by Lynn Wonders | Parenting, play therapy
When working with children and families as a counselor, sometimes it’s helpful to have some fun and creative play based activities for families to explore and experience together for the purpose of connecting and better understanding one another....
by Lynn Wonders | Parenting
The social life of an adolescent girl has always been challenging but with the dynamics and pitfalls of social media and texting apps which allow for such quick, spontaneous reactions and emotion-based expressions all this can result in escalated difficulties. It can...
by Lynn Wonders | Helping Teens, Parenting, play therapy, Professionals
One of my favorite things is to come up with creative, fun resources for therapists to use with children and families in sessions that don’t break the bank. Today we are going to go through a list of 10 ways to use balloons with children and families because...
by Lynn Wonders | Parenting, play therapy, Professionals
The practice of being present with full attention is one we all will benefit from. When we are working with children it can be helpful to have some play-based ways of introducing and reinforcing mindfulness skills. I offer a 2 hour recorded training for therapists...
by Lynn Wonders | Parenting, play therapy, Professionals, Relationships
Therapists who have earned the credential of Registered Play Therapist through the Association for Play Therapy know the importance of including parents as an essential part of the treatment plan when we see children for play therapy. Many play therapists also provide...
by Lynn Wonders | Parenting, Professionals
The research indicates that children whose parents who actively utilize playful parenting strategies also have significantly healthy and strong bonds with their parents. It is also found that children whose parents engage in playful parenting have stronger bonds...
