Parenting doesn’t come with a manual – especially not a manual for raising children who have emotional and behavioral struggles. As parents we often attempt to apply parenting tactics that worked for us when we were growing up or that worked for our other children...
“I want them to tell me how they’re feeling” This is one of the most common desires I hear from parents. There are many reasons why children struggle with openly expressing their feelings. No matter the reason, one way adults can encourage children to talk about...
Today, I was driving on the highway and heard John Tesh on the radio talking about Caffeine consumption by those under the age of 19. It was rather interesting what he had to share and got me thinking about this topic. When taken in moderate amounts, caffeine is...
I often am asked the question on a regular basis, but with the new school year off to a speedy start, I have been asked this question multiple times a day. Play therapy is a well established therapeutic modality based upon many schools of thought. Research, both...
