The Tree House Center for Growth and Learning

06/03/2025

We offer music therapy!!

Music therapy paired with mindfulness meditation exercises may reduce ADHD, depression, and anxiety symptoms in adults, finds two new studies.

02/11/2025

Love this!

So true. 🎨

01/11/2025

Super interesting article on ADHD Meds!

Stimulant medication use may decrease symptom severity and normalize structural brain abnormalities associated with ADHD in children, according to this large but limited neuroimaging study.

10/31/2024

We don't have to agree with why they are anxious, but we do need to validate their feelings

OUR WORDS MATTER. Let your child know that you are a safe person to talk to by validating their feelings and listening — often this is all they need to feel better. Dismissing the feeling or offering feedback before listening to the problem can make a child feel isolated and even more anxious.

How else do you support an anxious child?

Let me know in the comments!

More information in my book Guidance from The Therapist Parent

Available on my website www.thetherapistparent.com and Amazon

10/31/2024

If you’ve worked with kids for awhile, you know all about transitions and transition strategies and calming techniques during transitions…those little magic tricks that creative teachers, therapists, caregivers, and others have invented to help prevent tantrums and promote self-regulation when kids need to move from one activity to another throughout the day.

I do know from experience that it feels really good to be prepared with a handful of ideas that can help ward off a potential tantrum when the going gets tough. Here are some of my favorite ideas and therapy tools for transitions…

What are yours?

10/31/2024

Brené Brown 💕

10/31/2024

This can be any age ….not just children

10/31/2024

Will never not reshare this parent chore chart! So amazing!

10/31/2024

05/25/2024

Join us this summer for music therapy!!

The benefits of music are wide-ranging and well documented. From teaching empathy and improving memory and concentration, to helping track time and easing emotions, music can change the life of a child with ADHD. Here, learn how lyrics, rhythm, melody, and tempo work their magic.

03/23/2024

Great advice for early childhood professionals 😊💖