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How to Identify and Manage Re-Entry Anxiety

April Avey Trabucco

Sep 17, 2021
3 min

How to Identify and Manage Re-Entry Anxiety

The pending return to school is an exciting change for some and a daunting one for others. Some have established routines that are working well for their families and others are floundering under the weight of risky obstacles. A return to school may have some of us switching places. Whether your family is ready for the change or not, it requires a shift in routine for all of us. If you are feeling overwhelmed, you are not alone! Re-entry anxiety is on the rise. We have collec

What Resilience Looks Like and How to Build It

April Avey Trabucco

Sep 17, 2021
3 min

What Resilience Looks Like and How to Build It

Re.sil.ience: noun 1. the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness. The American Psychological Association (APA) suggests that connections, acceptance, hope, positivity, perspective, self-discovery, and self-care all play a part in building resilience. TAKE THE RESILIENCE PLEDGE WHAT RESILIENCE LOOKS LIKE My son fell out a window and fractured his skull when he was three. During his recovery, one refrain grounded me: children are resilient. I heard it from th

Practicing Prevention With Your Children: 24 Skills That Build Resilience

April Avey Trabucco

Sep 17, 2021
7 min

Practicing Prevention With Your Children: 24 Skills That Build Resilience

If a kid feels he or she belongs and is good enough, she or he will be less susceptible to peer pressure later on.

PART II: HOW DO I TALK TO MY KIDS ABOUT DRUGS?

April Avey Trabucco

Sep 17, 2021
6 min

PART II: HOW DO I TALK TO MY KIDS ABOUT DRUGS?

Every family, every parent, every child has to decide what to do with and about the facts.

What is your pediatrician's role in detecting and addressing substance abuse with your teen?

April Avey Trabucco

Sep 17, 2021
2 min

What is your pediatrician's role in detecting and addressing substance abuse with your teen?

As part of our series on Substance Abuse Prevention, we interviewed Fred Walters, M.D. at Bainbridge Pediatrics. Here's what he had to say..

Top CONNECTIONS CAFÉ Takeaways

April Avey Trabucco

Sep 17, 2021
6 min

Top CONNECTIONS CAFÉ Takeaways

Language has the power to inspire or to discourage. Resolve problems such as lack of integrity and respect, disunity, bullying, discipline a

Validating Your Child's Need For Independence

April Avey Trabucco

Sep 17, 2021
5 min

Validating Your Child's Need For Independence

...the independence teens have been working to attain as part of their natural development has been ripped away from them and they are itchi

Building Resilience Through Crisis

April Avey Trabucco

Sep 17, 2021
5 min

Building Resilience Through Crisis

...alongside all the terribleness happening right now is an opportunity to build up our capacity to weather other disruptions in the future.

Parenting During A Pandemic

April Avey Trabucco

Sep 17, 2021
1 min

Parenting During A Pandemic

A collection of tips and insights to help you as you shift focus and schedules.

How Do We Build Resilience?

April Avey Trabucco

Sep 17, 2021
3 min

How Do We Build Resilience?

Parents have a physiological response to letting kids take more control of their lives, but it's a necessary part of their development a

Healthy Outlets for Anxiety: Part II

April Avey Trabucco

Sep 17, 2021
3 min

Healthy Outlets for Anxiety: Part II

Parents hold the key to creating a balanced environment....the expectations we set for (kids) should focus on mental health first so we can

Healthy Outlets for Anxiety: Part I

April Avey Trabucco

Sep 17, 2021
5 min

Healthy Outlets for Anxiety: Part I

For many students, their unique strengths and interests may not fit into a traditional mold of "success" and the internal conflict

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April Avey Trabucco

Sep 17, 2021
4 min

Choose Raising Resilience's Next Documentary Screening

In our continued effort to help families thrive by addressing priority issues through documentary screenings, panels, speaker events, and wo

Screenagers NEXT CHAPTER Offers Insight and Solutions

April Avey Trabucco

Sep 17, 2021
3 min

Screenagers NEXT CHAPTER Offers Insight and Solutions

OUR DIGITAL WORLD’S IMPACT ON OUR YOUTH’S MENTAL WELL BEING It’s tough out there. We live in turbulent times and it’s evident by the fact that anxiety and depression among teens is at an all-time high. In fact, since 2011, there’s been a 59% increase in teens reporting depressive symptoms. Somewhere along the way, anxiety became the new normal. Why? Filmmaker and physician Delaney Ruston used a personal lens and professional eye to help us understand how and why our teens are

Counselor's Corner: Tips from Bainbridge Teachers. Part 2 - Avoiding Meltdowns

April Avey Trabucco

Sep 17, 2021
5 min

Counselor's Corner: Tips from Bainbridge Teachers. Part 2 - Avoiding Meltdowns

Academic meltdowns; social/emotional flags; questions to ask your kids; and words of encouragement for parents.

Counselor's Corner: Tips from Bainbridge Island Teachers. Part 1

April Avey Trabucco

Sep 17, 2021
3 min

Counselor's Corner: Tips from Bainbridge Island Teachers. Part 1

We interviewed some of our Bainbridge Island teachers and counselors about how to prepare yourself and your child for a good school year. He

Counselor's Corner: Summer Survival Guide

April Avey Trabucco

Sep 17, 2021
4 min

Counselor's Corner: Summer Survival Guide

This month's article comes from Raising Resilience board member, Lisa Bernardin, MA, LMHCA with a guide to summer survival.

When you speak, we listen

April Avey Trabucco

Sep 17, 2021
2 min

When you speak, we listen

SURVEY RESULTS In June, Raising Resilience hosted a focus group and sent out a survey asking for feedback to help strengthen our organization and refine our programming. Here are the top priorities for parents and educators in our community: Preferred Programming - Notable speaker events and documentaries with some interest in panels and workshops. Preferred Topics - Social media and tech habits topped the list, followed by substance abuse prevention, and stress and anxiety m

Welcome Raising Resilience's Interim Executive Director

April Avey Trabucco

Sep 17, 2021
2 min

Welcome Raising Resilience's Interim Executive Director

A NEW CHAPTER FOR RAISING RESILIENCE Following a strategic planning process, funded by Bainbridge Community Foundation, Raising Resilience has taken the next step and hired an Interim Executive Director. Please join us in welcoming April Avey Trabucco. “Over the years, Raising Resilience has been championed by a rotation of knowledgeable and passionate volunteers, dedicated to helping Bainbridge families thrive. As local parents face new challenges, such as tech time balance

Raising Resilience on BCB Podcast

April Avey Trabucco

Sep 17, 2021
2 min

Raising Resilience on BCB Podcast

In this Bainbridge Community Broadcasting podcast, BCB host Christina Hulet sits down with to discuss the social and emotional well-being of our island youth. Dr. Peter Bang-Knudsen, Superintendent of the Bainbridge Island School District, talks about how the district’s increased emphasis on social and emotional health came partially from what he heard from students, parents, and community members during his listening tour last year, and partly from state and local data, whic

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