Join our next emotional regulation conversation where we share real life case studies!
Join our next emotional regulation conversation where we share real life case studies!
The Martin family is adventurous and creative. They love to travel and are constantly in the kitchen trying new cheesecake recipes. This loving family also faced some recent challenges. Read on to learn about how they used Lucero to help navigate the tween year transitions.
Taylor loves painting, drawing, and making art. She wants to start a jewelry making company and spends her time making bracelets. She is creative and caring. Between 6th and 7th grade, Taylor’s family moved towns. Suddenly, she was in a new place and didn’t know anyone. She felt overwhelmed. This upbeat child was suddenly shut down and sullen.
Andy loves dinosaurs and sharing dinosaur facts with everyone. He’s also a builder and can spend hours building with legos and creating new worlds. At times, Andy struggles with emotional control. “He’s my sweet and sour child,” Andy’s mom says. “He can be so sweet and fun to be around, and then a switch flips and he can go off. Something small, like me asking him to get ready for bed, could totally change his mood.”
Selena was worried about her kids and heard about Lucero from a friend. ”As a parent, I’m thinking, how can I talk to my kid about this? How can I address this in a way that’s going to not be cringy? What are things that can connect us with our kids right now?” She downloaded the app and was instantly impressed.
For middle schooler Taylor, Lucero’s app became a safe place for her to process her feelings. She tried some of the art and connecting activities suggested on Lucero, and started feeling like herself again.
“Yesterday I hadn’t gotten a lot of sleep, and I really wanted to use Lucero. I like how if you’re feeling down, it lifts you up and makes you feel better.”
“When my mom sent me flares, it helped me bring back my smile.”
“I learned from Lucero that it’s okay to have any type of emotions at any time.”
“I do like bringing up the questions that Lucero asks. Whenever I’m in a room with others, I ask them…What would your answer be?”
-Selena, Taylor’s Mom
Selena’s son Andy was diagnosed with epilepsy shortly after starting up with Lucero, which also impacted his self image and increased his emotionality.
“After using Lucero he’s much better at naming that emotion up front. He can acknowledge it and say, ‘ I’m getting to a point where I’m gonna lose control’ and he is able to name that feeling before it escalates so high. This has been huge. Last week we were building legos and one of his buildings broke. I was expecting a huge outburst, and instead he said, ‘this is making me frustrated, I am going to leave this a while.’ It was a huge improvement!”
“With my son, I was so worried because we went from very happy and calm, to something just completely triggering him, and an outburst. So using Lucero really helped us check in and ask, ‘Hey, where are we at right now?’.”
-Selena, Andy’s Mom
“It’s been such an amazing and incredible app for our family…I love the parent piece of really being able to work on myself as well, alongside them.”
It’s ok to not be ok. There are people who care about you.
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Call 988 to reach the Suicide Prevention Hotline
Text HELLO to 741741 to reach the Crisis Textline
Remember…
If you are upset, you won’t feel this way forever. Your life matters. You are loved.
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