In Canyons School District, there’s a center that provides support to students and families as they navigate many different emotions and situations. It’s called the Canyons Family Center and it’s based out of Mt. Jordan Middle School. This support comes in the form of a variety of different classes for different age groups and even for just parents.
The district offers classes for emotional intelligence, navigating your parents divorce, anxiety, depression, grief, anger management, self esteem and more. They even offer parenting classes for parents who have a child with anxiety or ADHD. This year, they’re offering a course for students and their families about internet safety. Each course is offered at no cost to Canyons families.
“I think every kid should learn healthy coping skills and their emotions and how to regulate that,” Susan Leete, one of the teachers in the program and a counselor in the district, said…