Best We Can Parenting Series:
Everybody's Got Something
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, BStrong Together was honored to partner with the Barrington Area Library for the Best We Can Parenting Series – a new virtual parenting series to help parents navigate the challenges of our new world.
In session 4, we welcomed Dr. Melissa Katz, Clinical Director of Samaritan Counseling Center of the Northwest Suburbs and pediatric therapist, to talk about strategies for helping parents and kids learn how to use “detective thinking” to identify and reframe their negative thoughts during the difficult times.
Questions from the session include:
- If I am not sure what specific thoughts are causing my negative mood, how do I figure these out?
- How do you get over the feeling that others have it way better than you during this time- either due to job loss, financial worries, kids being really bored etc.?
- How do you determine if your thoughts or mood are normal given the circumstances or if they are more concerning?
- If I practice this way of thinking, how long will it take for me or my kids to notice a change?