A lb e rt a Blu e C ro s s ® p ro v id e s L


M E N T A L e C H E A A lb e rta B lu Crro ss i iss r re m m idsst of C CO OVIIDD-1 9,, a an d p a rticu la rlyy c c o n scio u s of th e ir ow n n e e dss.


“T h e se a re d e fi n ite ly n o t no rm t urn e d i n to a t im C r oss,


e o f wh o a n o f ha s t hr ee


“T h e se n e x t f ew N o rm


Ho m a l circ u m sta n c e s, an d


wo rry a n d f e a r,,” sa y s Bria n c hild r en


r etur n in g to w h a t sh o u ld b e a n e x c itin g t im sc h o o l t his fa ll. th ro u g h i n di v id u a l an d e m


H e a lth , an o r ga n i za ti on t h a t p lo y e e f a m


Alb e rta B lu e C ro ss wo rk s e f o r G ei slin g e r, vi ce -p re sid e n t of Co rp o ra te R m ma n y o f us an d o u r kid s ha s


w e e k s re p re se n t an e x c e p ti on a lly c h a lle n gi n g b a c k t o s c h o o l se a so n f o r o e w o o d


ily a ssista n c e p ro gr a m s pro v id e d t h ro u g h th e f o llo w in g a d v i ce t o h e lp p a re n ts an d c h ildr e n t h ro u g h t h e s tre ssfu l pe ri od . S t er s s -l s te s ip s f o r i sd k


• R e g u la rly l et t eh m k on w yo u un d e rsta n d th e y ’r se tre sse d n d a


• M a k te im e f o r yo u r id e k w


• T a lk w ith h ild e ar c s to h a t o u a n h c y g in go


• Te n si n io o n.


s u st f ee l e tte b w


d o n ’t dism is ts h ie r f ee lin g s. s a c h d a y P. la y a b o a r d


g a m e o r a tc h a f a v o u rit se h o w a s a fa m il y . S o m e tim e s id j k tim e wit t e m .hh


r h e n o s y


n b o u t h a t w e l tp h e m u


w h e n i t co m e ts o m a n a n ygi • u p e n d


t h e y e e n d h a s n d e rsta n d w h a t ’s


s co n ta gi o u s S. e t a go o ed x a m p le g o u r w o


p id s as th e y e t ld e r . o g e , n s tre ss.


• R e m e m b e r s, s, o m le e v e l of stre s is is n e v ita b le i en v e r cy h ild ’ ls if e. Te a c h in g h e a l h ct y o p in g k il ls s to d a y w ill e l k h


“P a rti c ula rly t h ro u g h t h is ch a lle n gi n g t im a v a ila b le t h ro u g h t h ei r be n e fi t pla n s,” sa y s ra n g e o f


It’s im we e n c o u ra g e o u r


me n ta l he a lth r e so u rc e s th ro u g h i ts Ba la n c e ® o n lin e p o rta n t f or pa re n ts to r e c o g n i ze t h a t ch ildr e n


m a y


w ith C O V ID -1 9 . Pa re n ts ca n p la y a r o le i n h e lp in g c h ildr e n a n d


m in im i ze s an x i ety o r f ea r. me m e a r


S t er s s -l s te s ip s f o r a p • R e c o g i e h tzn


It’s k a y t o r en ts e n e e d f o r o s a y n o . Se p te m • If yo ur


M e id ta ti n n d y ao c ild eh


le a rn in fg ro m h p la c ie n o u y


m a k pe e o p le f e e ll e ss an x i u s ho m ro e sa tisfi d.e


fle x ib ility,, w wh i ch c a n , a p p i r n d ae


b e r te n d s to b rin g n a o


m in d se tt h a ot v e rw o rk i rs o u tin e d, o n ’ e t t. it l • T a k te im e f o r yo u rse l f to b e p re se n t.


r n ar e o m


o g a a re a c tiv iti es th a t a n e lp . h c pa rtic p a it n g in r m o tee


i e , esta b lish r o u tin e as n d a s e t


A n d i f yo u ’re w o rk in g f ro m h b e tw e e yn o u r e e d o m t n y o u r h il r c


r ho m e f o r le a rn in g t o t a k pe la c e . o m e fi, n d a b a la n ec


ma n a g e y o u r o rk n d a w d e n ’ ns e e d f o r su p p o rt .


Re la ti on s with A lb e rta B lu e ou r ch ildr e n ,” sa y s Bra d e n


with t o o ff e r co u n se llin g s e rv i ce s m a n y o f its be n e fi t pla n s. Th e y o ff e r


T H T IP S F O R


S t taa r i ng a n e w s ch o ol y e a r c a n b e a s tre ssfuul ti y e a r i n th e


R E T U R N T i nd i ng p a re n ts to k e e p a n e eyye o n t h e ir ch ildrre n ’ss


me f for cor c h ildrre n a n d p a re n ts. Ad d s ta rti ng a n e w s as


O S C H O O L c


h o ol


m a n y p a re n ts an d c h ildrre n a re e e xxp e rie n ci ng h iggh l e v e ls of an xiiett yy.. m me n ta l he a lth —


w w ee ll as b e


b e rs to t a k e a d v a n ta g e o of th e


Gei slin g e r. I n a ddi ti on t o c o u n se llin g s e rv i ce s, w e lln e ss pla tf orm


.


w o rry a b o u t th e m m a k e s e n se o f


se lv e s, th ei r fa m wh a t th e y h e a r in


ily a n d f ri en d s ge ttin g i ll a


wa y t h a t is ho n e st, ac c u ra te


m e n ta l he a lth s u p p o rts Alb e rta B lu e C ro ss also o ff e rs a


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