Handling Stress and Anxiety for Military Children and Teens

Handling Stress and Anxiety

for Military Children and Teens

At the Cohen Clinic, we know that children and teens who are connected to the military have unique needs and experiences compared with their peers of the same age. In addition to every day stresses of growing up, such as school pressure and peer pressure, military children often experience frequent moves, as well as prolonged separations and deployments of family members.

For April–Month of the Military Child–instead of focusing on the challenges children of military families face, we want to take this opportunity to celebrate their resiliency. Military children are amazing when it comes to starting over, making new friends and settling into new communities. For them, home is not a structure, it’s when their family is together.

To help military families be stronger together, we are sharing 3 video tips featuring Shea Lott, Ph.D., Lead Clinician and Helen Lowenstein, LCSW-C on how teenagers and children can best manage their stress and anxiety when faced with challenges like the pandemic, deployment, or peer pressure.

We hope these videos provide your family with useful information on how to help your children be even more amazing, more resilient and gain more strength and confidence in how to manage their feelings.

If your family needs a little more counseling support, our clinic specializes in family therapy and can provide services for your family either as a unit or individually. To schedule an appointment, call us at

240-847-7500.

Be well and be safe!

STRESS MANAGEMENT TIPS

FOR TEENS

SUPPORTING STRESS AND DEPRESSION FOR YOUNG CHILDREN

HOW TO DEVELOP RESILIENCY IN YOUNG CHILDREN

SAVE THE DATE!

Join PUPPIES, Cohen Clinic, and our partnering Veteran Service Organizations in Maryland for Virtual Yoga on May 22nd to help raise awareness for the National Association on Mental Illness (NAMI) and break the stigma of mental health care for veterans and military families. More details to come!

Events You Don't Want to Miss

Don't just read a book. Make a book! In honor of Month of the Military Child, we invite military children and their families to join us with Create Arts Center on April 24th to make a book that's "All About Me!" This fun, filled session will be hosted virtually, so have your children invite some of their friends to bond together and join in the creativity.

Our partner Warrior Canine Connection has their next batch of puppies ready and waiting for your help to train them to be of service to our communities. Be a hero for a hero. Next 8-week session starts on April 26th!