Brain-Body Parenting – Part 2
Chapter 2 of “Brain-Body Parenting” by Dr. Mona Delahooke introduces the concept that every child has a unique brain and body platform which requires an individualized approach to parenting. Dr. Delahooke emphasizes the importance of co-regulation and relational safety, suggesting that children thrive when they feel safe and connected. The chapter goes into how a…
Read MoreManaging Behaviors or Understanding them
A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog about Polyvagal theory (click on the link if you would like to read it). Today I would like to expand on my first blog and discuss managing behaviors as opposed to understanding behaviors. Dr. Dana has written extensively on this subject in the book “Polyvagal Exercises for…
Read MoreTrauma and Hospitalizations
The Center uses play therapy to aid children’s work through traumatizing events. Recently we experienced a child close to our family having been hospitalized for an extended time. This made me wonder if hospitals ever use play therapy to help children during hospital stays. I came across a journal article titled “Play Therapy as an…
Read MoreFavorite Family Quotes – Part B
I thought this week I would just share part 2 of my favorite family quotes, hopefully you will enjoy them as much as I do: “Home is people. Not a place. If you go back there after the people are gone, then all you can see is what is not there any more.”― Robin…
Read MoreParenting your child
This week I would like to focus on a book by Dr Brie Turns-Coe “Parent the Child You Have, Not the Child You Were”. Dr Brie is a therapist at Family Christian Counseling Center who has extensive experience working with children and families. In her book she gives help to parents in understanding and responding…
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