Gabi’s Art

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Gabi is in Grade 5 in an Arts Program and is loving it! There are 4 general categories: Visual Arts, Drama, Music and Dance. She is comfortable in the last three but has mixed feelings about the first. Here’s some background.
Her 3 brothers, her father and I believe we can’t draw. This is emphasized by [...]

Wedding Bliss and Grade 5 Anxiety

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

Our oldest son, Ilan, got married last week. And our ten year old daughter, Gabi, began her first day in grade 5 today. Having children spread over 16 years of age provides for an interesting existence.
Ilan (26) married Carrie, now his beautiful wife. It’s very hard to put into words the feeling of that experience. [...]

mychildfeels.com: Anxiety In Children

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

I’ve become a regular contributor at a new website called mychildfeels.com.  It’s a website dedicated to exploring feelings in children from all perspectives.
Check out my article “Anxiety In Children” posted there today.

Facing Fears

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

I know from my personal experience that writing about something that is on my mind is helpful to me in processing it.
I am very afraid of spiders. I would rather face a lion (which I did, albeit with a game ranger and a rifle in South Africa) than come within 3 feet of a [...]

Q&A: Sharing Your Struggles With Anxiety

Friday, August 7th, 2009

In this video, I make reference to my recent blog post entitled “No One Feels The Way I Do” where I wrote about sharing with my cousins my struggles with anxiety and their reactions.
Have you ever shared your experience with anxiety with someone?  How did they react?  I’d love to hear your stories and perspectives!

The Inspiration Behind “Boom… Boom… Boom…”

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

I promised in a recent Q&A video that I would answer the question about the inspiration behind my children’s book “Boom… Boom… Boom…”
Five years ago, my daughter and I had a day that changed both our lives.
The day was warm and we were well into summer, my favorite season. It was a day like any [...]

Podcast Episode #003: Discipline and Emotional Intelligence

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

In this episode: discipline and emotional intelligence.  Topics include disciplining from baby to teenager, helping parents handle their feelings, and how to incorporate emotional intelligence in discipline.
As promised in the podcast, here is a link to the book made reference to.  It is called “Get Out of My Life, but First Could You Drive [...]

No One Feels The Way I Do

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

At a recent family function, I was sitting and chatting with two cousins whom I have known since my birth. For many years I kept my struggles with anxiety to myself, convinced that I was alone in the way that I felt.
My cousins were interested and curious to know more about my book “Boom… Boom… [...]

Answering Your Questions – June 15, 2009

Monday, June 15th, 2009

I’m answering questions submitted by you! I’m hoping to make this a regular feature on marshajacobson.com.
If you have any questions that you would like to ask me, please feel free to write me using the contact form.  I will do my best to answer as many as I can in these videos.