Helping Your Child Identify Their Sensory Needs
When a child has a hard time managing sensory input, it can impact their emotions, attention, and ability to cope. For children living with mood disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), or Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), understanding sensory needs is an important part of emotional growth and self-regulation. With the right support, children can learn what their bodies need to feel calm, focused, and comfortable.
Supporting your Teen’s Mental Health – Without Overstepping
Parenting an adolescent comes with unique challenges—none more delicate than supporting their mental health. It can be tricky to strike the right balance between being there for your child and giving them the space they need to grow. As a parent, your involvement is essential, but it must be handled with sensitivity and respect to […]
Understanding Adolescent Mental Health: A Guide for Parents
Check out Decade2Connect’s guide to understanding your adolescent’s mental health and using therapeutic techniques to provide the most effective parental support.
5 Qualities to Look for in your Child’s Therapist
This week is Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week and according to the CDC, the percentage of adolescents with a mental health diagnosis rose 3% from 2019 to 2022. Of those adolescents, just over half received treatment from a mental health professional (CDC). Finding the right therapist for your child is important in supporting their mental […]
Inside EFFT: What’s Your Parenting Style?
Parenting is an individual journey, different for every family. At Decade2Connect, we support parents on a weekly basis to help them understand their parenting style through the lens of Emotion Focused Family Therapy (EFFT). Once you understand your parenting and emotional approach, you can begin to cater your parenting skills to that. To help parents […]
Is it Time to Ditch the Babysitter?
Signs your Child is Ready toStay Home Alone From the moment you have kids, a simple social engagement becomes more complicated: “Can I take my kids with me?”“If not, who’s available to watch them?”“Can I afford the added expense of babysitting?”“Are they somebody I trust?” These questions become common vernacular for parents until one day, […]
Parenting in the Digital Age
Therapist Tips for Fostering a Healthy Relationship with Technology In today’s rapidly evolving world, parenting has taken on new dimensions thanks to the prevalence of digital technology. The digital age offers a wealth of opportunities for learning, connecting, and exploring, but it also presents unique challenges for parents striving to strike a balance between harnessing […]
Facing Middle School Together
How to Support your Childthrough this transition At Decade2Connect, a number of our participants are in the process of transitioning from elementary school to middle school. And although any transition back to school can be difficult, there is a more drastic shift into middle school. Our Child Therapy services can provide additional support for children navigating […]
All About Name Changes
Parenting Tips for Supporting your Child’s Identity Journey In today’s society, a fluid identity is becoming more understood and accepted. Especially in the adolescent stages of development, children are beginning to explore who they are outside of what they’ve always been told. And with this discovery often follows a desire to change their name. While […]
Parenting Tips: Pop Culture
Fostering a Healthy Relationship between Pop Culture and Your Child Culture has always had a significant influence over our behavior and mental health. Today, we are awash in technology which can have everyone on a constant stream of information, social media and marketing. It can feel like we are being bombarded with pop culture; what […]