Barb Laughlin Karon, Parent, Barrington High School

When Barb Karon noticed that her children were stressed she didn’t just accept it, she wanted to change it. “With kids today, it’s go, go, go, so you can reach the goal of the perfect college, or whatever … my girlfriends were feeling the same stress,” she says. So Barb, a former social worker and […]

by Liz Logan

9 Tips to Help Your Child Cope with Stress

  As parents, we can help our child negotiate the school year with these 9 strategies that help reduce stress for your child and for your family. 1. Define success on your own terms. The prevailing culture focuses on measurable achievement (GPA, ACT scores, college admissions, sports an extracurricular accomplishment, and so on) in defining […]

by MIBS