Counselor’s Corner

Interoception is the ability to sense and understand what’s going on inside our bodies. This includes feelings like hunger, thirst, pain, and emotions. Why is Interoception Important? Good interoception helps kids: Regulate their emotions: By understanding their body’s signals, they can recognize and manage their feelings more effectively. Improve focus: Paying attention to bodily sensations…

Recognizing a student’s window of tolerance has been a helpful strategy in how we support our students. Dr. Dan Siegel developed the concept to refer to the optimal range of emotional arousal within which a person can effectively cope with stress. This window may be smaller for neurodivergent individuals. When a person experiences extreme stress…

Our bodies and brains require sufficient sleep.  Sleep is restorative. Many important processes happen, including: Muscle repair Protein synthesis  Tissue growth Hormone release How much sleep is enough? According the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) kids who are 6 – 12 years old require 9 to 12 hours, and teens who are 13 – 18…

The holidays are here and for many of us, it’s a time marked by gift-giving. The act of giving and receiving presents can bring joy to both the receiver and the giver. It exists in virtually every culture with a common purpose of forming and strengthening the bonds within human relationships.  In addition to tangible…

It’s true that we live in a digital world. We find ourselves connecting virtually for work, school, social interactions,logistics, and more. We rely on our devices and it’s become a big part of how we function as a society.  As parents, teachers, and caregivers, we may struggle with our kids and their screen time. What…

And just like that, we’re back… there is a positive energy in our school right now and it is great to get back into the flow of a new school year. For those of you who haven’t met us, we are Dr. McKibbin and Mr.Leonette, the school counselors at Bridges. And a little bit about…