Connecting Through Quality Time
A Parent’s Guide for Prioritizing Family Time In today’s fast-paced world, it’s easy to get caught up in the demands of life. Between after school activities, school, work and social obligations, parents and children alike are constantly running around. Amidst the hustle and bustle, it’s crucial to prioritize spending quality time with your family. Meaningful […]
The Importance of the Outdoors
Why Every Parent ShouldPrioritize Outdoor Play Take a minute to think about your favorite memories as a child spent outdoors. Were you shooting a basketball outside? Exploring in the woods behind your house? Making up a game of house with your siblings? As adults, many of the memories we reminisce on in our childhood happened […]
Autism Spectrum Disorder
A Parent’s Guide for Supporting your Child’s Diagnosis Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) diagnoses are becoming more common. What was once a largely misunderstood disability is quickly evolving into a more common and understood diagnosis in our society. As a parent, however, news of an ASD Diagnosis can be a lot to process. So what is […]
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 […]
My Child Won’t Listen!
Therapy Tips to Help Parents Be Heard Your child just won’t listen to you. You’re repeating yourself multiple times over as everything you say is going in one ear and out the other. You’re at a loss for next steps. We get it – it’s frustrating! Don’t worry, Decade2Connect is here to help. If you’re […]
My Child’s Started Swearing!
Therapy Tips on a Parent’s Response Children are exposed to far more things in their lives than what we have control over, including swear words. And as social norms around swearing are shifting and it can be confusing for children to understand what may be acceptable in different situations. It’s not uncommon for children to […]
Talking about Natural Disasters
Parenting Tips on Supporting your Child in this Discussion Natural disasters can be overwhelming and disruptive for people of all ages, but they can be particularly distressing for children. As a parent or guardian, it is essential to have open and honest conversations with your child about these events to help them understand, process, and […]
Cyberbullying:
Parenting Tips for Protecting your Child in the Age of Online In today’s digital age, children are increasingly exposed to the online world, which unfortunately includes the risk of cyberbullying. With constant access to each other’s online lives through social media and the safety of being able to speak behind a screen, bullying is an […]
For the Working Parent:
Therapy Tips on Connectingwith your Child For working parents, finding time to connect with your children can sometimes feel like a challenging juggling act. The demands of work, potential work travel, household responsibilities, and other commitments can leave little room for quality time. However, it’s crucial to prioritize and nurture the relationship with your children. […]
The Power of Play Therapy
How this Therapeutic Techniquecan Benefit your Child Play is a universal activity that instinctively and creatively engages children in their life experience. It is through play that they explore, learn, and make sense of the world around them. Play allows children to express emotions they otherwise wouldn’t know how to access. There is great benefit […]