</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">How Lynn originally taught families how to talk to kids about stress and dove into the physiology of the stress response system</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">What Lynn wants people to understand about stress as we move into the holiday season</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">How daily self-care practices can help manage stress--and can be modeled for kids</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">How this year is different for students who spent most or all of the</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">previous school year learning virtually---and how holiday gatherings (hopefully) will be happening but might be overwhelming</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">A personal example from Lynn’s family that brought open commun