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.
countertransference
Tools for Talking
Using Play Therapeutically, part 2
What you actually do when using play therapeutically with your child.
What Parents Can Do
How to Bond With Your Child Through Playing: What No One Else is Telling You
One of the best ways to connect with your child is through attuned play, but it’s not always obvious how to do it or what it actually looks like. This post tells you how.
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.
Tough Behaviors
Aggression Towards Parents, Part 1: Why It’s Happening
When responding to aggression, first know why it’s happening. It’s not just that your kid is angry; she wants to provoke a response in you.
