by Lynn Wonders | Parenting, play therapy, Relationships
Luci’s Yellow Butterfly is a children’s book about adoption from a puppy’s perspective written by Cindy Hammonds who participated in my 2022 Children’s Book Writing Circle! This is a heart-warming, lilting, rhyming book about a sweet pup who is...
by Lynn Wonders | Parenting, Professionals
It is natural for parents to feel curious and inquisitive about how and why a trained mental health professional would choose to play with their child as a central mechanism for providing therapy services. Helping parents learn how and why play therapy works is...
by Lynn Wonders | Parenting, play therapy
When things happen in life like divorce, moving to a new house, changing schools, death of a loved one or times of emergency, having children’s books about big changes can come in handy for helping children not feel so alone. In this post, I am providing some of...
by Lynn Wonders | Parenting, play therapy, Professionals
Having provided psychotherapy services for children and families since 2001, I have had the opportunity to observe how technology has creeped into the lives of children and families to the point it often eclipses the much-needed experiences of 3-dimensional play.I...
by Lynn Wonders | Parenting
Helping children and teens step away from screens is not about giving up technology. Technology is a wonder! We live in a high tech world and technology has facilitated so many important advances for humanity. I have a growing concern, however, that as a society we...
by Lynn Wonders | Parenting
Healthy family relationships that are consistent and predictable in the early years help children develop a strong sense of belief in self, ability to learn and grow as well as motivation and confidence to explore and express along the way. Family connections and...