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Youth programs underway for new school year

by Kristen Burks and Andrea Steele I get depressed when I think about my brother and this would tion to the services of Military Family Life Consultants, who
412th Force Support Squadron help me take my mind off of what happened.” are trained counselors that can provide advice and support to
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7KHVFKRRO\HDULVKHUHDQGDIWHUDQRWKHUVXF- Children, just like adults, often appear on the outside to be charge. If you or your child needs additional support, please
cessful summer, the Youth Programs are well under way! handling stress, but may be struggling on the inside. Ensur- reach out to one of the helping agencies on base.
ing that they have many opportunities to express themselves,
The beginning of the school year can be an exciting time whether that’s through movement, music, art or just talking For any questions about Youth Programs, call the Youth
for children, but can also cause stress and anxiety for many to someone they trust, can be very helpful. &HQWHUDW.,'6RUWKH6FKRRO$JH$QQH[DW
parents and children. There are many ways to reduce this 3/$<
stress for your family, including ensuring everyone gets Child and Youth Programs offer these experiences in addi-
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night before and giving yourself a few extra minutes in the
morning so you don’t have to rush.

Equally important is to focus some attention on valuable
resilience skills for everyone in the family, especially when
you are under the additional stress of having a deployed fam-
ily member, moving into a new home, or have experienced
a loss.

One important goal of Youth Programs is to strengthen
resilience in youth.

In addition to teaching them about resilience, the youth
programs do many things to encourage youth to have a bal-
anced, healthy, active lifestyle into adulthood. One way they
do this is by exposing youth to new healthy activities that
they might not have had an opportunity to try before, such
as a yoga class or ice skating. Youth Program staff members
often see these opportunities turn into life-changing experi-
ences for children.

This summer, one of the most touching moments came
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girl whose brother recently passed away.

She quietly walked up to Shannon, owner of Yoga Roots,
after the class and thoughtfully revealed, “I think yoga can
really help me and my mom because we have a lot of stress
in our lives right now. I really think yoga would help us relax
and the best thing is that we could do it together ... sometimes

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