Promoting Good Sleep Hygiene
Good sleep hygiene is an important value to enforce in your child’s life. Here are some tips for on how to best promote good sleep patterns in the home.
A Parent’s Guide to Gender Identity
When your child is questioning their gender identity, how does a parent respond with understanding and support? Check out Decade2Connect’s tips on having supporting your child’s mental health as they explore their identity.
Supporting your Child Through a Panic Attack
Tips and tools to support your child through a panic attack
10 Tips for Nurturing A Healthy Relationship with Your Kids
Ten tips from therapists for parents on ways to nurture a healthy relationship with your child.
Help! My Kid’s in Crisis!
If your child is in immediate danger, call emergency services (911 or 988, or text “TALK” to 38255) or go to the nearest emergency room. Every parent faces the inevitable reality of watching their kid face an emotional crisis. It’s scary, it’s intense and likely feels way out of your control. If your child is […]
A Parent’s Back to School Guide
How to Support Your Child Through the School Year Transition At this point, your child is a few weeks into the school year. Routines have been established and the first few days of class introductions have turned to days of learning. The “newness” of the school year is beginning to wear off as friend groups […]
Parenting Tips: Black and White Thinking
Encouraging your Child to Explore the Gray Thinking in black and white terms, also known as concrete thinking, is a manner of thinking that sees only extreme ends of a continuum. In childhood, black and white thinking is developmentally expected. When adults think in black and white terms, it can become a thinking error that […]
Finding the Right Therapist for your Child
“Who can you trust?” “Do we really need this help?” “What types of therapy are out there?” These are just a few of the questions you may be struggling to answer. At Decade2Connect we’re committed to helping each family and child receive the support they need. Our Child Therapy services offer a range of evidence-based […]
Supporting Your Child Through the Loss of a Parent
Parents play a foundational role in their children’s lives, no matter their level of involvement. Whether a close or estranged relationship, our parents shape who we are. So when a parent dies, that foundation is inevitably shaken. As a child, the loss of a parent is heartbreaking. Children can experience a level of grief which […]
