Parents will often come to me and ask how they can get their children to do this or that. They’ll want advice on how to get their children or teens to change their behavior. What I often find, however, is that parents typically need to...
Quite often when people hear the term “ play therapy ” they will have no idea what it actually means. In fact, when I initially spoke to my own mother about studying play therapy she was confused and asked if I was merely playing with...
Children and adolescents spend a lot of time on screens. (Adults too!) On average, U.S. children 8-18 years old often spend greater than 5 hours a day watching or using screens. While screens can entertain, teach, and keep children occupied, too much use may lead...
While I don’t want to oversimplify the reasons children misbehave, in general, there tend to be 4 themes or goals of misbehavior . The 4 Goals of Misbehavior: The first is: Attention. Children will often act-out in order to get another’s attention. If things end...