We are celebrating our country’s freedom this week. It is a unique and wonderful privilege to share such freedoms that we have in the United States. It also brings a set of rights and responsibilities that we can celebrate as a nation while reflecting on the anniversary of our independence. We all look forward to […]
Early Childhood Trauma May Go Unrecognized
It can be surprising to learn that a person may not know they were traumatized as a child until much later in life when they learn about the true nature of trauma and take time to reflect on their own childhood experiences. As children grow up, they just assume that the way their parents treated […]
Important Considerations around Promoting Self-Regulation
In her blog post from 12/2/18, What to Know Before We Teach Children Self-Regulation Skills, Mona Delahooke, Ph.D, invited her readers to learn more about teaching children to regulate their own emotions and behaviors, first citing Leah Kuypers approach The Zones of Regulation. She shares that “The Zones” is a cognitive-behavioral approach that teaches children […]
