Skinned Knees and Grass-Stained Tees: Encouraging Outdoor Play in Your Children
Skinned Knees and Grass-Stained Tees: Encouraging Outdoor Play in Your Children by Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Summer is a time that many kids embrace – the school doors fly open in a mass exodus of [...]
Discussing Violence with Your Children
Discussing Violence with Your Children by Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Talking to kids about violence is an unfortunate necessity of parenthood. School violence, in particular, is extraordinarily frightening: not every child loves school, but they [...]
New to Therapy? Helping Your Child Adapt
by Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Children don’t face the exact same stressors as adults – “grown-up” challenges such as managing credit card debt, raising a family, working through marital issues, and navigating job challenges haven’t [...]
Helping Your Child Through the Holiday Season
by Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S The holidays are a hectic time for everyone, especially moms and dads and their kiddos. You’re busy planning, purchasing, celebrating, and decking the halls and such. But, moms and dads [...]
Gratitude Activities to Do With Your Child
by Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Thanksgiving is just around the corner; we can practically smell the pie! And, with that, comes gratitude: this is a time of year to give thanks to everything that helps [...]
Less Tricks, More Treats: Having a Safe Halloween
by Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S It’s that time of year again, the season when ghosts and goblins walk among us (if only for a night). Children, costumed and excited, take to the streets with one [...]
Being an Authentic Parent: True to You and Your Children Too
By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Authenticity isn’t easy, no matter how simple the concept: in a world that tells us to be so many different things, it’s hard to be ourselves. And, of course, it’s [...]
What Parents Can Learn From Play
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 [...]
Technology: Does it Help or Hinder Us As Parents?
Technology: Does it Help or Hinder Us As Parents? By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S The world wide web is aptly named; our reliance on technology is indeed worldwide. Most of us communicate on social media, [...]
Five Fun Family Activities for Fall
Five Fun Family Activities for Fall By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Of all the seasons, autumn is probably the one that has the hardest time looking itself in the mirror; let’s face it, summer is a tough [...]
Want to Reconnect? You Must Disconnect First
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 [...]
End of School Blues? Helping Your Child Accept Change
End of School Blues? Helping Your Child Accept Change By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S The end of the school year is an exciting time for kids – no more teachers, no more tests, no more learning [...]
Skinned Knees and Grass-Stained Tees: Encouraging Outdoor Play in Your Children
Skinned Knees and Grass-Stained Tees: Encouraging Outdoor Play in Your Children by Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Summer is a time that many kids embrace – the school doors fly open in a mass exodus of [...]
Discussing Violence with Your Children
Discussing Violence with Your Children by Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Talking to kids about violence is an unfortunate necessity of parenthood. School violence, in particular, is extraordinarily frightening: not every child loves school, but they [...]
New to Therapy? Helping Your Child Adapt
by Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Children don’t face the exact same stressors as adults – “grown-up” challenges such as managing credit card debt, raising a family, working through marital issues, and navigating job challenges haven’t [...]
Helping Your Child Through the Holiday Season
by Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S The holidays are a hectic time for everyone, especially moms and dads and their kiddos. You’re busy planning, purchasing, celebrating, and decking the halls and such. But, moms and dads [...]
Gratitude Activities to Do With Your Child
by Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Thanksgiving is just around the corner; we can practically smell the pie! And, with that, comes gratitude: this is a time of year to give thanks to everything that helps [...]
Less Tricks, More Treats: Having a Safe Halloween
by Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S It’s that time of year again, the season when ghosts and goblins walk among us (if only for a night). Children, costumed and excited, take to the streets with one [...]
Being an Authentic Parent: True to You and Your Children Too
By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Authenticity isn’t easy, no matter how simple the concept: in a world that tells us to be so many different things, it’s hard to be ourselves. And, of course, it’s [...]
What Parents Can Learn From Play
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 [...]
Technology: Does it Help or Hinder Us As Parents?
Technology: Does it Help or Hinder Us As Parents? By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S The world wide web is aptly named; our reliance on technology is indeed worldwide. Most of us communicate on social media, [...]
Five Fun Family Activities for Fall
Five Fun Family Activities for Fall By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Of all the seasons, autumn is probably the one that has the hardest time looking itself in the mirror; let’s face it, summer is a tough [...]
Want to Reconnect? You Must Disconnect First
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 [...]
End of School Blues? Helping Your Child Accept Change
End of School Blues? Helping Your Child Accept Change By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S The end of the school year is an exciting time for kids – no more teachers, no more tests, no more learning [...]
