Parenting Tips: Asking about the School Day.
I’m sure you’ve heard this one one too many times. In your efforts to ask about your child’s day, the most common response is a one word answer; sometimes getting a single word out of them is a win! Yet, as a parent, every moment matters. From the 5 minute school drop off to the […]
Counseling for a Child Being Bullied
Your child’s been a bit more reserved coming home from school. When you ask how their day was, the replies are becoming shorter and shorter. They’re withdrawing from social situations, not hanging out with their friends like they used to. Maybe they don’t even want to go to school anymore, something they used to look […]
Parenting Tips For Using an Effective “No”
Daylight without night is just day… Yes without No is just Yes… Obviously, we don’t exist in a universe without limits, boundaries or realities we may not enjoy. We all like to be told yes. Yes gives us what we want. If you’re looking to improve your family’s communication and boundary-setting skills, our Family Therapy […]
Drop-In Parent/Caregiver Support Group
Join us February through April for our FREE parenting / caregiver support group every Wednesday at 10:30am from February 15th – April 5th.
Connecting Before Hard Conversations
Whether it’s talking about limits, confronting self-harm, or bringing up a recent upsetting event, it can sometimes change the entire outcome of a conversation when we take a few minutes to connect with our child.
Be Attuned
Attunement can be described as alignment to another, congruency, or being “in-step” with someone. It is awareness, connection, and mindfulness.
Co-Regulation and Children
Co-regulation can be described as someone borrowing another person’s calm nervous system in times when they are in distress. Regulating is what we do to return to our emotional baseline and move through an intense feeling.
Supporting Your Children in a Tragedy
When tragedy strikes, like the most recent school shooting in Texas, it is expected for kids (and us adults too!) to feel overwhelmed and experience some anxiety when these events occur. Here are some tips to help your kids cope.
Using Technology Boundaries As Communication
While it’s important to establish boundaries about how and when technology is used, navigating technology boundaries and limits is a great opportunity for communication with your child.
Parent Workshop
