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Laura Orr, LMFT, RPT
Jul 31, 20194 min read
How To Decrease Environmental Anxiety in your Child
What HBO's Big Little Lies taught us about climate change anxiety Climate change has been an increasingly prevalent topic of conversation...
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Lexie Sikes, LMSW
Jul 8, 20193 min read
Helping Children Cope with Divorce
How to navigate the decision to proceed with a divorce with your child's best interest in mind. By Lexie Sikes, LMSW Therapist, HeadFirst...
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HeadFirst Counseling, Dallas TX
Jul 23, 20175 min read
Monkey See Monkey Do: 5 Ways to Create More Empathetic Children
5 Ways to Create More Empathetic Children Are you a parent that wants to cultivate a sensitive side to your child? Monkey see monkey do...
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Laura McLaughlin, M. Ed., LPC, RPT
Jun 9, 20174 min read
How to Increase Your Child's Self-Esteem and Self-Worth
Raising resilient and positive children by fostering their development of self-esteem and self-worth. Self-esteem is essential for...
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Laura McLaughlin, M. Ed., LPC, RPTd., LPC, RPT
May 15, 20174 min read
Understanding Your Three Year Old
Help! There is a Threenager in My Home! As your child transitions from 3 to 3 ½, the cooperative, easy going attitude of your child seems...
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Laura McLaughlin, M.Ed., LPC, RPT
Apr 14, 20174 min read
To Worry, or Not to Worry- Overcoming Childhood Anxiety
Learn the tell-tale signs of childhood anxiety and ways to respond to encourage growth and resolution within your child. Childhood...
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Laura McLaughlin, M.Ed., LPC, RPT
Feb 20, 20175 min read
How to Survive a Temper Tantrum
How to Survive a Temper Tantrum: Learning to Connect to Your Child Before You Redirect Kids cry. A lot. Sometimes they cry for no...
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Laura McLaughlin, M.Ed., LPC, RPT
Feb 5, 20175 min read
Should my Kid Learn to Code?
Coding and Kids- How to Parent in a Technology Focused World When to introduce your child to coding games and intellectually stimulating...
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Laura McLaughlin, M.Ed., LPC, RPT
Jan 30, 20174 min read
Play Helps Your Child Learn and Grow
Unstructured Play Time and Healthy Brain Development Using play to help your child reach optimal development. Children are born with an...
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Laura McLaughlin, M.Ed., LPC, RPT
Jan 17, 20172 min read
Recognizing Signs of Childhood Anxiety
Learn to recognize signs of anxiety in your child. Does your child complain of frequent headaches or stomach aches? If a visit to the...
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Laura McLaughlin, M.Ed., LPC, RPT
Jan 1, 20173 min read
Setting an Intention to Connect with Your Child
Setting an Intention to Connect with Your Child Make 2017 the year that you bring playfulness back to parenting and reconnect with your...
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Laura McLaughlin, M.Ed., LPC, RPT
Dec 22, 20162 min read
Why This Christmas Gift Hack Made My Heart Break
Why This Christmas Gift Hack Made My Heart Break When it comes to getting children to behave, threatening them or using external rewards...
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Laura McLaughlin, M.Ed., LPC, RPT
Dec 13, 20162 min read
Creative Arts Expression for Increased Regulation and Creativity in Children
Increase your child's sense of imagination and creativity with expressive arts activities. Children are born to explore their world. They...
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Laura McLaughlin, M.Ed., LPC, RPT
Nov 21, 20162 min read
Increased Family Time Leading to Increased Stress and Conflict.
How to cope with family conflict this holiday season. Sometimes too much family time can be a bad thing. Some families delight in the...
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Laura McLaughlin, M.Ed., LPC, RPT
Oct 7, 20162 min read
October 2016 National Bullying Prevention Month
Efforts to Decrease Bullying in Dallas, TX www.stompoutbullying.org It is a known fact that bullying is widespread. It is in our schools,...
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Laura McLaughlin, M. Ed., LPC, RPTd., LPC, RPT
Sep 11, 20162 min read
More Playtime for Better Academic Achievement
More Recess Time Leads to Better Focus and Academic Performance at School As a play therapist, I am constantly talking to parents and...
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Laura McLaughlin, M. Ed., LPC, RPT
Aug 15, 20162 min read
Parenting and Adoption Resources in Dallas, TX- HeadFirst Counseling
Parenting and Adoption Resources in Dallas, TX- HeadFirst Counseling There has been a lot of talk during the Rio Olympics regarding...
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Laura McLaughlin, LPC, RPT
Apr 25, 20164 min read
Keep Your Kids Safe- Learn Ways to Prevent & Protect from Sexual Abuse
April- Sexual Assault Awareness Month This blog post is dedicated to the topic of sexual assault and sexual abuse in honor of April being...
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Laura McLaughlin, LPC, RPT
Apr 11, 20163 min read
What is Play Therapy
What is Play Therapy? This is one of the most common questions that gets asked at the HeadFirst office: What exactly is play therapy? Is...
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