In our previous blog, we discussed parents being on the receiving end of our kids’ big, hard-to-have feelings and the importance of listening…truly listening….as a way to respond in these moments. Today, we’re discussing some more traps parents fall into from time to time with some empathic and supportive alternatives. TRAPS ALTERNATIVES We judge the … Read more
What To Do When Our Kids Have Big Feelings (Part 1) As parents, we are often on the receiving end of our kids’ big, hard-to-have feelings. Anger. Sadness. Tantrums. Frustration. Worries. It can feel like a lot for a parent to handle. Sometimes our children’s feelings seem out of proportion to the situation. Sometimes their … Read more
Teaching through Play Let’s talk about something fun today, play! Across all ages, play is essential for development. Research shows that play is a natural way to learn social skills, and it can help build children’s skills in communication, emotion, cognition, physical fitness, and creativity. Playing is learning for our kids. Playing with our children … Read more
Accepting What We Cannot Change, and Changing What We Can Most of us are familiar with the Serenity Prayer: “Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” This has become such a commonly known invocation that it is … Read more
Often times when people first enter into therapy, they see it as a mysterious and/or intimidating prospect.
Summer is finally here – time to sleep in, head to the pool or beach, and destress from the school year!
In the summertime more so than other times of the year I often hear parents say, “My child keeps complaining, ‘I am bored’.”
Summer is here! Children tend to be excited about the break from academic demands and increased downtime that summer allows.
Part 2: Distress Tolerance–Let’s Not Make It Any Worse In Part 1 of our Distress Tolerance blog series, I explained why each and every one of us needs distress tolerance skills and I offered suggestions for implementing a set of strategies called T.I.P.P. In this blog, I share two additional distress tolerance strategies for you … Read more
Part 1: Distress Tolerance–Let’s Not Make It Any Worse Distress tolerance is one’s ability to endure or withstand discomfort/stress. Distress tolerance skills are unique in that, rather than the goal being to make things better, the goal is to not make the situation worse. Learning to bear pain and discomfort skillfully is important because pain … Read more
