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    Healing from Childhood Emotional Neglect

    January 15, 2018

    Many of us were raised with the notion that kids are meant “to be seen and not heard,” meaning ‘don’t speak until you are spoken to.” While this idea may have only meant to keep the volume down at the Thanksgiving table, it can have negative ramifications on a child’s psyche. Worse still, there are […]

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    Healing from Childhood Emotional Neglect

    Many of us were raised with the notion that kids are meant “to be seen and not heard,” meaning ‘don’t speak until you are spoken to.” While this idea may have only meant to keep the volume down at the Thanksgiving table, it can have negative ramifications on a child’s psyche. Worse still, there are […]

    Filed Under: Abuse/Neglect

    Helping Your Teenager Transform into a Happy, Well-Rounded Adult

    January 8, 2018

    Raising kids is one of the toughest jobs on the planet. You do everything you can to make sure they stay safe and healthy. And then a study comes out that states that happy kids grow up to be more successful adults. (Great, so now they have to be happy as well!). It turns out that happiness is a […]

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    Helping Your Teenager Transform into a Happy, Well-Rounded Adult

    Raising kids is one of the toughest jobs on the planet. You do everything you can to make sure they stay safe and healthy. And then a study comes out that states that happy kids grow up to be more successful adults. (Great, so now they have to be happy as well!). It turns out that happiness is a […]

    Filed Under: Parenting

    Why Anger is Different from Other Emotions

    December 11, 2017

    Of all the emotions, anger is perhaps the one that most people have the hardest time dealing with. That’s most likely because anger is not like the other emotions. It is unique. In fact, a 2017 survey by the Mental Health Foundation of 2000 people found that 28% are sometimes worried about the level of anger that […]

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    Why Anger is Different from Other Emotions

    Of all the emotions, anger is perhaps the one that most people have the hardest time dealing with. That’s most likely because anger is not like the other emotions. It is unique. In fact, a 2017 survey by the Mental Health Foundation of 2000 people found that 28% are sometimes worried about the level of anger that […]

    Filed Under: Abuse/Neglect

    How to Have More Fun with Your Kids

    December 4, 2017

    It seems that today’s parents are expected to do everything perfectly. They’re expected to make healthy meals, help with homework – which often requires exceptional math skills -schedule play dates, drive carpools, and show up to every game, recital and parent-teacher conference showered and jovial. Oh, and they must also save up just the right […]

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    How to Have More Fun with Your Kids

    It seems that today’s parents are expected to do everything perfectly. They’re expected to make healthy meals, help with homework – which often requires exceptional math skills -schedule play dates, drive carpools, and show up to every game, recital and parent-teacher conference showered and jovial. Oh, and they must also save up just the right […]

    Filed Under: Parenting

    5 Ways to Raise Your Self-Esteem

    November 19, 2017

    Low self-esteem has become an epidemic in this country, and one that negatively impacts our quality of life. Feelings of unworthiness can begin at a young age and, if neglected, can potentially lead to depression and anxiety. Because low self-esteem can be so damaging, finding ways to feel better about ourselves and our abilities is […]

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    5 Ways to Raise Your Self-Esteem

    Low self-esteem has become an epidemic in this country, and one that negatively impacts our quality of life. Feelings of unworthiness can begin at a young age and, if neglected, can potentially lead to depression and anxiety. Because low self-esteem can be so damaging, finding ways to feel better about ourselves and our abilities is […]

    Filed Under: Self-Esteem

    3 Reasons Why Play Therapy Is So Effective

    November 19, 2017

    Through play, children discover the world around them and their feelings about it. Play is also how children communicate these often-complex feelings. This is what makes play therapy such a powerful treatment. Pretending offers children the opportunity to “finally” be in charge and express what if feels like to be them. Here are some more […]

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    3 Reasons Why Play Therapy Is So Effective

    Through play, children discover the world around them and their feelings about it. Play is also how children communicate these often-complex feelings. This is what makes play therapy such a powerful treatment. Pretending offers children the opportunity to “finally” be in charge and express what if feels like to be them. Here are some more […]

    Filed Under: General

    Peacetown: A Conflict Resolution Board Game

    October 20, 2017

    Children often experience conflict with family, friends, or classmates. Typical conflicts include teasing, arguing over who gets to play with a toy first, and quarreling about who owns a particular item. Unfortunately, most children are not equipped with the skills necessary to prevent or peacefully manage conflicts. Peacetown was created to teach children conflict resolution […]

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    Peacetown: A Conflict Resolution Board Game

    Children often experience conflict with family, friends, or classmates. Typical conflicts include teasing, arguing over who gets to play with a toy first, and quarreling about who owns a particular item. Unfortunately, most children are not equipped with the skills necessary to prevent or peacefully manage conflicts. Peacetown was created to teach children conflict resolution […]

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