Posts tagged play therapy
Childhood: A Template for the Future

There is no doubt that children are observant. They are constantly learning, evolving, adapting, and responding to their surroundings. Since parenting is the first form of a relationship that a child is introduced to, their understanding of a secure relationship is most often based off of that relationship. This is the basis of attachment and attachment theory.

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Enough is Enough - Who Are You Without Your Anxiety?

Anxiety can be a complicated beast. Do you ever experience initial feelings of anxiety and the very acknowledgement of that anxiety sends you into more anxiety? Or do you ever find yourself trying to designate the ‘trigger’ of your anxiety, or whatever set it off? 

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The Good Enough Parent

As the expectation for perfection becomes more desired, the inevitable blemishes that occur in parenting become magnified. Resulting from this expectation came the idea of the ‘good enough parent.’ According to Psychology Today, “good enough parents do not strive to be perfect parents and do not expect perfection from their children.”

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