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Addicted to Stuff: Helping Kids Learn to Let Go

7/31/2017

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Published by Psyched Magazine: By Maryellen Mullin | June 13, 2017

For four years in college and four years after, everything I owned fit into a small space. Because I moved yearly, I lived simply. If I was tired of schlepping something between apartments, it was discarded. Like most people, once I stopped moving and settled in one place, I began to accumulate. Balancing my decisions of what to hold onto and a need for simplicity has been part of an ongoing process of sorting and letting go.
What’s the emotional tie between you and your stuff? For many, it is an existential dilemma. To be or not to be: A saver, a nostalgic preserver, a frugal spender, a frequent donor to Goodwill.

As a therapist, I have observed that both children and adults find letting go of their “stuff” challenging. This is one reason why clients seek help. Anxiety is a common obstacle in the quest to let go; and for many, emotional healing needs to happen first.

​While a majority of children can let go of outgrown toys, clothes and books in a way that’s appropriate to their developmental stage; for some, anxiety makes it a bigger challenge. These kids need adult support in letting go.
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How do you parent a kid who accumulates? To read more, click here: 
http://www.psychedinsanfrancisco.com/addicted-stuff-helping-kids-learn-let-go/
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8/5/2024 04:34:32 pm

Veryy nice blog you have here

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