by Mike Spencer | Apr 13, 2022 | adoption, Counseling, Hot Topics - News - Blog posts, parenting, play
“Dale and I met at church and have tried as best we can to have a truly Christian household. But we’re disagreeing when it comes to Mandy, our 11-year-old. She has so much anger and it feels like she’s pulling away from us. At least once a day she tells us she wishes...
by Mike Spencer | Apr 13, 2022 | anxiety, counseling approaches, Hot Topics - News - Blog posts, mental health, parenting, play, TBRI, trauma informed
“My grandmother calls him a little hellion, whatever that is. She’s always telling me she would have never have put up with him the way I do. If one of my uncles had acted that way, he wouldn’t be able to sit for a week. She says I’m too soft on him and he’d be better...
by Britt Smith | Apr 13, 2022 | About Us, ACES, anxiety, Counseling, counseling approaches, Hot Topics - News - Blog posts, mental health, our professionals, parenting, play, TBRI, trauma informed
You want the best for the smaller humans who have become part of your family. You also want to develop relationships with them that will help them make the most of what life has to offer. But strong relationships don’t happen automatically. We have to work at them,...
by April Bordeau | Apr 13, 2022 | adoption, Hot Topics - News - Blog posts, Marriage, parenting, play, school, TBRI, trauma informed
Every child is unique. We may joke that our son is just like his Uncle Jim or our daughter is a miniature version of our sister, Katie, but no matter how much resemblance there may be, we know they’re really one of a kind. As parents, we face a never-ending list of...
by April Bordeau | Mar 16, 2021 | ACES, Hot Topics - News - Blog posts, Marriage, Newsletters, parenting, play
I can’t tell you how many times a friend or a client has said, “I’m glad I grew up when I did. I wouldn’t want to be a kid today.” Ignoring the fact most of us tend to look at the past with nostalgia, there is some truth to that sentiment. Today’s children are...
by Britt Smith | Dec 7, 2020 | anxiety, Client Centered, Counseling, counseling approaches, covid, Hot Topics - News - Blog posts, mental health, play, stress, TBRI
A lot has been written in recent years about the power of repetition. Some claim that that the key to mastery of any skill is to practice it for 10,000 hours! Or perhaps you’re a sports fan who has heard how NBA legend Michael Jordan shot hundreds of free throws in...
