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  • [When “Calm Down” Doesn’t Help] How to Tackle Meltdowns, Anxiety & Depression with Your Daughter

    [When “Calm Down” Doesn’t Help] How to Tackle Meltdowns, Anxiety & Depression with Your Daughter

    PROMOTED POST

    Fran Hendrick, P.C.C.

    Hi — Fran Hendrick here.

    If you’ve worked with me before, you already know that when I see moms and girls consistently having the same problem, I’m going to look for a way to make it better. That’s because – first – I know you want these problems to go away; and second – I know they can.

    Toward the end of first quarter, I started hearing about meltdowns — those painful, exhausting, tearful sessions of self-doubt and giving up – often on school work or sports teams, but sometimes just on straightening the bedroom. And the topic hasn’t gone away – probably because school becomes steadily more stressful as the year goes on.

    So I’ve been working on it – which for me means creating a cost-effective solution that you can use at your own pace in your available time. To make things better.

    Would you like to be able to help your daughter manage her stress and anxiety without meltdowns – and without repeating some of the painful encounters you may have experienced with your own mom growing up?

    I know when you’re faced with the homework meltdown, what you want in that moment is for it to stop – for your daughter’s well-being and – let’s face it – for your own sanity. So you might start by trying to calm your daughter – but I’ll tell you, I’ve rarely seen “Calm Down!” help anyone feel calm. So you try pushing back a little; reassuring her that you know she can handle the task she’s panicked about. You offer help. And maybe you’ve threatened a consequence.

    Your intentions are good. It’s just that none of this works very well. You have to go deeper to get to the root of this problem.

    To help you do that, I’ve created:

    When “Calm Down” Doesn’t Help: How to Tackle Meltdowns, Anxiety & Depression in Your Daughter

    This pre-launch sale is LIVE now.

    And, instead of struggling to figure this out by yourself, here is everything you need to know in order to tackle this frustrating problem.

    • Help your daughter avoid those exhausting mood swings and move from quitting to persisting.
    • Build in her strong resistance to anxiety and depression by supporting her in moving from feeling inadequate to feeling confident.
    • Provide the very specific responses she needs from you in order to get off the Self-Esteem Roller Coaster so she can hang in there even when she’s becoming overwhelmed.

    Not only will you walk the path towards being meltdown-free, but it will also give you the momentum you need to achieve to build your daughter’s confidence and protect her from anxiety and depression.

    That’s so important – because these things – meltdowns, self-esteem, anxiety, depression – are all connected.

    Because this is a brand-new course and I want to see how you like it, I’m only offering it for the next four days (but once purchased, you’ll have access to it for as long as you want). Four days is short, I know – so in exchange for that quick decision, there is an one-time introductory price of $47.

    When “Calm Down” Doesn’t Help: How to Tackle Meltdowns, Anxiety & Depression in Your Daughter

    I’d love for you to take this opportunity to buckle down and address the meltdown saga! And remember – while you’re working the course, you can share your questions, experiences, and comments in the Raising Confident Girls Facebook group.

    I’ll be there!

    — Fran

    Fran Hendrick, P.C.C.
    Founder, Raising Confident Girls – The Power of Everyday Conversations

  • Goshen soldier balances motherhood, duty to country

    Goshen soldier balances motherhood, duty to country

    This balancing act is further compounded by the fact that Greeson is a breastfeeding mother assigned to an Army Reserve Ready Force X unit.

    Story by Sgt. 1st Class Debra Richardson

    319th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

    FORT McCOY, Wis.—As the sun sets, darkness engulfs the twelve rows of Army green tents until they are no longer visible. A group of female Soldiers meander from afar, their steps confident but slow until they make a sharp right to enter tent 71, their home for the past three weeks. As bulky Kevlar helmets are removed and dirty boots are tossed aside, the Soldiers reach for their cellphones, calling to one another to sit on their bunks and admire photos of their young children blowing kisses, leaving for school, and playing with their toys.

    For Capt. Korinn Greeson, a Goshen, Ohio native and medical service officer assigned to the 256th Combat Support Hospital, this camaraderie, although helpful, hammers home the reality that she and her comrades are preparing to deploy.

    “This is the call of duty,” Greeson explains, grimacing as she reminisces about her first time in the field as a breastfeeding mom.”

    “This is the call of duty,” Greeson explains, grimacing as she reminisces about her first time in the field as a breastfeeding mom. Greeson is a mom of four, including a five-month-old son, and with ten years of service, separation from her children has become an expected, but challenging obstacle to motherhood.

    “Rarely is being in the military convenient,” Greeson said, “but I chose to serve in the Army Reserve and I do the best I can to balance being a good Soldier and a good mom.”

    This balancing act is further compounded by the fact that Greeson is a breastfeeding mother assigned to an Army Reserve Ready Force X unit. Those units designated by the Army Reserve as Ready Force X are expected to maintain a higher readiness level in order to deploy within days of notification.

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    “My goal is to be able to sustain a milk supply so I can feed my baby when I get home,” Greeson said. In preparation for this field training, Greeson transitioned to pumping twice a day, introduced her baby to the bottle, and began supplementing some of her son’s daily feedings with formula.

    “I stopped breastfeeding all three of my other children due to various forms of Army field training,” Greeson said. “This time around, though, my son is five months old and I’m not ready to stop breastfeeding him. From the beginning, I knew I would have to leave him at some point for at least two weeks and this was always part of my parent planning.”

    According to the Army Breastfeeding and Lactation Support Policy…

    According to the Army Breastfeeding and Lactation Support Policy, Soldiers who are breastfeeding or expressing milk remain eligible for field training, mobility exercises, and deployments. Commanders are expected to designate a private space with locking capabilities, an electrical outlet, and access to a safe water source for Soldiers to express milk.

    Greeson is one of four women participating in Combat Support Training Exercise 18-03 at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. The unit commander, Col. Laconnia Dandy, ensured the Soldiers would have the ability to store and ship their expressed milk during the exercise.

    “Being a reserve soldier typically requires you to be responsible for one weekend a month and two weeks a year, but you also know there is a chance that you will be called up at any time and expected to serve,” Greeson said. “I couldn’t do any of this if I didn’t have a supportive husband at home, though. We’ve been married for ten years and we often talk and make plans for a situation in which I’m deployed.”

    With only four days of training remaining, Greeson says she’s enjoyed this experience but she’s excited to return home and see her family.

    “I’m ready to deploy,” Greeson continued. “I’m okay with it but it doesn’t mean it’s going to be easy.”

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