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Rapport-Building and Check-In Activities for Play Therapy Sessions
https://youtu.be/O9wjBHnyaJI?si=WlkuzKrdyzPuTE4s A check in activity: What it is: A feelings check-in is a way for…
The Importance of Routines for Kids
Why routines matter Research shows that routines support healthy social emotional development in early childhood….
EFT Tapping for Kid’s Anxiety
The EFT Tapping technique is an extraordinary way to focus on and release negative emotions…
Using Worry Boxes as a Therapeutic Intervention to Help Manage Anxiety
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/browse?search=worry%20box We all experience worry from time to time. Sometimes, though, worries can feel so…
Games that Practice Self-Regulation of Body And Actions
These 17 games practice impulse control, paying attention, listening and following directions. Students focus on…
A Play Therapy Activity for Anger
https://www.meehanmentalhealth.com/the-playful-therapist-blog/taming-the-tiger-play-therapy-intervention-for-anger Really great article called Taming the Tigers by Ann Meehan Anger is complex. And something…
Breathing Techniques
Teaching kids mindful breathing exercises goes beyond just calming the mind, it equips them with…
Types of Child Therapy
Understanding what type of therapy is best for your child can be overwhelming. This comprehensible…
Pathological Demand Avoidance
As I start my journey to understand PDA and how it impacts my clients, I…
Children’s Emotional Awareness and the Role of Parents
The important role of the parent As a parent, you wear many hats in caring…
The Infinity Rainbow Club Series
The Infinity Rainbow Club is a chapter book series featuring five neurodivergent children in a…
Disaster Activity Book for Kids – Free Download
Too Much Weather is an activity book to help children cope with natural disasters such as hurricanes. Too…
The 5 stages of children’s friendships
Based on systematic interviews with children of different ages, psychologist Robert Selman offers a very…
Getting Involved in Kids’ Online Activities
More important than blocking objectionable material is teaching your kids safe and responsible online behavior,…
What is Digital Play Therapy?
Digital Play TherapyTM is a modality that utilizes highly motivating, immersive activities to incorporate the…
What kind of 504 Accommodations does your ADHD child need as they return to school?
504 ADHD accommodations Checklist Preferential seating near the teacher Special chair to allow for movement…
Parents supporting children with anger management issues
Anger management is a learning process that teaches kids how to channel their anger healthily…
Preparing children to return to school in the fall
Kids who are starting school for the first time or moving to a new school…
When picky Eating becomes ARFID
Picky eating is a common and normal behavior, starting between ages 2 and 3, when…
Parenting with a Growth Mindset helps decrease children’s anxiety
Recently I have seen a few children presenting with anxiety that I would describe as…
Is Play Therapy an Evidence-Based Practice?
The Evidence-Based Child Therapy site was developed out of an effort to ensure that professionals,…
What is AutPlay Therapy?
AutPlay® Therapy was created by Dr. Robert Jason Grant. It is a neurodiversity affirming framework…
Annual Play Therapy Conference – October 2024 – Earn up to 40.5 hours of Continuing Education
The Association for Play Therapy (APT) Annual International Conference and Exposition offers post-graduate education and…
Free Play Therapy Training CEU’s
As a play therapist supervisor, I know that training and supervision to become a play…
The Benefits and Steps it takes to Become a Registered Play Therapist
Becoming a Registered Play Therapist (RPT) was the best career move I ever made. I…
Daylight Savings and its Effects on Kids
The hour difference that occurs twice a year by Daylight Savings Time (DST) yields more…
What is Play Therapy
The Association for Play Therapy defines play therapy as “the systematic use of a theoretical…
Talking to kids about Black History Month
February is Black History Month, which is a time outside of both history class and…
