Why Bedtime Feels So Hard for Kids (and How to Make It Easier)
Struggling with bedtime battles? Learn why sleep is hard for kids & try this play therapist-informed bedtime routine to help your child settle & stay asleep.
How to Create a Dopamine Menu: A Powerful Tool for Kids (& Adults!) with ADHD
Discover how dopamine menus can support kids with ADHD by offering healthy, brain-friendly ways to meet their dopamine needs. Learn how to build your own and why it works.
How to Help Kids with Transitions: Therapist-Approved Tips for Smoother Routines
Is your child struggling with transitions like bedtime, mornings, or schedule changes? Learn therapist-approved strategies to ease transitions and reduce meltdowns—for both kids and caregivers.
Emotional Dysregulation in Disguise: Supporting Anxious, Perfectionist Children
Your “perfect” child might be struggling inside. Learn how perfectionism can signal anxiety and what tools help kids build self-compassion and resilience.
Understanding Your Child’s Behavior Through the Lens of Play Therapy
Discover how your child’s nervous system responses show up in play therapy, and how therapy supports emotional regulation, safety, and resilience.
The Therapeutic Relationship: Why It’s the Key to Successful Play Therapy
Discover how a strong therapeutic relationship, unconditional positive regard, and safety support healing in play therapy for children and families.
How to Foster Resilience in Children: Practical Tips for Parents
Learn how to build resilience in children with expert tips from a play therapist. Support emotional growth, self-compassion, and healthy coping skills at home.
Understanding Sensory Sensitivities: Tips to Help Your Child Regulate
Learn to identify common sensory sensitivities in children and discover how play therapy can help with regulation strategies and emotional support.
How to Feel Your Feelings: A Therapist’s Guide to Emotional Awareness
Learn what it really means to “feel your feelings,” why it’s hard, and how to build emotional regulation skills through body awareness and play therapy.
Recognizing Childhood Anxiety: Symptoms, Behaviors, and How Play Therapy Can Help
Learn how to recognize anxiety in children, what symptoms to watch for, and how play therapy supports emotional regulation and long-term resilience.