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I’m so excited to have Amy Maricle, a licensed mental health counselor and art therapist, share a simple technique that you can use to help your children manage big feelings such as, anxiety, irritability, fear or frustration. Get out the paint smocks! There are lots of ways that
Continue ReadingTired of always yelling at your kids? Feel like you are calm one moment and then angry the next? Your first thought may be…” if only they would just listen the first time, I wouldn’t have to yell!” or “If he would just stop hitting his sister, I wouldn’t have
Continue ReadingThanks to Amy Maricle for allowing me to write a guest post on her website. In this post I focus on tips for people who say that they “don’t have time” to do self-care. Can you relate? How do you find time to take care of yourself?
Continue ReadingUse the latest brain research to help your child stay calm and manage their big feelings without a huge meltdown. Learn how to stop tantrums – even if they’ve already started – with this 2-step approach! We’re leaving the zoo. The car is parked at the far end of the
Continue Reading“This is so unfair!” Your daughter screams. Feeling frustrated, you respond, “Life’s not fair, get used to it.” She runs to her room and slams the door. Leaving yet another disagreement unresolved. Not to mention, everyone is feeling tense and disconnected. You encourage your kids to be independent, critical thinkers.
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“We tried ___, it didn’t work.” Sometimes the blank is filled with a particular parenting method, other times it is filled with a laundry list of strategies. As a therapist and parent coach, this is one of the most common phrases I hear from exhausted parents. But, as a
Continue ReadingMany parents are surprised to hear my stance against punishment. I often get push-back from parents who feel that their children “can’t learn” or “won’t listen” without force, such as spanking, time-outs or yelling. When I offer another perspective parents sometimes feel that it is “too soft” and that it
Continue ReadingIt’s hard to imagine a 4-year-old feeling stressed. Why would they experience anything other than pure happiness – playing all day, snacks, nap-time!? Sounds like a great life. But think of all the challenges in your child’s daily routine. They are constantly learning – socially, emotionally, physically, and mentally. And
Continue ReadingAnxiety is a master at making us run away from our fears. It’s like the wrong side of a magnet, the closer we get, the more we try to push away. It’s no surprise, really. No one wants to feel uncomfortable. We don’t want to sweat or
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When we’re feeling good, we can usually handle minor bumps in our day without much trouble. Someone spills a glass of milk and we respond by saying, “Oops, let’s get that cleaned up” instead of yelling, “Why can’t you be more careful!?” Unfortunately, we don’t often sit back and
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