How to Create a Grief Box or Comfort Kit for Kids & a Building Block Grief Intervention
Building Block Grief Counseling Intervention Gen Judayna, LCSW was kind enough to share this awesome activity with our readers! She also...
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Whole Child Counseling
Apr 8, 20217 min
Perspective Taking: The Social Skill You Want to be Teaching Kids
When teaching social skills to kids, you typically start with teaching self-awareness skills before moving to social awareness skills,...
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Whole Child Counseling
Feb 19, 20214 min
The Creative Kindness Project: a Compassionate, Caring Way to Spread Kindness to Others
I am so excited for this guest post by Sarah Ness, PhD because she created The Creative Kindness Project and I know your clients and...
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Whole Child Counseling
Dec 18, 20203 min
Does Drawing While Listening Help Memory and Attention?
I recently saw a picture that said “I listen better when I draw” and it really struck a chord with me! I remember getting spoken to...
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Whole Child Counseling
Dec 13, 20203 min
Kindness Sprinkles with Edgar the Egg: Character Trait Lesson
When you were a kid, do you remember learning about character traits, such as being kind? I don’t remember these concepts being...
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Whole Child Counseling
Dec 8, 20206 min
Using a Green Screen: the Creative Therapy Intervention You Don't Want to Miss!
When I saw this video with Amy Nelson, LCSW, RPT, of Emotional Milestones I felt so inspired and re-energized! I ordered a green screen...
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Whole Child Counseling
Nov 3, 202013 min
More Fun, Games, and Telehealth!
In May I put out this blog post about some of the creative, playful ways I was working with kids and using telehealth. I wanted to update...
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Whole Child Counseling
Oct 27, 20205 min
10 Distance Learning and Telehealth Self-Care Tips for Educators and Counselors
I started writing another follow-up blog post on additional creative telehealth activities, but I put that on the backburner for a moment...
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Whole Child Counseling
Jun 6, 20201 min
Resources for Talking to Children About Racism
The first thing I want to share is this book, Something Happened in Our Town: a Child's Story About Racial Injustice is a great starting...
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Whole Child Counseling
May 20, 202011 min
Fun, Games & Telehealth
In the early 2000’s I took one of my first courses on ethics and counseling and I wrote a paper about “e-counseling.” At the time I had a...
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Whole Child Counseling
May 12, 20205 min
Creating a Coping Skills Plan: with a Free Printable for Kids!
We all have different feelings that come and go all of the time. Some children, teens and adults may become overwhelmed with BIG...
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Whole Child Counseling
Apr 23, 20202 min
Helping Kids with Big Worries
I love using books in counseling, which is an intervention called bibliotherapy. Now that I am learning to navigate telehealth and doing...
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Whole Child Counseling
Mar 29, 20209 min
Helping Children & Teens Cope with Grief & Loss
Grief is so hard to deal with and due to the COVID-19 pandemic our worldwide community is going to be dealing with a lot of grief and...
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Whole Child Counseling
Mar 24, 20202 min
Feeling Overwhelmed with all the Resources & Juggling work and kids at home?
There are so many free resources and information coming at me lately, whether it is in my email or on social media, many people will be...
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Whole Child Counseling
Mar 22, 20204 min
Helping Kids Cope in Uncertain Times
It is no surprise that there is an increase in global anxiety and stress for many people because we are dealing with a worldwide pandemic....
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Whole Child Counseling
Mar 21, 20203 min
Teaching 6 Foot Social Distancing to Kids
How to Teach Social Distancing to Kids We were on a family walk today and my sons were scootering along with us. There were some kids...
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Whole Child Counseling
Mar 19, 20204 min
Cleaning Printable and Teaching Life Skills to Kids
Are You Stepping Up Your Home Cleaning Habits Amidst COVID-19? Ann Landers wrote that “it is not what you do for your children but what...
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Whole Child Counseling
Mar 16, 20203 min
Visual Schedule for Use at Home
A visual schedule is a picture plan of the different parts of your child’s day. It is very helpful for children so they know what to...
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Whole Child Counseling
Mar 15, 20206 min
How to Plan Your Kid's Schedules During School Closures
If you are developing a schedule for your children to follow at home during school closures, I want to encourage you not to get too...
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Whole Child Counseling
Mar 14, 20202 min
120 Creative Boredom Buster Screen-Free Activities for Kids
When stress is high, structure is so important for our children. Many children will be spending lots of screen time over the next few...
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Whole Child Counseling
Mar 11, 20205 min
Coronavirus Resources for Kids, Parents and Educators
Caring for You and Your Family's Stress during the COVID-19 Pandemic Since stress weakens the immune system, I want to share some...
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Whole Child Counseling
Mar 10, 20201 min
Feeling-Breath-Thought-Skill (F-B-T-S) Cheer Video!
F-B-T-S or Feeling-Breath-Thought-Skill is a CBT technique to teach children how to handle their big feelings. To learn more about this...
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Whole Child Counseling
Mar 8, 20201 min
Shout Out Book to Boost Teacher and Staff Morale
In my free resource library (you will receive the password when you subscribe to my email list at the bottom of this page), you can...
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Whole Child Counseling
Mar 7, 20206 min
Creating a Mindful Moment Relaxation Room
In the Winter 2017 issue of NEA Today Magazine, some of my work was featured in an article entitled This is Your Student's Brain on...
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