Navigating Parenthood Together
ips for Parents Who Aren’ton the Same Page While parenthood is a beautiful and rewarding journey, it can also be challenging, especially when parents find themselves disagreeing on various aspects of raising their children. Whether it’s discipline, education, screen time, or even bedtime routines, differences in parenting styles can lead to tension and confusion. However, […]
My Child is Bullying Others
Parenting tips for Responding to Your Child’s Behavior Bullying is a serious issue that affects many children, and as parents, it’s important to address this behavior and help your children grow into kind, empathetic individuals. Discovering that your child is bullying others can be shocking and concerning, but it’s essential to take immediate action to […]
Blended Families
Therapy Tips for Parents on Supporting Children through New Family Dynamics Blending two families into one can be both exciting and challenging. As you are entering into a new chapter and marriage, your children are experiencing changes as well; changes for them that will be full of complex emotions and new experiences. Navigating the complexities […]
Managing my Child’s Anger
5 Therapy Tips for Parents Anger is a natural emotion that everyone experiences, including teenagers and children. It can be particularly challenging for parents to witness their child’s anger and not know how to help them effectively manage it. However, by understanding the underlying causes of anger and employing appropriate strategies, parents can play a […]
The Reality of School Shootings:
Therapy Tips on Addressing this Topic with your Child The number of school shootings in America this year alone is at a staggering high. With every news headline announcing yet another school shooting, the pit in our stomach grows as anxiety only raises in parents – rightfully so. And the terrifying question is inevitable: what […]
What is EFFT?
Emotion Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) and how it can support your family At Decade2Connect, we lead our families towards connection through a form of therapy known as Emotion Focused Family Therapy (EFFT). We have seen this approach not only bring healing to the child but the family unit as a whole. So what is EFFT? […]
“My Kids Won’t Stop Fighting!”
Therapy tips on supporting your children’s sibling relationship When you have siblings, arguing, bickering and fighting is inevitable. We all have memories from our childhood of the moments we pushed our siblings buttons, fought over a toy or held resentment for not being the one able to sit in the front seat. These are seemingly […]
Neurodiversity
Therapy Tips: What it is and How to Support your Neurodivergent Child As values surrounding diversity, equality and inclusion move to the forefront of our cultural conversations, the concept of neurodiversity has gained popularity. Treating everyone who differs from one’s self with respect to their fundamental human equality and including (not just tolerating) their differences […]
Therapy Tips: Supporting My Child’s Sexuality
Human beings have always had wide diversity in gender identity and sexuality. Today, questioning one’s gender identity and sexuality is becoming more open, more common and more accepted. It’s important for adolescents who may be questioning their identity to feel safe and accepted as they search for answers to their questions. Questions that go unasked, […]
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 […]