THE REVERE ADVOCATE – WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2025 Page 7 Perfection or Pressure? Recognizing Anxiety in High-Achieving Kids P HILADELPHIA, Penn., Nov. 19, 2025 — Balancing academics, athletics and friendships can push even the most capable kids to their limits. For parents, the real challenge lies in recognizing when healthy ambition crosses the line into anxiety — when the drive to succeed begins to harm a child’s overall well-being. Some signs are more subtle than others, says school counselor Jennifer Licate, so it’s important to recognize both the physical and behavioral clues. RevereTV Spotlight W atch the Annual Thanksgiving Day Football Game with the old rivalry of Revere versus Winthrop tomorrow morning! This year, it is a home game for the Patriots at Harry Della Russo Stadium at 10 AM. RevereTV will be providing live coverage of the game online and on television and replays can be watched immediately after on YouTube. Please then enjoy a marathon of past games all Thanksgiving long, followed by a marathon of past RHS Powderpuff Flag Football games on Friday. These games and more are played on the RTV Community Channel. Victoria Fabbo aired a few Fall episodes of “Fabulous Foods” so far, featuring recipes like pasta carbonara, ghormeh sabzi, and pumpkin scones. Victoria is looking forward to the upcoming holiday season and already started the celebrations with an episode with new special guests and a Hanukkah recipe. Tune in next week when this new episode premiers on the Community Channel and YouTube to kick off the December celebrations. Remember to get ready for the 13th Annual Priscilla Nickerson Memorial Scholarship Santa Parade on Saturday, December 6th, hosted by the City of Revere, Mayor Patrick Keefe, and the Revere Parks and Recreation Department. To participate, meet at 3:15 PM at the Revere High School Back Lot, located at 101 School Street, for a 3:45 PM departure. The parade will run from 3:45 PM to 4:45 PM, ending at City Hall where the annual tree lighting will take place. If you’d like to ride along on the parade fl oat to the City’s tree lighting, register at revere.org/ santawalk. The cost is $20 per person, with children and seniors riding free. All proceeds will support the Priscilla Nickerson Memorial Scholarship Fund. Look to the fl yer posted in RTV’s “In the Loop” videos for more details. These videos play in between programming on TV and are posted to all social media outlets. If you don’t plan to attend in person this year, you can watch the Annual Robert A. Marra Memorial Sounds of Christmas Concert on Sunday, December 14th, at 4:00 PM on RevereTV. As always, this event will feature the North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra performing classic holiday songs, accompanied by a live singer! Attendees are asked to bring a non-perishable food item to donate to The Revere Food Pantry. Enjoy this concert live on RevereTV on Comcast channels 8 and 1072, RCN channels 3 and 614, or on RevereTV’s YouTube channel that day. You will also be able to catch replays of this concert daily through New Year’s Day. RTV GOV is scheduled with the latest from City Hall. Tune in to watch the meetings from this month which include the Cultural Council, License Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals, Traffic Commission, Ways and Means SubCommittee, Appointments Sub-Committee, and Revere City Council. December starts right away with a Revere City Council Meeting on the fi rst which will of course play live on RTV GOV and YouTube at 6 PM. You can watch all meetings as they happen live and replays thereafter on RTV GOV which is channel 9 on Comcast and channels 13 and 613 on RCN. Frequent headaches, stomachaches, or digestive issues before a big game or test may point to anxiety — but less obvious signals, like withdrawing from activities they once loved, can be just as telling. “You know your child best. You know their history. You know their disposition and the things they like to do. If your child has always loved going to soccer practice and suddenly doesn’t want to go, starts complaining about it — that’s a really big sign,” said Licate, whose chapter book My Anxiety is Messing Things Up centers on a hardworking student athlete named Oscar who feels the relentless pressure to be perfect — in school, in sports KIDS | SEE Page 14 If We Happen To Meet By Accident ... You’ll Be Glad You Found Us! BEST! Celebrating 46 Years In Business! TONY’S AUTO BODY Call or Visit 781-321-0032 34 Sharon Street Malden, MA 02148 TONYSAUTOBODYLLC.COM COME VISIT OUR STATE OF THE ART BODY SHOP • Computerized Paint Matching (State of the Art Spray Booth) • Computerized Frame Machines • R134 + 1234yf A/C Machines Fully Insured -RS2415 Insurance Company Approval ALL OUR WORK IS GUARANTEED! TONY BARTOLO Owner 46 Years Let Us Handle Your Next Insurance Claim. Go With the BEST It Doesn’t Get BETTER! RENTAL CARS Available
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