Caring Hearts Play Therapy

Does your child have meltdowns? We think of tantrums with younger children, but children of many ages have moments that can be a form of meltdown. Read 3 strategies that can help. Providing support and remaining calm as a parent are keys. #tantrum #meltdown #playtherapy #parenting

Can your child's brain be trained to improve focus? There's lots of approaches to helping children with ADHD or focus challenges. A Registered Play Therapist can incorporate some key approaches to helping your child. Therapists often work alongside other professionals to help with ADHD. http://www.npr.org//could-you-hack-your-brain-to-get-more- #ADHD #Concentration #playtherapy

Does the quality of what your child eats matter? Pediatric nurse practitioners share lots of tips and strategies to helping our children develop. As play therapists we are concerned about our client's emotional, social, cognitive and physical development because we treat the whole child. #playtherapy #healthchildren #nursepractitioners #playtherapyoc

Does your child become upset when you leave them? Play Therapy helps children with separation anxiety. Read some tips for helping your young child with separation anxiety. If you find your child has not outgrown separation anxiety or they are very distressed when you leave consult with a Registered Play Therapist. https://www.healthychildren.org//Separation-Anxiety-and-Sl #separationanxiety #playtherapy #playtherapyoc

Does your pre-teen loose their temper? Play therapy helps teach children how to manage their anger. Read some general tips to share with your pre-teen to cool down. Ask me about specific strategies for your child. #angermanagement #pre-teen #playtherapy

Is your child struggling with behavioral problems at school? Read the testimonial of a parent that found play therapy to be the answer for her son. "Thank you for phone-conferencing with us today! It was great being able to catch up and hear the progress (name omitted) has made, and moving forward how we will continue to help[ and support him, with us here at home, and his teachers at school. I'll be truthful that when we first discovered these issues, I was so overwhelmed. I didn't know what to do. But you have helped him, and us, to show us it's not that bad and it's totally manageable. I feel so much better than I did a year ago! And, I'd like to think (name omitted) feels better too, understanding how to grasp what he might be feeling, to some extent, and learning, even on his won, how to control it and 'keep it together'."

Play Therapists specialize with children who have lost a loved one. Here's a great workshop for continued education for play therapists working with children grieve.

How is Play Therapy different from the play my child does? Can Play Therapy help my child? Read an introduction to play therapy for parents. Lorri Yasenik also addresses what to expect from getting started to ending treatment. #playtherapy #playtherapyintroduction #playtherapistorangecounty http://lorriyasenik.com/articles/What_is_Play_Therapy.pdf

Does your child struggle with anxiety, trauma or depression? Play Therapy utilizes many different approaches to help children resolve their struggles. One type of Play Therapy is called Sandplay Therapy. Watch a Registered Play Therapist demonstrate. #sandplay #childhoodanxiety #playtherapy #playtherapist

Does your child have a lot of fears, expectations and worries? Learn more about childhood anxiety. Play Therapy may be the answer. #childhoodanxiety #anxiety #playtherapy

A brief clip introducing how Play Therapy works. Is your child struggling? Play Therapy may be the answer. #playtherapyorangecounty

"10 Things Not to Say to Your Kids" by Brenna Hicks, PhD, LMHC Here are great ideas of not only what not to say, but what you can say instead. http://www.lianalowenstein.com/artParentThingsNotToYourKids