Angela Jans Counselling Services

09/08/2026

With the start of school and the uncertainty that comes with it, there is often an uptick in kiddos experiencing anxiety.

The Mindshift app is packed full of great resources to help with learning about the anxiety, relaxation tools, and various other things to help calm the anxiety warrier inside.

I also have various resources on my website for parents and kids to check out.
https://www.angelajanscounselling.com/anxiety-resources

https://mindshiftcbt.com/

Although some anxiety is normal, if your child or youth is expriencing a higher level of distress I highly encourage reaching out for support to a therapist.

Free evidence-based anxiety management tools using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Manage stress, panic, and worry with personalized strategies.

06/10/2026

Friendship tip: This is a great analogy from Brene Brown to teach kids about people that blow out our candle and those that celebrate who we are. Remember kids are learning to be friends so if you witness your child being a candle blow outer use it as a teaching/learning moment. If you see them celebrating a friend also take a moment to encourage that as well.

Shout out to Institute of Child Psychology for the share. If you don't yet follow them, check them out for loads of great tips and resources for parents.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZH3qjzjUgS/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

06/08/2026

After careful consideration, we have decided to cancel our Summer Survival event on Wednesday June 10th. Due to lower-than-anticipated registration, we are unable to offer the experience we had hoped to provide for attendees.
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience or disappointment this may cause and appreciate your understanding.
We know many of you were looking forward to exploring strategies and ideas for navigating the summer months with children at home. While we are unable to offer the event at this time, we would still like to share a few helpful resources that may support you:
• Family Centre has various programs over the summer so be sure to check out their calendar of events: https://www.famcentre.ca/our-programs/
• Building Brains Summer events calendar: https://www.buildingbrains.ca/events
• Kids bowl free all summer registration: https://www.kidsbowlfree.com/
• Lethbridge Plays - kid map of Lethbridge: https://www.lethbridgeplays.ca/play-map
• Lethbridge events calendar: https://www.lethbridge.ca/arts-culture.../event-calendar/
Thank you for your interest in the event and for your support. We hope to offer similar workshops in the future and will keep you informed of upcoming opportunities.
We apologize for the cancellation and appreciate your understanding. Please reach out to us if there is anything that we can do to share other supports or resources.
Our gratitude to Family Centre in Lethbridge for their support with location and offering childcare and to those individuals that helped spread the word.
Alannah Frank Wilson: [email protected]
Angela Jans: [email protected]

06/03/2026

One week to go....sign up today to save your spot!
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/summer-survival-for-parents-of-school-aged-kids-tickets-1990039596002

Feeling overwhelmed about summer with the kids home? Join us for practical ideas, routines, and creative strategies to help.

05/26/2026

Dreading the summer with the kids home? Feeling nervous about how you’re going to get through the 2 months without pulling your hair out? Come join us as we explore some ideas on how to navigate the summer with the kids home.
Register below with Eventbrite
We hope you leave with ideas, creative strategies, and some structure that makes it feel a little more manageable and maybe even something you’ll look forward to.
The presentation is by donation—you can donate as little as 1 dollar when you sign up here. All proceeds go back to Family Centre to support the amazing resources they offer to Lethbridge and surrounding area.
Note: Childcare spaces are limited and offered by donation. To save your space for childcare contact Family Centre at 403-320-4232.

Feeling overwhelmed about summer with the kids home? Join us for practical ideas, routines, and creative strategies to help.

05/11/2026

A little resource share for this lovely Monday. If you have a child/teen with ADHD that has recently been diagnosed or if you are looking for ways to build up your kiddos strengths Dr. Liz Angoff has some fabulous resources on her page and loads of videos on her Instagram.
One tool I particularly love and share within my work is her analogy related to strengths and things to work on with highways and under construction skills.
She has free handouts and resources for parents to help walk through their kiddos diagnosis and if you are a book lover she has a few books to assist parents to walk through diagnosis in a strength based way with your kiddo.
Check out the links below for her website and Instagram to follow!
https://explainingbrains.com/parents/

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJXDkv5PjEN/?igsh=Z3hiMnU5dmp1Ym1i

Looking for more information on ADHD? Check out my website resources page for more information.
https://www.angelajanscounselling.com/adhd-resources

04/29/2026

Just a little reminder to speak to the heart (and emotions) first before we move to the brain with solutions, problem solving, and teaching moments. Shout out to Brad Moser Registered Psychologist Inc. for sharing this beautiful image from socialworkerstoolbox.com

As a parent, I’ve been there. Our kids are having a tantrum, not listening, and not doing what we want. They’re feeling it in their heart. We try to fix it by using our heads: reason with them, take them into time out, or even yelling at them and forcing them to do what we want, etc.

A better strategy is to first connect with our kids and their feelings, rather than trying to correct their behaviors or lecture them. This infographic, by Social Workers Toolbox outlines how to do this.

04/20/2026

Parenting tip... sick of nagging and yelling to get the task done or build the habit? Check out this video. It explains the why when this happens with brain development and also shares some great tips to build that scaffolding, encourage that internal narrative, and build skills.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWFiLYZE_K3/?igsh=YXh4dmliajZtMmM0

04/18/2026

What an honor to connect with Brad Moser Registered Psychologist Inc. to chat about emotions and strategies to support parents and their kiddos.

Thanks for having me on the show Brad :)

If you havent followed Brad or checked out his podcast take a peek. It is a fabulous resource and he brings on knowledgeable guests on various topics.

Check it out on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7fV1NLNlXvkPTC6PGaQkIF?si=nw24QwbxSDGNhLt9-FyI3Q

My website also has a ton of other resources from books, videos, apps to some of my favorite TED talks.

https://www.angelajanscounselling.com/resources

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