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Effective tips to help students through grief

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In the year 2014 , a grade 8th student fell from a residential building in Ajman. The following year, the same school saw the death of another grade 11 student who also fell from her apartment building. The aftermath left her classmates and the whole school in shock.  Although the schools do offer counseling sessions, a loss is a loss and tends to affect students profoundly and differently. Regardless of the type of loss, or the type of trauma that student’s experience, helping a grieving student is time consuming and requires tolerance and patience.  It’s natural for them to be confused and interpret the incident in a language they find most appropriate. They may also end up blaming themselves for the incident. In a time where students’ minds are vulnerable to all sort of influences it’s important to choose the best counselors and teachers to help students out when grieving. Opt for the best American schools in Dubai that encourage student wellbeing and menta...

Helpful tips to help kindergartens with Separation Anxiety

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Do you remember your first day at school? If not, surely your mother has told you the story of tears and fears! Perhaps, it is the same for almost all people.  Kindergarten is the first step of little toddlers to start learning in a formal environment. However, for many kids, it is the toughest part of life because they have to stay away from their parents for a considerable time. Owing to this, kids refuse to go to schools and cry a lot to protest against this separation.  It has been observed that the ratio of anxiety among children living in culturally diverse regions is incredibly high. For instance, parents residing in the UAE face grave issues during the initial days of their children pre-school enrolment and transition.  However, these issues are shared among the kids but, the overall environment of the school has a significant impact on the kids. So, if you want to see a peaceful transition from home to school, it is better to select a well-reput...