Play Therapy: Sand Tray Miniatures and Techniques
Sand tray miniatures for play therapy are important because the miniatures represent a vocabulary for expression. As play therapists are well aware of, play is the way children express themselves. It is important to provide miniatures that represent ordinary life including items that represent mythological and fiction. For example, ordinary representations would be people, foods, buildings, flags, planets, shapes, planets, things representing different feelings and culture. Fiction and mythological would be fairies, elves, cartoons, {Read More}
Sand Tray Therapy Supplies: Size and Shape of Sand Tray
Many play therapists that get their own play room are excited about filling it up with all the basic supplies needed to conduct therapy sessions. One item that is important is purchasing a sand tray, which also seems to be the most difficult thing to buy. There are several options. First, do not feel like you can’t do sand tray therapy if you don’t own a professional sand tray. You can {Read More}
Sand Tray Therapy Supplies
If you are interested in using a sand tray for play therapy, there is a basic list of supplies you will need. You can read more about play therapy here. First you will need a sand tray obviously. Many of them are painted blue on the inside. You can see a selection of sand trays here. You do not have to purchase a large sand tray, although it is better so a child has {Read More}
Counselor Mom and Mommy Talk Show, Part 3
Today I am writing a response to Joyce from Mommy Talk Show. For the past few weeks we have been corresponding with each other through blog posts. You can see her latest post asking me questions here. You can also watch a video of her highlights as a news anchor. I thoroughly enjoyed watching that! Here are Joyce’s questions to me this time around: What suggestions would you give to a mom about being a virtual assistant as a work at {Read More}
Breastfeeding is Coming to an End After 2 Years
I think I am almost officially done breastfeeding. My daughter turned 2 in December, and I’ve been skipping days. The longest I’ve gone is 2 full days without nursing her. I think we are both done. I am glad that I was able to nurse her for this long. I haven’t decided when my official last day will be nursing her because it seems to happen spontaneously now. Although it was {Read More}
What is Appropriate Discipline for a Toddler or Preschooler?
This is a touchy subject, and I don’t plan to tell you how to discipline your child. There are so many parenting books out there that will teach what way is the best way, etc. As a mom to two children, I still don’t know the *best* way to discipline. In my opinion, I don’t think there is a best way to discipline, nor, is there a one size fits all solution. You must discipline based on what works for {Read More}
Counselor Mom and Mommy Talk Show Conversations Part 2
Today I’m going to respond to Joyce’s questions that she has for me! If you missed our earlier conversation, you can see my initial post introducing Joyce from Mommy Talk Show here. You can find her response to my questions and the questions she has for me here. I wish I was video savvy like Joyce is, but for today, I’m going to respond via blog post. Here are the questions she has for me and my answers: Joyce: {Read More}
Interview with Joyce from Mommy Talk Show
*Update Below* Today I want to introduce you again to a wonderful woman and mom. My friend, Joyce, has a website over at Mommy Talk Show where she brings Atlanta businesses and moms together. She is an Emmy award winning TV anchor. After the birth of her son, she decided to stay at home with her sweet little boy, A.J. Using her television, parenting, and business skills, she decided to start her website, Mommy Talk Show, so she can {Read More}
House Cleaning Schedule Template
Here is a basic house cleaning schedule template I created for general cleaning in all rooms. Here is a bathroom cleaning schedule printable. Here is the kitchen cleaning schedule printable. ***ATTENTION: If you like these schedules, you might be interested in my Blissful Homemaking website. Please check it out at BlissfulHomemaking.com or like the Blissful Homemaking Facebook page. I realized that “cleaning schedules” probably don’t fit Counselor Mom that much, so I {Read More}
You Are Not Alone When Battling Depression
Today I wanted to share a post with you that shows you are not alone if you are fighting depression. Last year I stumbled upon a blog called The Bloggess. Her blog posts are very interesting to read. Check out The Bloggess’ brutal honestly about battling depression and her admission to self harm.
