by Keller, Ph.D., LCMHCS, RPT-S | Feb 9, 2019 | Emotional Regulation & Wellness, Parenting
It can be hard on parents and caretakers to be with children as they feel and deal with disappointment and other difficult emotions. Their feelings stir up our difficult emotions. We may want to alleviate their negative feelings or ours by rescuing them rather than...
by Keller, Ph.D., LCMHCS, RPT-S | Jun 3, 2018 | Emotional Regulation & Wellness, Parenting
Parenting is hard: Even tantrums offer teachable moments for toddlers … when we keep our cool My two-year-old son just finished what felt like an hour-long tantrum right before falling asleep for the night. I’m not sure exactly how long it lasted. I prefer...
by Keller, Ph.D., LCMHCS, RPT-S | Apr 20, 2016 | Play Therapy
Family play therapy is as unique as your family People seeking family play therapy often wonder if the family play therapist has ever worked with “families like ours.” This is a good question for anyone seeking family play therapy to ask a potential...
by Keller, Ph.D., LCMHCS, RPT-S | Feb 15, 2016 | Emotional Regulation & Wellness, Parenting
Sharing feelings with children invites them to share feelings with parents: An example There’s power in story-telling. Societies with a lot of stories about how life goes have less anti-social behavior among their members. I hear a lot of stories about...
by Keller, Ph.D., LCMHCS, RPT-S | Feb 14, 2016 | Emotional Regulation & Wellness, Parenting
To encourage your child to share feelings with you, share yours Talking about feelings with your child sounds easy to many, but it’s not easy for everyone. After all, many of us had parents who didn’t discuss them, reacted strongly to them, acted them out,...
