Lead With Your Heart
“Lead with your heart” is what I heard myself whisper to my daughter Avery, who lay curled up in my arms with tears pouring down her face. A few weeks […]
What Parents Can Learn From Play
By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S From Barbies to GI Joe to toys that make lots of noise, playtime may seem like, well, play. And, of course, it is. Even so, […]
Want to Reconnect? You Must Disconnect First
By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Technology has transformed our lives, allowing us to carry the world’s information inside of our pockets. The questions, the wonder, the how to do something […]
The Long Goodbyes: Giving Children Permission to Feel During Loss
By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Change surrounds us. The leaves fall from trees, animals go extinct, birthdays come and go, people leave and people die. Saying goodbye is part of […]
Five Out-of-the-Box Ways to Connect With Your Child
By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S We know our children – we raise them, we love them, we struggle with them, we grow with them. But, as the years go by, […]
Body Image: How You Can Help Your Child Develop a Healthy Relationship with Food
By Chelsea Hester In a world that is populated with diets, food advertisements, and models of only certain shapes and colors, children of all ages are being bombarded by external […]
Emotions from the Inside Out, Part 2
“It takes courage to let go of the familiar and embrace the new.”-Alan Cohen By Kelly Miller, LCSW, RPT Everybody has emotions and feelings, but not everybody feels or expresses their […]
Emotions From the Inside Out, Part 1
Recently I was meeting with a new client’s parents for the first time. We were discussing their desired outcome for their child’s engagement in play therapy. “We just want him […]
The Neurobiology Behind a Child’s Tantrums
According to neurobiology, a child’s behaviors aren’t necessarily “good” or “bad” but rather a wise attempt to communicate with the parent. It’s hard to understand what’s going on inside our […]
Paradigm Shift: New Way of Thinking About A Child’s Moods
In this“ Aware on the Air” Podcast Erin Tanner Jospe interviews Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S, about Synergetic Play Therapy® and new ways of thinking about a child’s moods based on […]