When cute kids turn into teenagers, they often stop talking to their parents! While they communicate plenty with their peers, unfortunately, they don’t do the same to their mom and dad. Here are some tips to help you reconnect with your teen: Step Back and Listen If your child comes to you with a problem, […]
4 Tips to Beat the Back-to -School Blues
Back-to-school means the end of summer playtime, but it also can mean excitement for children. There’s a fresh start of heading back to school, seeing old friends, and getting into a new routine. However, sometimes kids have a difficult time with the adjustment period and need a little help making the transition. Here are 4 […]
School Safety & Childhood Anxiety: How Parents Can Help
Culturally, we’ve recently witnessed national tragedies involving school shootings and other kinds of community violence, and with it there has been a rise in anxiety in children who may not always feel safe in their schools. This is a generation who have grown up with regular drills for armed intruders or other types of crises, […]
Calm Jars To Help With Anxiety
At some point, every growing child struggles with big feelings. Whether they’re worried, scared, frustrated, or angry, they often don’t have the language or coping skills to deal with these kinds of emotions. As a registered play therapist, I help children work through these feelings using art, games, and toys to express, cope with, and […]