Linwood Elementary Counseling: Recent Episodes
Bill Wooldridge & Theo Thompson
Bill Wooldridge and Theo Thompson, School Counselors that have been doing this long enough to have learned a few things, discuss ways that you can reduce the number of power struggles with your kids, while also helping them to develop a stronger sense of how their decision making affects their lives.
Bill Wooldridge and Theo Thompson, School Counselors with decades of experience, discuss ideas for handling situations when your child does not want to go to school or refuses to go to school. This is a stressful situation and you don't have to do it alone!
Bill Wooldridge and Theo Thompson, School Counselors with a combined 50 + years of experience working with young people, discuss how to get the most out of the summer months with your children without spending a fortune.
Bill Wooldridge and Theo Thompson, School Counselors with a combined 50 + years of experience working with young people, discuss how to limit the amount of energy and time we spend arguing with our children and students. Get a grip on it before you wear yourself out!
Bill Wooldridge and Theo Thompson, School Counselors with a combined 50 + years of experience working with young people, discuss how to support a positive self image with your children while also encouraging particpation in sports and physical activity.
Bill Wooldridge and Theo Thompson, School Counselors with a combined 50 + years of experience working with young people, discuss how to decide if your child is a good fit for online learning and some things to consider before making the switch.
Bill Wooldridge and Theo Thompson, School Counselors with a combined 50 + years of experience working with young people, discuss ideas around helping our children thrive in a diverse world.
Bill and Theo, School Counselors with over 50 years combined experience in education, review the topics covered this year and how summer can be the perfect time to put these things into practice and how to do it.
Bill and Theo, School Counselors that have been doing this for a very long time, discuss all things video games.
Bill Wooldridge and Theo Thompson, School Counselors with a whole lot of experience in education and school counseling, discuss what the new challenges are for helping our kids become self-confident and why it's more important than ever to instill this in our kids.
Bill and Theo, School Counselors with a combined 50 plus years of experience, discuss the challenges and opportunities that come when our children to start to have "crushes" on other kids.
Bill and Theo, School Counselors with over 50 years of combined experience in education, discuss how families can support their special needs child in the school setting and how to work through sticky situations should they arise.
Bill and Theo, School Counselors with over 50 years of combined experience in education, talk about how schools can and do help young people with special needs achieve and grow right along with their peers in a successful manner.
Bill and Theo, Counselors in the North Clackamas School District, Talk about how misusing the term "bullying" can actually do more harm than good in some circumstances, and how to tell when we as the adults need to step in.
Bill and Theo, your friendly neighborhood School Counselors, share spooky stories, discuss why we like to scare ourselves, and how to handle your children's curiosity around spooky things.
Bill Woodridge and Theo Thompson, School Counselors, discuss the importance of body language and other non-verbal cues in being socially successful in school and out in the world.
Bill Wooldridge and Theo Thompson, School Counselors, discuss the benefits and how to avoid the traps when your kids decide to try sports. With some of the pressure around playing sports at a young age, is it still a positive outlet for kids?
Bill Wooldridge and Theo Thompson, School Counselors, Discuss the common and often destructive nature of Anger. Today's podcast is about dealing with anger and teaching kids to deal with anger in a way that leads to positive outcomes for all.
Bill Wooldridge and Theo Thompson, School Counselors, discuss what leads to challenges around impulse control, and what we can do about it.
Bill Wooldridge and Theo Thompson discuss how to help young people develop empathy, and what to do if your young one is struggling with it.
Bill Wooldridge and Theo Thompson, School Counselors, discuss COVID fatigue/Burnout and what you can do about it for yourself and your kids.
Bill Wooldridge and Theo Thompson, School Counselor's, talk about how they address grief and loss with the young people they work with, and how they have dealt with it in their own lives.