A Tool for Awareness, Pattern Recognition, and Inner Integration
At the beginning of the Covid Epidemic, I decided to experiment and create a multisensory tool to keep track of my thoughts,…
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Time management in the family
It’s 7:30 am. We have to be in the car to drive carpool in twenty minutes. Our 8-year-old son is still in…
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Self-Help Exercises For Self Regulation
As a homemaker and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who juggles family responsibilities and a profession, it’s not uncommon for me to…
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Gamification Part 2: What is a “Game”?
What is a game? Although there are different opinions about the definition of a game, here is one which Jonathan Cassie presents…
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Backpack mess
Jenny’s backpack is stuffed with: three textbooks, several empty bags of snacks, a school supply bag (with pens, markers, and her eraser…
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Time Troubles
Jenny’s history project is due tomorrow. She has ten hours to do it. She stays up all night and has it ready…
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Chaos at Home
It’s Sunday. Deb is upstairs in her room. She has a little math and history homework, and then she plans to run…
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Breathing to Stay Calm and Alert
Our two-year-old granddaughter Molly is tired. It is 3:30 pm, and she will have to wait until bedtime to go to sleep. We’re…
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Fight or Flight?
When we lose emotional control, we respond with the fight or flight response. Our brains respond to stress as a perceived danger,…
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Class clown
Richie is in 8th grade and attends general education classes. His academic profile shows: In math class, the expectations are clear. When…