by Brenna Hicks | Mar 14, 2008 | Blog
Understanding the Unique Needs of Teenagers in Therapy I recently have had an influx of adolescents in my office and I have learned some valuable lessons about how to approach them in the most effective ways. Teenagers have very distinct needs and do not really fit...
by Brenna Hicks | Feb 18, 2008 | Blog
Children learn best from experience and instruction, which requires parents to set limits on behaviors. However, that does not mean children need to be told “no” hundreds of times each day. Studies show that toddlers typically hear the word...
by Brenna Hicks | Jan 30, 2008 | Blog
The Hidden Power of Labels on Children’s Self-Esteem We live in a society that labels everything. We have labels on our clothes, our cheeseburgers, our meat and produce, and the list goes on. We like the convenience of neatly packaged words so we can sum up the...
by Brenna Hicks | Dec 19, 2007 | Blog
Creating Meaningful Christmas Memories for Your Kids Last year, I wrote an article with ideas and ways to keep the focus on what is important during the Christmas Season. It doesn’t even seem that a year could have passed so quickly, but here we are in December...
by Brenna Hicks | Nov 15, 2007 | Blog
Recognizing Everyday Opportunities for Play Therapy Techniques The more I learn about Play Therapy techniques and principles, the more attuned I am to recognizing when to use them in everyday situations. There are not many dinners out with my husband where I do not...
by Brenna Hicks | Oct 22, 2007 | Blog
Why Socialization is Essential for Healthy Families Socialization is a basic instinct that drives behavior. Wolves live in packs, cattle move in herds, fish swim in schools, geese travel in gaggles. 🙂 Anyway, it seems that the most developed of the animal kingdom seem...
