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...
Over the years, I’ve had a number of parents express concern that giving their children allowance or money for grades would essentially be paying them off or bribing them to do what they should be doing in the first place. They essentially feel that their...