Balloons to Heaven: An Exercise to Help Children With Grief & Loss
Dealing with grief and loss of a loved one is difficult for everyone let alone children. It’s hard for children to understand that their loved ones are gone and are not coming back because they have...
View ArticleChildren’s Mental Health Awareness: Myths
Myths About Child Mental Health Due to the stigma attached to mental health many children do not receive the care that they need. People – adults and children – are afraid to get help and feel shame...
View ArticleDeep Breathing… How Can This Possibly Make Me Feel Better?
A lot of therapists do deep breathing exercises with their clients and what’s going through your mind might be… does that really do anything? How can just breathing help make me feel better? I breathe...
View ArticleEmpathy In Action – How To Be A Reflective Listener
What is empathy? Empathy is the ability to recognize another’s feelings and take their perspective. Empathy in action is the ability to be with someone, listen to what they say, feel it with them, and...
View ArticleTV and the Negative Effects on Child Self-Esteem
A new study from Indiana University suggests television can decrease a child’s self-esteem. The study found this to be true especially with white girls or African-American girls and boys. The opposite...
View ArticleAnger Management Series – Part 1
Many of us struggle with anger and the first thing everyone wants to do when they’re angry is to get rid of it. In all actuality anger is a completely acceptable feeling and not something that we need...
View ArticleAnger Management Series – Part 2
As mentioned in the previous article, it is important to explore your anger and exactly what is happening at that moment. One model of anger presents anger in an ABCDE format. A – Activating Situation...
View ArticleAnger Management Series – Part 3
Here are a few more tips for handling anger. As mentioned, process and handle your anger, don’t discount it and push it away. Relaxation: Try deep breathing exercises. Repeat a phrase to relax your...
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