While it may be difficult for an adult to understand the fears of young children, those anxieties can seem very real and scary particularly to a child between the ages of three and six. As a parent, the best approach you can take in helping to soothe your child’s fears is to first model calmness and reassurance.
Gratitude Journaling: The Power of Being Grateful
Journaling is a well-known and widely used practical approach to gain insight and clarity by processing your emotions on paper. Over the past decade, gratitude journaling has gained popularity for its benefits, including better sleep, fewer symptoms of illness, and more happiness among adults and kids.
Stress, Self-Care, & Your Kids
Practicing self care as a family supports the relational bond and is a constructive way to model healthy and effective skills to manage future stressors.
A Closer Look at Your Inner Dialogue
What you think can affect your health to a greater degree than you might realize. So, let’s take a closer look at your inner dialogue. “Negativity can actually change your brain chemistry,” says Loretta Graziano Breuning, PhD, author of “Habits of a Happy Brain.” She notes that when people default … Read More
Finding the Right Therapist
We’ve put together a list of questions that may be helpful for you to ask as you are considering who to choose as a therapist!
Technology and You: Is it Time to Power Down Your Screen Time?
As we move forward and gradually shift back into “life after COVID”, now would be a good time to assess our technology use.
Time to Play!
Beginning from birth, there are a variety of ways that caregivers can use play to help their children achieve their developmental milestones.
Emotions Defined: A Closer Look at Our Emotions and Our Reactions to Them
Emotions can be challenging and confusing to understand especially when we feel different ones simultaneously.
Is it time for a break? 30 Days Without Alcohol and How to Get Started
Taking a break from alcohol can help identify the motivations behind your drinking patterns and reset your mind and body.
Stress, Self-Care & Your Kids
Practicing self care as a family supports the relational bond and is a constructive way to model healthy and effective skills to manage future stressors.