by Lora Ferguson | Mar 25, 2019 | Anxiety, Austin Family Counseling, Being Present, Children, Communication, Connection, Counseling, Emotional Regulation, Family, Feelings, General, Mental Health, Stress Management, Teens
“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’” – Mr. Rogers The news is everywhere, and children are becoming consumers of the news at younger and...
by Lora Ferguson | Feb 19, 2019 | Anxiety, Being Present, Children, Counseling, Family, Family Time, Mental Health, Play, Play Therapy
For a reminder about anxiety in children and what is or is not normal, check out part 1 of 2 of this series. Hopefully, this will give you as a parent, some better ideas on how your child is doing and how to differentiate normal & abnormal anxiety and stress...
by Lora Ferguson | Aug 15, 2014 | Anxiety, Austin Family Counseling, Back to School, Children, Parenting, Positive Discipline, Seperation Anxiety
The morning is going just as you had planned, but you know what is coming when you drop your child off at school…crying, hugging desperately onto you as you attempt to leave, teachers and other children trying to comfort your child, and then, your child being...
by Lora Ferguson | Jul 30, 2014 | Austin Family Counseling, Back to School, Children, Family Time, Parenting, Positive Discipline
If you are like me, school day mornings feel like a mad dash to the finish line of getting everyone where they need to go. A good day is when no one is in tears, and everyone has clothes on (pajamas count!). By the time I get myself to work I am often exhausted,...
by Lora Ferguson | Apr 30, 2014 | General, Parenting, Play, Video blog
Are you interested in increasing positive interactions between you and your child? One way to do this is by using uninterrupted reflective listening and play! Kirby Sandlin shows you an example in this video. Kirby Sandlin, LPC, LMFT is the Clinical Coordinator and...
