Your Child’s Love Language, Physical Touch

  What does it mean to physically love your children? As part of the love languages of children series, here is what physical touch is for your child. After we go through the 5 love languages for children, I’ll write more about how to tell which is your...

Your Child’s Love Language, Words of Affirmation

  As a continuation of the series on your child’s love language, have you thought about how to give them words of affirmation? It is more than saying “I love you” as much as you can. Although saying those three words are essential, there are...

Play Therapy

  Kids engage with the world through play. This is how they explore the world, learn how things work together, and grow in their ability to sustain interpersonal relationships. It’s not surprising that play is also how they explore their inner self when...

Love Language of Children, Quality Time

  Does your child ask you to play? Does your teen like being at the mall or car rides? No matter the age of your child’s age their love language might be quality time. It’s easier for parents to give words of affirmation or physical touch to show...

The Best Communication Technique

    If I only had five minutes to change someone’s life, I would give them this DEARMAN tool.  A DEARMAN is a communication tool from dialectical behavior therapy which was designed by Marsha Linehan.1 It is a tool that helps us to connect and...