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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 8, 20173 min read
Becoming an Informed Parent- How to Navigate Child Development
Informed Parenting Understanding the Importance of Development Throughout Childhood Child development is complicated and messy. Children...
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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 19, 20162 min read
Acceptance and Empathy in Parenting- How to Form Secure Attachments with Your Child
Love and Acceptance- Our Guiding Forces in Parenting At HeadFirst Counseling, we help parents adapt an approach to parenting their...
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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 13, 20162 min read
How to Deal with a New Baby and Toddler at Once
New Baby and Toddlers- How to Keep Your Sanity We’ve heard the story before. Parents give birth to an amazing boy or girl that is their...
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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, RPT
Sep 21, 20163 min read
What Your Teen Needs Most
Help Your Teen Reach His or Her Potential By the time the end of summer rolls around, most parents are ready for back to school. Back to...
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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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HeadFirst Counseling
Sep 6, 20161 min read
Play Therapy Back To School Special
Back to School Special! Have you been wondering what play therapy is, and if it's appropriate for your child? Now is the time to try it...
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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, M. Ed., LPC, RPT
Aug 9, 20163 min read
Delayed Responses to Community Trauma
Delayed Responses to Community Trauma The brain is a very powerful thing. It protects us from things we cannot handle. When a tragedy or...
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HeadFirst Counseling
Aug 2, 20162 min read
Group Therapy at HeadFirst Counseling in Dallas
New Therapy Groups at HeadFirst Counseling! We are pleased to announce that HeadFirst Counseling is now offering group therapy for select...
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Laura McLaughlin, M. ED., LPC, RPT
Jul 25, 20162 min read
Understanding Planet Teenager
Teen Therapy- HeadFirst Counseling in Dallas, TX Understanding Planet Teenager Your teenager says they want more independence. You grant...
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Laura McLaughlin, M.Ed., LPC, RPT
Jul 18, 20163 min read
Codependency and Relationships- Where Do You Stand?
Codependent. It seems the word codependent is thrown around quite a bit these days- but what does it actually mean? How do I know if I am...
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Laura McLaughlin, M. Ed., LPC, RPT
Jul 11, 20164 min read
Relinquishing the Term Police Brutality: Healing After the Dallas Shooting
Relinquishing the Term Police Brutality: Healing After the Dallas Shooting On the evening of Thursday July 7th, 2016 during a peaceful...
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Laura McLaughlin, M. Ed., LPC, RPT
Jul 5, 20162 min read
Ending the Stigma of Mental Health
Picture from www.iamthatgirl.com- You Are More Than Your Mental Illness How HeadFirst Counseling is Working to End the Stigma We know...
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