by Crissy Himelstein | Aug 17, 2021 | Play Therapy
Play therapy can be a great choice for children who are struggling with mental health issues, major life changes, or behavioral challenges. However, any parent who is going to enroll their child in sessions with a play therapist will want to be assured that the...
by Crissy Himelstein | Jun 22, 2021 | Parenting
While it’s important to build and maintain your connections with your kids throughout the year, summer can offer special opportunities and extra time to do this. As our country moves out of the isolation of the pandemic, this summer can be an even better time to focus...
by Crissy Himelstein | Mar 16, 2021 | Parenting
Identifying anxiety in children and adolescents isn’t always easy. Emotions can feel enormous and very scary to kids. This is true even when those emotions aren’t anxiety. Children and teens are still learning to identify what their emotions are. They often can’t put...
by Crissy Himelstein | Mar 2, 2021 | Parenting
When you think of perfectionism, children may not be the first people who come to mind. After all, we often associate perfectionism with workaholic adults, detail-oriented and hard-to-please relatives, and home decorating gurus. But these types of people didn’t just...
by Crissy Himelstein | Feb 2, 2021 | Parenting
If you’re like most parents, raising your children to be respectful and responsible is one of your main goals. But what’s the best way to deal with frustrating, if typical, child-rearing issues that seem to make this goal difficult? Perhaps you’ve tried many different...