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Child Counseling
At-Home Learning: Tips for Parents
At-home learning has proven to be harder on children and their parents, particularly when it comes to mental health. Parents have had to become the leader in their child’s education, making sacrifices for their work and sanity. Children of all…
Do you fit in, or do you belong?
In all the years I have worked with people, I have learned that one of the things that people need most is to be seen figuratively naked and loved for just who they are. This is true whether people are…
What Does it Mean to be Seen?!?!!?
Through the last 17 years that I have been in the mental health field I have worked with all different ages, genders, and cultures of people. In so many ways there is more that connects us than what separates us. …
Is Technology Changing The Way We Need To Parent?
I’m feeling old….when I first started seeing clients I did not have a cell phone, social media didn’t exist, life was different! Over the last 15 years technology has evolved so rapidly the teens I work with are the only…
Ands and Buts
Let me tell you a little story… Once upon a time there was a girl named Sally. Sally was small and blonde and full of spunk. And Sally loved adventures with her favorite dog Chuck. One day, the dynamic duo…
The Golden Ratio
The Golden Ratio. And we’re not talking about peanut butter and jelly. Positive to negative interactions. Every interaction, every statement, every tone makes an enormous impact on your child. 6:1. 6 positive interactions to every 1 negative interaction. It seems…
Can Technology Use Impact Mental Health?
People often ask me my opinion about how much technology children and teens should have access to, so I decided to write a post about it. According to an article I just read (see link below), the risk for an…
What is Behind Your Child’s Behavior Anyway?!?!
All Behavior is Communication Whether you are a parent of a younger child or teen, their behavior is communicating something to you! You see a child across the room, crossing their ankles, wiggling, and you know just by seeing how…
Parenting in RELATION to Your Child
Being a parent goes beyond all preconceived expectations. And it is far more than just “parenting”. It is a relationship. When we are able to look at this as a two sided relationship, it takes off a little pressure. The…
Measuring Behavior: Intensity, Duration, Consistency
When life is hard, we want change now. However, change does not happen overnight. When moving through change, one of the most difficult aspects is how to measure progress. It is important to measure progress to help us stay motivated,…
Understanding Your Child’s Brain
As parents, you have natural instincts. Instincts about what your child’s brain needs without even realizing it. 90% of the brain develops by the age of 4. Significant events that happen during that time can really have an impact…
The Difference Between a 504 and IEP
When you have a child who needs extra support in school, it can feel extremely overwhelming! You need to understand your child’s needs and you also have to understand how to get them the support they require. When your child…
Learning Together: Appropriate Responses to BIG Emotions
Understanding and identifying emotions is difficult for adults, let alone for children. Children often learn from their environments how to identify, deal with, and handle emotions. Often if children don’t know how to handle an emotion, they will react to…
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