Tools for Understanding
A Key Technique Therapists Use to Figure Out Kids
Figuring out kids is rarely easy or obvious. Child therapists have a helpful technique which anyone can (and should!) use.
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Though a young child’s behavior can be strange, confusing, and often challenging, it does make sense in a little-kid-brain way. To help your child, you have to understand what’s driving his behavior; these posts give you the tools to do just that.
Tools for Understanding
These 3 Defense Mechanisms Can Explain Your Kid’s Behavior
Here’s 3 defense mechanisms that kids commonly use, and which will help parents explain their child’s behavior.
Tools for Understanding, Tough Behaviors
How to Make Sense of Deceitful Behavior: Some Examples
A child’s deceitful behavior often stems from the child’s feelings. Here’s what to do and how to make sense of various behaviors.
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An Overlooked Tool to Understanding Kids: Their Exaggerated Behaviors
Kids hide their emotions by acting the opposite to how they feel, a sign that they have very strong, unwanted feelings they need help with.
Tools for Understanding
Drawing Out the Story
Drawing with your child is an excellent way to better understand what’s going on inside your kid. Therapists often use this tool, and so can you.
Tools for Understanding
A Key Technique Therapists Use to Figure Out Children
Figuring out what kids feel and why is rarely easy or obvious. Child therapists have a helpful technique anyone can (and should!) use.
Tools for Understanding
How to Make Sense of Your Child’s Behavior: Some Examples
Your child is trying to tell you something through his behavior, but what exactly? Here are some examples of difficult and wacky behaviors, and how we can make sense of them.
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