I love watching little kids engaged in pretend play! From the older toddler who wipes their little play table with a bib to the preschooler who believes they are Buzz Lightyear, and right on through to the 5-7 year olds who are conducting business with their play kitchen and cash register. Pretend play is an […]
Can You Do Therapy With an Infant, Toddler or Preschooler?
Yes…You can do therapy with a baby or very young child. Sometimes even the smallest and youngest of people need a little extra help. Babies and little kids have problems too…think about the baby who was born too soon and spent weeks or months in the NICU before they ever felt sunshine on their face. […]
Second Birth – Easier Than the First: How Trauma Bubbles Up and May Interfere with the Joy of a Second, Easier Baby.
In the US we plan our firth birth with an intensity that doesn’t allow us to consider that it may not go the way we think it will. In the birth class when they talk about the C-sections or the NICU, we run to the bathroom to pee, believing “that won’t happen to us, we […]
The Myth of Motherhood: Delighting in Each Other
I went to see Fr. Greg Boyle speak today. Fr. Greg is the founder of Homeboy Industries, the largest gang intervention program in the world and the author of the incredible books “Tattoos on the Heart” and “Barking to the Choir”. If you are looking to feel that sense of humanity, kindness and purpose that […]
They Myth of Motherhood: Summer Fun with Kids – the toys, the games, the mess
Today is the last day of school in our home and it’s a very exciting day! The entire summer is ahead of us, lazy days, swimming, picnics, day trips and play dates. I can’t help but think back to summer when I was young and how wonderful it felt to know I didn’t have any […]
The Myth of Motherhood: Co-parenting vs Parallel Parenting
We often think of co-parenting as a topic for divorced or separated parents and it definitely is a big one. Co-parenting can also be a challenge for married or ‘together’ parents too. Just because two parents live in the same home doesn’t mean they are successful at co-parenting. What is co-parenting? Co-parenting is when both […]
The Myth of Motherhood: Child Directed Play
Child directed play allows your child to make decisions about their own play and enjoy a sense of mastery over their own little world. Learn how to nurture this type of play.
The Myth of Motherhood: I Like My Children as Much as I love Them
We love our kids! For most of us they are the center of our world – every thought begins and ends with them. Loving our kids is different than liking them. Loving them is something that just ‘is’, its unconditional. But, liking them is something altogether different. When we like someone its usually because we […]
The Myth of Motherhood: “I love to play with my kids”
Admit it! You love it when your child says “mom….will you play with me?!” or “let’s play trains” and “you be the ‘mom’” while handing you a Little People. I love the idea of playing with my children but I don’t really love playing. I prefer to ‘do things’ like go to the pool or […]
Why EMDR is Effective in Treating Trauma
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is a therapeutic protocol used in the treatment of mental and emotional trauma. It has been widely praised in the United States and is currently used by agencies such as the American Psychiatric Association, the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, and the Departments of Defense and Veterans […]