I’m thrilled to welcome Wendy Snyder, a Positive Parenting educator, family life coach & advocate to my podcast this week as she has such a brilliant story of when life gets hard, how you can flip it around to a positive and loving life. Wendy had so much trouble with her daughter being so strong willed after quitting her job to become a stay-at-home mom. She was convinced she had ADHD or something of the sort until she took a local parenting course. Take a listen to this episode to learn how you can flip up your life and gain the knowledge you need to have a more fulfilling and happy parenthood. 

The topics we cover in this episode are:

How you imagine parenthood VS reality 

The idea behind Cactus Kids

Why you don’t want to squash strong-willed behaviors 

What strategies do and don’t work

Different culture pressures

Offer an inch and they will take a mile

What should families do who are struggling with power?

Letting them make the decision 

Changing your mindset as a parent to not dread certain life moments

The beauty of every life stage - toddlers to teenagers

How do you keep yourself calm in those difficult moments

Self compassion and curiosity 

How movement can spark joy

And remember, do not forget about yourself, take a few minutes for you and have a little fun!

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About The Guest - Wendy Snyder 

Wendy Snyder is a Positive Parenting educator, family life coach & advocate. She is certified in Redirecting Children's Behavior & The Joy of Parenting Program. Wendy founded her online business, Fresh Start Family, so that she could spread the message of positive parenting across the world. She is the developer of a variety of online positive parenting courses and also has a monthly membership program to further support families. Wendy helps families parent from a place of great purpose and intention by creating healthy, respectful & cooperative relationships.

​​Website - www.freshstartfamilyonline.com

Instagram - @freshstartwendy www.instagram.com/freshstartwendy

Facebook - facebook.com/freshstartfamily

Free Guide to Raising Strong Willed Kids:

https://freshstartfamilyonline.com/strongwilledkids/

Firm & Kind Parenting Blueprint:

https://freshstartfamilyonline.com/firm-kind-blueprint/

About The Host - Janine Halloran

Janine Halloran is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, an author, a speaker, an entrepreneur and a mom. As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Janine has been working primarily with children, adolescents, and their families for over 20 years. She is the Founder of 'Coping Skills for Kids', where she creates products and resources to help kids learn to cope with their feelings in safe and healthy ways. Janine also founded 'Encourage Play’ which dedicated to helping kids learn and practice social skills in the most natural way - through play! 

If you're interested in learning more about how to teach kids coping skills, download your free Coping Skills Toolkit:
https://copingskillsforkids.com/newsletter

The Coping Skills Hub has everything you need to teach kids coping skills, learn more at https://copingskillsforkids.com/hub

If you'd like to purchase Janine's products, including the Coping Skills for Kids Workbook, Coping Skills for Teens Workbook, Social Skills for Kids Workbook, Coping Cue Cards, and more, visit https://store.copingskillsforkids.com or https://amazon.com/copingskillsforkids


Connect with Janine on Social Media 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/janinehalloranlmhc

Instagram @janine_halloran and @copingskillsforkids

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JanineHalloranLMHC

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/encourageplay/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janine-halloran-43787b7b/

I’m excited to be speaking to world renowned parent expert Sue Atkins on this episode of the Calm & Connected podcast. We discuss the pro’s and con’s of having an outspoken child, they may make your life difficult but don’t you want a child who can stand up for themselves? Children are naturally so curious so it’s our job as their parents to help them learn and explore the world, not dull their experience so we don’t have to put the effort in. 

The topics we cover in this episode are;

Why do kids ask ‘Why?’ so much? And what can we do about it?

Toddlers, independence and saying ‘no’

The importance of slowing down in parenthood

How can parents support their kids while coming out of the pandemic?

How beneficial it can be for your child to see you relax

Don’t be a perfect parent

The 4 C’s; Connection, Count, Capable, Courage

Enjoying the journey, not just focusing on the destination

About The Guest - Sue Atkins

Sue Atkins is an internationally recognised Parenting Expert, Broadcaster, Speaker and Author of the Amazon best-selling books “Parenting Made Easy – How to Raise Happy Children” & “Raising Happy Children for Dummies" one in the famous black and yellow series as well as author of the highly acclaimed Parenting Made Easy resources. She regularly appears on the award-winning flagship ITV show “This Morning,” Good Morning Britain and Sky News & is the parenting expert for many BBC Radio Stations around the UK.

Follow Sue:

Website www.thesueatkins.com

Sue on Twitter: @sueatkins

Sue on Instagram: @sueatkins18

Sue on Facebook: Sue Atkins The Parenting Expert

Sue on LinkedIn: Sue Atkins

Sue on Pinterest: Sue Atkins Parenting Expert

Sue on YouTube: Sue Atkins Parenting Expert  

About The Host - Janine Halloran

Janine Halloran is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, an author, a speaker, an entrepreneur and a mom. As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Janine has been working primarily with children, adolescents, and their families for over 20 years. She is the Founder of 'Coping Skills for Kids', where she creates products and resources to help kids learn to cope with their feelings in safe and healthy ways. Janine also founded 'Encourage Play’ which dedicated to helping kids learn and practice social skills in the most natural way - through play! 

If you're interested in learning more about how to teach kids coping skills, download your free Coping Skills Toolkit:
https://copingskillsforkids.com/newsletter

The Coping Skills Hub has everything you need to teach kids coping skills, learn more at https://copingskillsforkids.com/hub

If you'd like to purchase Janine's products, including the Coping Skills for Kids Workbook, Coping Skills for Teens Workbook, Social Skills for Kids Workbook, Coping Cue Cards, and more, visit https://store.copingskillsforkids.com or https://amazon.com/copingskillsforkids


Connect with Janine on Social Media 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/janinehalloranlmhc

Instagram @janine_halloran and @copingskillsforkids

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JanineHalloranLMHC

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/encourageplay/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janine-halloran-43787b7b/

I’m so excited to welcome Dr Lynne Kenney on to the Calm & Connected Podcast this week. We chat about all things executive functioning and how sessions differ with children in comparison to teenagers. We kept the conversation on the lighter treatment side rather than all the science-lingo heavy side. I hope you enjoy it!! 

The topics we cover in this episode are;

What actually is executive functioning?

How young you can start teaching children executive function skills

How slowing down for kids can make them achieve and learn more

Different types of mindfulness practices 

How mantras can help

How little questions can have a big impact

How things differ from children to teenagers

Teenagers are human too - they want love, affection and to feel masterful

The importance of thinking about what other people need

And remember, do not forget about yourself, take a few minutes for you and have a little fun!

Dr. Lynne Kenney is the nation’s leading pediatric psychologist in the development of classroom cognitive-physical activity programs for students grades K-8. Dr. Kenney develops curriculum, programming, and activities to improve children’s cognition through coordinative cognitive-motor movement, executive function skill-building strategies, and social-emotional learning. 

Dr. Kenney is a pediatric psychologist on the Language & Cognition Team at Wellington-Alexander Center, Scottsdale, Arizona. She has advanced fellowship training in forensic psychology and developmental pediatric psychology from Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School and Harbor-UCLA/UCLA Medical School. Dr. Kenney holds a BA in Psychology and an MA in Physical Education from the University of Southern California. In 1992, she earned her Doctorate in Psychology at Pepperdine.

Dr. Kenney’s books include Brain Primers, 2020 (Kuczala & Kenney); 70 Play Activities for Better Thinking, Self-Regulation, Learning and Behavior (Kenney & Comizio, 2016); the Social-Emotional Literacy program, Bloom Your Room™; Musical Thinking™; and Bloom: 50 things to say, think and do with anxious, angry and over-the-top-kids (Kenney & Young, 2015). 

​​Website - www.lynnekenney.com

Twitter - @drlynnekenney 

Instagram - @drlynnekenney 

About The Host - Janine Halloran

Janine Halloran is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, an author, a speaker, an entrepreneur and a mom. As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Janine has been working primarily with children, adolescents, and their families for over 20 years. She is the Founder of 'Coping Skills for Kids', where she creates products and resources to help kids learn to cope with their feelings in safe and healthy ways. Janine also founded 'Encourage Play’ which dedicated to helping kids learn and practice social skills in the most natural way - through play! 

If you're interested in learning more about how to teach kids coping skills, download your free Coping Skills Toolkit:
https://copingskillsforkids.com/newsletter

The Coping Skills Hub has everything you need to teach kids coping skills, learn more at https://copingskillsforkids.com/hub

If you'd like to purchase Janine's products, including the Coping Skills for Kids Workbook, Coping Skills for Teens Workbook, Social Skills for Kids Workbook, Coping Cue Cards, and more, visit https://store.copingskillsforkids.com or https://amazon.com/copingskillsforkids


Connect with Janine on Social Media 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/janinehalloranlmhc

Instagram @janine_halloran and @copingskillsforkids

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JanineHalloranLMHC

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/encourageplay/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janine-halloran-43787b7b/

In this episode, I invited Dr. Dawn Huebner, child psychologist and parent coach back on the show to talk about her mini book series called Mini Books about Mighty Fears. Alongside that we learn about what phobias really are, how to combat them plus…

How parents tend to react to their child's fear

Why comforting and reassuring can be so damaging

The brain’s alarm system

The best first step to take with a new fear

With fears, practice is key!

The old school methods of dealing with fears

Anxiety is uncomfortable but not dangerous 

The most common childhood fears

About The Guest - Dr Dawn Huebner

Dawn Huebner, PhD, is the award-winning author of 14 books for children selling over 1 million copies in 23 languages. A child psychologist, parent coach, and popular speaker, Dr. Dawn translates the latest research into actionable strategies to free young worriers from anxiety. She has been featured on a host of news and information outlets and is frequently interviewed by popular parenting magazines with the aim of helping children live happier lives. 

Dawn’s Website - dawnhuebnerphd.com

Dawn’s mini book series - https://www.dawnhuebnerphd.com/books-by-dawn/

Dawn’s Facebook page

Mini Books about Mighty Fears

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About The Host - Janine Halloran

Janine Halloran is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, an author, a speaker, an entrepreneur and a mom. As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Janine has been working primarily with children, adolescents, and their families for over 20 years. She is the Founder of 'Coping Skills for Kids', where she creates products and resources to help kids learn to cope with their feelings in safe and healthy ways. Janine also founded 'Encourage Play’ which dedicated to helping kids learn and practice social skills in the most natural way - through play! 

If you're interested in learning more about how to teach kids coping skills, download your free Coping Skills Toolkit:
https://copingskillsforkids.com/newsletter

The Coping Skills Hub has everything you need to teach kids coping skills, learn more at https://copingskillsforkids.com/hub

If you'd like to purchase Janine's products, including the Coping Skills for Kids Workbook, Coping Skills for Teens Workbook, Social Skills for Kids Workbook, Coping Cue Cards, and more, visit https://store.copingskillsforkids.com or https://amazon.com/copingskillsforkids


Connect with Janine on Social Media 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/janinehalloranlmhc

Instagram @janine_halloran and @copingskillsforkids

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JanineHalloranLMHC

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/encourageplay/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janine-halloran-43787b7b/

In this episode I discuss resting and resetting as we all head into summer. Recently I took a business class and from that I have picked up a habit of asking myself two questions every single day; What do I get to enjoy today? And an evening question which is - If I could relive this day, what would I do differently? 

I noticed I would get to the end of the day, and the tasks I wished I had completed were, call my mom or talk to my sister… the common link? Connection! I had been missing connection with those around me so I set about changing that! And I want this episode to focus on that for you. How can you and your family connect this summer? If you’re stuck for ideas then be sure to listen to this episode as I share ways you can reconnect and energize with different activities. 

And remember, do not forget about yourself, take a few minutes for you and have a little fun!

—

About The Host - Janine Halloran

Janine Halloran is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, an author, a speaker, an entrepreneur and a mom. As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Janine has been working primarily with children, adolescents, and their families for over 20 years. She is the Founder of 'Coping Skills for Kids', where she creates products and resources to help kids learn to cope with their feelings in safe and healthy ways. Janine also founded 'Encourage Play’ which dedicated to helping kids learn and practice social skills in the most natural way - through play! 

If you're interested in learning more about how to teach kids coping skills, download your free Coping Skills Toolkit:
https://copingskillsforkids.com/newsletter

The Coping Skills Hub has everything you need to teach kids coping skills, learn more at https://copingskillsforkids.com/hub

If you'd like to purchase Janine's products, including the Coping Skills for Kids Workbook, Coping Skills for Teens Workbook, Social Skills for Kids Workbook, Coping Cue Cards, and more, visit https://store.copingskillsforkids.com or https://amazon.com/copingskillsforkids


Connect with Janine on Social Media 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/janinehalloranlmhc

Instagram @janine_halloran and @copingskillsforkids

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JanineHalloranLMHC

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/encourageplay/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janine-halloran-43787b7b/

In this week’s episode I talk to child and adolescent psychotherapist, Katie Hurley about her brand new book ‘The Stress-Buster Workbook for Kids’ which I have absolutely loved reading and learning from. Stress and anxiety isn’t something just adults experience, children do too, so the earlier we can educate them on useful coping skills and techniques, the better! In this episode we discuss the following; 

The importance of fresh and engaging ideas to reel in kids

The different types of stress - good stress, toxic stress, mini stress

Our window of tolerance, our emotions always go up and down everyday 

How picturing someone's grandma can help children understand how to be kind

The ‘Take 5’ grounding technique

Mindfulness and multitasking

What is a dream disc? And how does it help kids at night?

The truth behind creative brains having trouble at night time

How to set boundaries

No is a complete sentence

How the pandemic made us lose our boundaries

How Katie rests and recharges

About The Guest: Katie Hurley, LCSW

Katie Hurley, LCSW, is a child and adolescent psychotherapist and the author of five books, including her award winning No More Mean Girls and her latest release, The Stress-Buster Workbook for Kids.

​​Website - www.practicalkatie.com

Twitter - @katiefhurley

Instagram - @katiefhurley 

And remember, don’t forget about yourself, take a few minutes for you and have a little fun!

About The Host - Janine Halloran

Janine Halloran is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, an author, a speaker, an entrepreneur and a mom. As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Janine has been working primarily with children, adolescents, and their families for over 20 years. She is the Founder of 'Coping Skills for Kids', where she creates products and resources to help kids learn to cope with their feelings in safe and healthy ways. Janine also founded 'Encourage Play’ which dedicated to helping kids learn and practice social skills in the most natural way - through play! 

If you're interested in learning more about how to teach kids coping skills, download your free Coping Skills Toolkit:
https://copingskillsforkids.com/newsletter

The Coping Skills Hub has everything you need to teach kids coping skills, learn more at https://copingskillsforkids.com/hub

If you'd like to purchase Janine's products, including the Coping Skills for Kids Workbook, Coping Skills for Teens Workbook, Social Skills for Kids Workbook, Coping Cue Cards, and more, visit https://store.copingskillsforkids.com or https://amazon.com/copingskillsforkids


Connect with Janine on Social Media 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/janinehalloranlmhc

Instagram @janine_halloran and @copingskillsforkids

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JanineHalloranLMHC

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/encourageplay/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janine-halloran-43787b7b/

In this episode, I discuss some ways you can practice problem solving using creative prompts. As we all know, social skills are key to interacting well with others - skills such as listening, working together, being kind, watching your own personal space versus others personal space and taking turns. They all need to be learned in childhood to have a successful and fulfilling adult life.

I share how to use things around your office or home as a social skills building activity. You can use any items you have lying around, like paper straws, cotton balls, yarn, paper cups, clothes pins, duck tape - all lots of weird and wonderful materials.

The group then goes on to choose what problems to solve. It works great with different ages of kids. If you're doing this as part of a group plan, it's good to debrief at the end, and find out what they think worked and what didn’t, etc. Take a listen to learn how to use these items to practice social skills.

And remember, do not forget about yourself, take a few minutes for you and have a little fun!

—

About The Host - Janine Halloran

Janine Halloran is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, an author, a speaker, an entrepreneur and a mom. As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Janine has been working primarily with children, adolescents, and their families for over 20 years. She is the Founder of 'Coping Skills for Kids', where she creates products and resources to help kids learn to cope with their feelings in safe and healthy ways. Janine also founded 'Encourage Play’ which dedicated to helping kids learn and practice social skills in the most natural way - through play! 

If you're interested in learning more about how to teach kids coping skills, download your free Coping Skills Toolkit:
https://copingskillsforkids.com/newsletter

The Coping Skills Hub has everything you need to teach kids coping skills, learn more at https://copingskillsforkids.com/hub

If you'd like to purchase Janine's products, including the Coping Skills for Kids Workbook, Coping Skills for Teens Workbook, Social Skills for Kids Workbook, Coping Cue Cards, and more, visit https://store.copingskillsforkids.com or https://amazon.com/copingskillsforkids


Connect with Janine on Social Media 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/janinehalloranlmhc

Instagram @janine_halloran and @copingskillsforkids

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JanineHalloranLMHC

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/encourageplay/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janine-halloran-43787b7b/

In this week’s episode I talk to educator, parent and founder of FeelLinks; Marcelle Waldman. FeelLinks is a hands-on resource for kids that has plush emotion dolls and a journal. We had such a great conversation about how we can support social and emotional learning at home, through listening to what our kids are saying. The topics we cover are:

Benefits of social and emotional learning

How working on your own emotions helps you understand societies emotions

The importance of listening to our emotions

How social and emotional learning doesn’t just take place at school

Listening to your kids and learning from them

How to model identifying your emotions and dealing with them

Making plans when emotions are calm

When emotions are high, realizing why that’s not the teachable moment

How journalling can be beneficial

About The Guest: Marcelle Waldman

Marcelle Waldman lives in the beautiful Pacific Northwest with her husband and two children. She is a certified K-5 elementary educator, which means having the incredible opportunity to teach some of their youngest learners in kindergarten and preschool. She has also served as the preschool director. Marcelle has completed extensive coursework in psychology, child development, youth mental health and she is Youth Mental Health First Aid trained. Being a community educator - she is focused on children, brain development, behaviors, emotions and overall emotional intelligence. Alongside this, she is an avid community volunteer, having served on the school’s PTA board as vice president and president, contributed to many School District committees, currently sit on the Issaquah Schools Foundation programs committee, and volunteers for the Ladybug House, an end of life hospice and palliative care program. Marcelle’s company FeelLinks is a hands-on resource for children. It promotes growth in lifelong skills in emotional intelligence; self-awareness, social-awareness, self-management, and relationships skills. 

​​Website - Myfeellinks.com

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/myfeellinks

Instagram - @myfeellinks 

You can find the FeelLinks Journal and dolls here - https://myfeellinks.com

And remember, don’t forget about yourself, take a few minutes for you and have a little fun!

About The Host - Janine Halloran

Janine Halloran is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, an author, a speaker, an entrepreneur and a mom. As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Janine has been working primarily with children, adolescents, and their families for over 20 years. She is the Founder of 'Coping Skills for Kids', where she creates products and resources to help kids learn to cope with their feelings in safe and healthy ways. Janine also founded 'Encourage Play’ which dedicated to helping kids learn and practice social skills in the most natural way - through play! 

If you're interested in learning more about how to teach kids coping skills, download your free Coping Skills Toolkit:
https://copingskillsforkids.com/newsletter

The Coping Skills Hub has everything you need to teach kids coping skills, learn more at https://copingskillsforkids.com/hub

If you'd like to purchase Janine's products, including the Coping Skills for Kids Workbook, Coping Skills for Teens Workbook, Social Skills for Kids Workbook, Coping Cue Cards, and more, visit https://store.copingskillsforkids.com or https://amazon.com/copingskillsforkids


Connect with Janine on Social Media 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/janinehalloranlmhc

Instagram @janine_halloran and @copingskillsforkids

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JanineHalloranLMHC

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/encourageplay/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janine-halloran-43787b7b/

A lot of times, anxiety comes from feeling out of control so in today's episode I want to discuss the way I teach kids to understand what they do and don’t have control over in their lives. This is such a great skill to learn for any age to hone in the ability to keep anxiety at bay.

I first learned about this strategy when I was in therapy as a teenager. It was such an eye opener for me to recognize I didn't have control over other people and their actions. And to go through life with that lens, I believe has majorly benefited my life. So take a listen to empower your child.

And remember, do not forget about yourself, take a few minutes for you and have a little fun!

—

About The Host - Janine Halloran

Janine Halloran is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, an author, a speaker, an entrepreneur and a mom. As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Janine has been working primarily with children, adolescents, and their families for over 20 years. She is the Founder of 'Coping Skills for Kids', where she creates products and resources to help kids learn to cope with their feelings in safe and healthy ways. Janine also founded 'Encourage Play’ which dedicated to helping kids learn and practice social skills in the most natural way - through play! 

If you're interested in learning more about how to teach kids coping skills, download your free Coping Skills Toolkit:
https://copingskillsforkids.com/newsletter

The Coping Skills Hub has everything you need to teach kids coping skills, learn more at https://copingskillsforkids.com/hub

If you'd like to purchase Janine's products, including the Coping Skills for Kids Workbook, Coping Skills for Teens Workbook, Social Skills for Kids Workbook, Coping Cue Cards, and more, visit https://store.copingskillsforkids.com or https://amazon.com/copingskillsforkids


Connect with Janine on Social Media 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/janinehalloranlmhc

Instagram @janine_halloran and @copingskillsforkids

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JanineHalloranLMHC

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/encourageplay/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janine-halloran-43787b7b/

Please note: On this podcast episode, we mention the topic of suicidal ideation, and there are a couple of swears in this episode. I wanted you to be aware of this in case this is hard for you to listen to, or there are younger ears listening. Enjoy the interview!

Music is so amazing! There’s a good chance you’ve experienced music changing your mood from being grumpy to feeling full of life. Listening to music has a range of benefits but on this episode, my guest Sophie Garner shared how creating music can be therapeutic too. In this episode we cover a range of topics such as;

The power of music

How music connects us all

The connection between music and mental health

How singing can improve your health

The creative songwriting journal 

Finding your target audience when writing a book

Different relaxing techniques

About The Guest: Sophie Garner

Sophie Garner changes lives through singing and songwriting. She is an accomplished singer, performer, and an educator.  She's also an author 'The Creative Songwriting Journal' for children ages 7-12, and has published her 2nd book 'If you can't say it sing it!’. Sophie is a natural educator and full of energy, her passions and goals stem from believing in the true, holistic and deep effects of music, and sharing the gift of music, as a therapy and a life skill, to help others learn to comfortably express themselves, allowing her students to grow in confidence and develop socially.

​​Website - www.sophiegarner.com

Facebook - Sophiegarnerauthor

Twitter - Sophiegarner1

About The Host - Janine Halloran

Janine Halloran is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, an author, a speaker, an entrepreneur and a mom. As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Janine has been working primarily with children, adolescents, and their families for over 20 years. She is the Founder of 'Coping Skills for Kids', where she creates products and resources to help kids learn to cope with their feelings in safe and healthy ways. Janine also founded 'Encourage Play’ which dedicated to helping kids learn and practice social skills in the most natural way - through play! 

If you're interested in learning more about how to teach kids coping skills, download your free Coping Skills Toolkit:
https://copingskillsforkids.com/newsletter

The Coping Skills Hub has everything you need to teach kids coping skills, learn more at https://copingskillsforkids.com/hub

If you'd like to purchase Janine's products, including the Coping Skills for Kids Workbook, Coping Skills for Teens Workbook, Social Skills for Kids Workbook, Coping Cue Cards, and more, visit https://store.copingskillsforkids.com or https://amazon.com/copingskillsforkids


Connect with Janine on Social Media 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/janinehalloranlmhc

Instagram @janine_halloran and @copingskillsforkids

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JanineHalloranLMHC

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/encourageplay/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janine-halloran-43787b7b/