Stacey Horan Play Therapy

24/12/2024

Thank you to the parents who trusted me to support their child this year 🙏🏼

I do my utmost best every week to provide a safe and caring environment for your child - to give them the opportunity to express themselves fully, and at their own pace, with the assurance that they will be understood and accepted ❤️

I am beyond grateful that I get to spend time with your child 🦋 ✨

Although at times, Play Therapy can be challenging for every one involved - it requires time and effort, and uncomfortable feelings can be evoked.
But...your childs mental health is a priority...your mental health is a priority.
"Help" is such a little word, and yet it is so brave, sometimes we need to ask for it 🕯️

I want to wish you all a very Happy Christmas ⛄ 🎁 🎅🏼🎄 May it be filled with light, peace and joy!!

Remember - a child is going to remember who was there, not what you spend on them. Children outgrow toys and outfits, but they never outgrow time and love 💖

I look forward to welcoming you all back in 2025 ⭐

"Play matters because people matter. It reminds us of our interdependence and gives us a chance to really see other people. And in turn, to be really and truly seen" - Jill Vialet.

05/12/2024

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NeuroWild 💕
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It fills me with such joy to watch our kids happy stim.

Seeing happy jumps, spins, flaps.
Joyful singing, humming, movements.

It doesn’t matter if it looks different.
It doesn’t matter if it falls outside the realm of neuronormativity.

Unless a stim is harmful, you don’t need to redirect it.
Our stims are important. They’re useful.

Stopping a kid who is quietly stimming in a classroom is going to reduce their capacity to engage in learning. That’s an outcome that no one wants.

Rather that trying to stop the stimming, and rather than labeling it as ‘distracting’, teachers can help the whole class understand that different people learn in different ways.

For plenty of us, stimming helps us learn.

Let’s normalise that.
Yes?

Em 🌈

05/12/2024

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27/11/2024

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15/11/2024

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Sarah R. Moore, Dandelion Seeds Positive Parenting. ❤

15/11/2024

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09/10/2024

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Children try to communicate with us in the best way they know how. When kids have hard days and are struggling with emotions, it’s difficult for them to be direct and talk with us about it.

It takes life experiences and practice to become comfortable understanding and discussing emotions.

Because getting the words out might be challenging, children will often want to create a familiar and safe environment that they can share with us through play.

Connecting with us through play can help make it easier for kids to open up and it offers an easy opportunity for us to ask about their day or work it into play.

Play is so healing and restorative. Co-experiencing delight is massively regulating for children. Being in the moment and putting the To-Do List aside is a major stress reducer for adults too! And play helps the parent-child bond grow strong.

So the next time your child wants to play, consider the many benefits of spending this time with your little one. 🤩

25/09/2024

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Credit: Karen Young - Hey Sigmund

23/09/2024

Kindness....it costs nothing, but means everything!! ⭐

Thank you to these extremely kind parents for taking the time to write this review.
Kind words can mean so much. 💜

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16/08/2024

Thank you Ceartig Therapies for sharing ❤️

How many sessions?

How many sessions? I pinned down the sources of exactly what has been studied and by who. So many practitioners just repeat the phrase 'research shows...' but in that way it can become hearsay or incorrectly reinterpreted.

Bratton, S.C., et al. (2005). 'The Efficacy of Play Therapy With Children: A Meta-Analytic Review of Treatment Outcomes'. Professional psychology: research and practice, 36(4), p.376.

Guerney, L., (2001). 'Child-centered play therapy'. International journal of play therapy, 10(2), pp.13-32.

LeBlanc, M. & Ritchie, M. (2001) 'A meta-analysis of play therapy outcomes'. Counselling Psychology Quarterly, vol.14(2), pp. 149-163.

Ray, D. (2008). 'Impact of play therapy on parent-child relationship stress at a mental health training setting'. British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 36(2), pp. 165-187.

16/07/2024

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05/07/2024

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What a great message from Raise Her Wild with Mehr Lee ❤

12/06/2024

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30/05/2024

Free workshop 💞

⭐ Keeping Our Children Safe.

Empowering Children to have a voice and know step by step what to do if someone tries to harm them.

If you are a parent then you know that we cannot be with our children 24/7. I also know that you are possibly reading this thinking this will never happen to my child but let me remind you that 90% of child abuse is carried out by someone known to the child or family!

15/05/2024

FREE webinar for parents with teens making the transition from primary to secondary school 🎒

The Big Jump!🤾‍♀️
The move from primary to secondary school can result in both anxiety and excitement, and that is just for the parents! This is one of the most significant transitions our young teens face. The changes are social, emotional, and academic, as they move from being the ‘seniors’ in their primary school to the ‘juniors’ in this new educational environment. In this talk Dr Mary O’Kane outlines some of the challenges faced and offers very practical advice on how we can support students on this new journey.
Thursday 16th May
Online
7pm
BOOK HERE👉 https://www.tickettailor.com/events/letstalkaboutparenting/1113751

15/05/2024

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15/05/2024

FREE webinar for parents of children starting primary school 💕

I am giving a FREE Webinar for Parents of children starting 'Big School' on Thursday 30th May where we will talk about how to prepare children over the summer for this transition.

The Webinar is FREE thanks to Kildare Library Service. You can book a place at the link below:

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/letstalkaboutparenting/1113742

Second date available now courtesy of Dublin City Childcare, on Monday 17th June. See info at:

https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/parents-webinar-children-starting-big-school-tickets-875866659757

08/05/2024

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Therapeutic play can be a fun and non-confrontational way for children to deal with difficult emotions such as anxiety, and an option many parents turn to