Healing with Play, LLC

10/29/2022

Our friends at Intercommunity Action, Inc. are raffling tickets to the WORLD SERIES!

$20 for 10 chances to win, all while supporting a great cause!

11/18/2020

The starlight bedtime meditation on this FREE app has been pure gold at our house. It’s 25 mins long and almost always puts my 5 yo to sleep by the end of it. 💗

09/28/2020

Whatever your feeling, it is valid, and may be giving you an important clue about what you need. What are your feelings trying to tell you?

Mindful compassionate living 🌷 In my therapy sessions I always try to use it in some or the other way...I asked my clients to close their eyes, imagine...

09/06/2020

Empowering kids to feel heard, seen, and valued is the key to healing 💗

08/28/2020

Talking to our kids about race shouldn’t be taboo. It should be as normal as labeling the color of our hair and eyes. These multiethnic markers are a great way to give kids the opportunity to explore a more diverse array of skin tones in their play and art.

Here’s my 5 yo proudly showing the skin tone variation in our own family.

07/23/2020

Play is the language of children — which is why play therapy can help kids speak the unspeakable.

06/18/2020

The incredible power of play during COVID-19 💗

When a child’s environment is stressful and confusing, they often naturally turn to play to help self-soothe, gain a sense of control, and sort out their emotions. A child’s play provides a powerful, resilient tool for cultivating peace, confidence, and empathy. These qualities can help children...

06/11/2020

Great way to talk to kids about racial inequality and justice.

06/08/2020

Children as young as 12 are recruited into trafficking or commercial sexual exploitation through popular social media apps, games, and other online platforms. In the midst of COVID-19, children are spending more time online. Here are 5 tips for safeguarding your kiddos.

Here are five things parents can do to help keep their children safe from online sexual exploitation during extended periods of isolation.

06/02/2020

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05/23/2020

Forts are awesome. I always recommend fort building to families I work with. One kiddo I worked with turned her closet into a cozy hideaway by filling it with blankets and pillows as an escape whenever she needed to decompress. My own 5 yo has turned the space behind our couch, beneath our dining room table, and anywhere else she can find into cozy little nooks.

Although it can be messy and can intrude on your living space — I’m constantly tripping or running into various contraptions — fort building has real developmental benefits. It promotes healthy individuation, regulation, and helps kids feel safe and contained, which kids need more than ever in the current pandemic. 💗

Kids are using sheets, pillows, blankets and more to create safe havens as the covid-19 world feels out of their control.

05/18/2020

All this hand washing has been wreaking havoc on my hands. Heard about these easy homemade sugar scrubs and decided to give it a whirl! It’s already done wonders for my skin and also added a *sparkle of happy* to my hand hygiene!

There are tons of fun recipes out there but here’s what’s I made:

1 tbsp coconut oil
4 tbsp sugar
Lavender and vanilla (any of your fav essential oils will do)

Get your kiddos to help and ENJOY! 🙂