Jessica Burzlaff, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist

More tips for helping kids (and parents!) get prepared for the school year. https://www.kget.com//mentally-preparing-children-for-the/

More tips for helping kids (and parents!) get prepared for the school year. https://www.kget.com//mentally-preparing-children-for-the/

Feeling stressed about school starting online? Me too. Here are my thoughts about how to mitigate some of this anxiety. https://www.kget.com//reducing-back-to-school-stress-as-t/

After a much needed week of rest and spending time with my family, I am back with a new segment of Parenting During a Pandemic: School Edition. Today, the importance of creating a routine. As the school year approaches, what are some parenting concerns you have in this new distance learning environment? I am looking for school specific topics to address on the segment this month. Let me know in the comments or go ahead and message me. :) https://www.kget.com//maintaining-a-routine-at-home-as-th/

Parenting through divorce or separation is difficult under the best of circumstances, and these are certainly not the best of circumstances. Here are some tips for managing co-parenting during a pandemic. Hint: Communication is key!

Do you know what anxiety looks like in a five year old? How about a 15 year old? And once you identify the behavior as driven by anxiety, then what? Here are some ideas of recognizing and managing anxiety in children and teens. https://www.kget.com//parenting-during-the-pandemic-recog/

Due to the ongoing nature of the pandemic, I have made the decision to work from home full time. It's sad to give up my office of the past 3 years in the Stockdale Counseling practice, but I'm excited to get to have more time with my family and an excuse to redecorate our back bedroom. Here are the beginnings of my new home office! Onward and upward!

The world as we knew it, and as our kids knew it, has changed. Social distancing has required that most of our socialization move online, but what do you do with little kids, particularly those who struggle with social anxiety? Here are some tips for helping your kids get more comfortable connecting in this new virtual world. https://www.kget.com//parenting-during-the-pandemic-getti/

As we begin to think about heading back into the world, how do we make sure our kids, especially more independent teens, stay safe? Here are some tips for opening up the lines of communication. https://www.kget.com//parenting-during-the-pandemic-appro/

A big congratulations are in order for my FORMER associate, Sherri Criqui, who passed her licensing exam today! I'm so grateful I got to be a part of her journey. Yay, Sherri!!

In this week's Parenting During the Pandemic, we tackle the "3 C's" of screen time: child, content, and context. I know my family's screen time has gone up during the past four months. How about the rest of you?

From Tiffany Sheppard, LMFT, important information about talking to your kids about race, why it's important to shape the next generation, and how BIPOC parents are struggling right now. https://www.kget.com//continuing-discussions-about-race-a/

Here is my appearance from last week's Sunrise Interviews, better late than never! Anyone else feeling busier than ever, even while being cooped up at home? We, again, addressed the topic of how to talk to children about the protests and what is happening in the news. I'm very excited to announce that Tiffany Sheppard, LMFT, a supervisor and licensed therapist from the Child Guidance Clinic will be on Sunrise TOMORROW at 6am to talk more about talking to kids about anti-racism. Make sure and tune in and support! I will be posting her clip on this page, so keep an eye out for it.

I'm back to pandemic parenting struggles this week with managing conflict between siblings. Do you feel like a referee or are you more hands off? And what do I really mean when I say we need to "relax our standards?" Next week I will be discussing screen time. Remember to write in or comment with questions I can address in future segments! https://www.kget.com//managing-conflict-between-siblings-/

Dr. Kendi, no surprise, addresses this topic so beautifully. Again, I urge you to check out his book How to be an Anti-racist and his upcoming children's board book, Anti-racist Baby. https://www.facebook.com/378436635887918/posts/1012954559102786/