Creative ways to help children express emotions

Creative ways to help children express emotions

In the therapeutic journey with children, there are many creative ways to help children express emotions. Traditional talk therapy is very effective for adults but isn’t as easy for children, who may not yet have the vocabulary or interest in expressing their feelings...
Therapy Activities for Kids: Self-Regulation and Play

Therapy Activities for Kids: Self-Regulation and Play

Why Use Play-Based Resources with Kids? Having a range of play-based and creative resources on hand in the therapy room is key when helping kids with self-regulation. Children perceive and understand the world differently than adults. Their language is often rooted in...
Toddlers and self-regulation

Toddlers and self-regulation

Toddlers and self-regulation Parents can help their toddlers learn to self-regulate Toddlers and Self-Regulation: A Guide for Parents. Parents often ask me, how do I help my toddler to self-regulate? Unfortunately, almost all parents experience the toddler tantrum...
Using emotion cards with kids

Using emotion cards with kids

  Using Emotion cards with Kids Emotion cards are an ideal way to help children explore and talk about feelings. There are so many ways of using emotion cards with kids when helping them explore or express feelings. Emotion cards are a series of cards that...

5 ways to help your toddler with their emotions

  A toddler’s job is to start exploring their world, and they love to do so! They have learnt to walk and climb and pull and so they are busy and active. Every day they are learning how the world works but situations and experiences can easily overwhelm...
Picture Books to Use in Therapy with Kids

Picture Books to Use in Therapy with Kids

Here are three valuable picture books to use in therapy with kids. Books are such an important part of my therapy tool kit.  In this blog, I will introduce you to three valuable picture books to use with kids in therapy that I have found useful.  Almost all children I...
Guest Judge for Mayoral Make a Book Literacy Challenge

Guest Judge for Mayoral Make a Book Literacy Challenge

I was extremely honoured to be invited to be a guest judge of the Mayoral Literacy Challenge Book Awards for Children for 2021.  All students from schools in the City of Charles Sturt are invited to submit their books to the awards. They are announced by the Mayor of...