20 Easiest Keep Kids Occupied Tips

20 Easiest Keep Kids Occupied Tips

As the summer continues, and Florida heat is forcing me to stay inside as much as possible, I am on the hunt for activities to keep my four year old occupied while we are anywhere indoors. A few years ago, I started collecting amazing parenting ideas that I wanted to...
Being There for Your Kids

Being There for Your Kids

I find that the longer I am a mom, the more I frame everything that I read, hear, and see in terms of parenting. Further, as a play therapist, I look for the connection to my training and support for what I practice. Recently, I was able to do both after reading a...
Five Play-Based Activities to Do with Your Kids in May

Five Play-Based Activities to Do with Your Kids in May

May is the first full month of Spring, and is full of sunshine and flowers and birds. It is also host to five events that can make for a lot of fun for your kids! Here are five things to mark on your calendars to inspire and create a play-based focus all month long!...
Technology and Kids: Helpful or Harmful?

Technology and Kids: Helpful or Harmful?

In the last decade, our society has become even more reliant on electronics and technology than ever before in history. We have phones, ipads, laptops, computers, video games, and televisions that have been integrated into every day life. As a result, kids are...
Kids and Eating: A Lesson Learned at the Dinner Table

Kids and Eating: A Lesson Learned at the Dinner Table

One of the things that I love about being a parent is that I discover ways to be more effective and to help my son succeed; sometimes through trial an error and sometimes through insight. In this case, I think it was a little bit of both. Eating Dilemma My son is a...