#1: Appreciate Your Child For Who They Are
While this one may seem obvious, I can’t tell you how often parents have come into my office to share that they would like their child to be different in some way. Less bossy, less active, more active…
Erica’s Top Seven Parenting Tips
As I return to the world of writing for Thrive, I wanted to share a few of my favorite parenting tips for parents of kids of all ages. I was hoping to have these be as universally applicable as possible rather than specialized to a specific situation…
Surprising Benefits of Embracing Challenges
The Surprising Benefits of Embracing Challenges ~ Why a therapist takes cold showers? What you also might be wondering is, why on earth am I writing about this?
Parenting Goal: Happy Children?
Recently, I re-shared a post on social media about how this generation is being raised without limits and that this is well, leading them to be quite entitled and also not prepared for adulthood.
First Blog of 2023
I think it has been over a year since I last wrote a blog or any content for Thrive. Honestly, I typically love writing for our website and social media accounts. While a part of me has missed using this avenue…
Meet Dr. Erica Wollerman, our Founder
This is an excerpt from an interview between our founder, Dr. Erica Wollerman, and CanvasRebel. To read the interview in full, check it out here! Alright, Erica thanks for taking the time to share your stories…
What Is Play Therapy?
As a therapist who works with children, I have often been asked by parents what play therapy is, what its purpose of it is, and how it works. So, I hope to convey a bit about what play therapy actually looks like and the reasons why we use it!
The Importance & Myths of Emotions
I like to think about the ways we think about emotions. Emotions are often labeled as good or bad, positive or negative. Instead of seeing emotions as this good and bad dichotomy, I like to refer to them as…
How Parents Can Help Kids Learn From Mistakes
So your child made a mistake. Now what do you do? You may have seen it coming or maybe it was unexpected. Maybe their mistake will affect others. Your child might feel defeated, hopeless, frustrated, or angry.
4 Themes From Encanto to Explore With Your Child
If your house is anything like ours, Encanto has been watched, and listened to, A LOT! It’s very cute because my son has picked up on the fact that I love this movie as well so when he really wants to watch something…