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Playful Wisdom Blog

Olympia Therapy

Feb 3
5 min

Child Development

What is Play Therapy?

Play therapy is more than just “play.” It heals children in their own language. What is Play Therapy?

Olympia Therapy

Feb 4, 2022
4 min

Play

What is Play Therapy?

Taking care of a child's emotional and psychological world is just as important as caring for the health of their body and teeth.

The pandemics' greatest impact has been on our children's mental health.

Cary M. Hamilton & Sarah Moran

May 10, 2021
8 min

Child Development

The pandemics' greatest impact has been on our children's mental health.

We are a year into the pandemic and we can really see the impact of the last year on our children. We can FEEL it too.

Let's be honest, there is no lemonade coming out of this pandemic.

Cary M. Hamilton & Katrina Swenson

Mar 3, 2021
10 min

Parenting

Let's be honest, there is no lemonade coming out of this pandemic.

For February, we’re focusing on parent burnout! I’m not sure why, actually. It’s about one year into the Pandemic, and honestly,

Olympia Therapy

Feb 10, 2021
4 min

Child Development

Play Heals! National Play Therapy Week

What is Play Therapy? Play Therapy is an evidence-based practice for working with children to improve their mental health. Play Therapy uses

Olympia Therapy

Jul 14, 2020
54 min

Child Development

CONNECTIONS NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE

A review or our Newsletter CONNECTIONS, all in one place.

Olympia Therapy

Apr 28, 2020
5 min

Parenting

Emotional hijacking of our Behaviors

Children’s mental health matters. During this time you may be seeing changes in behaviors and attitudes that are “not your child,” ...

Cary M. Hamilton & Sarah Moran

Dec 17, 2018
5 min

Parenting

Having a Rejuvenating Holiday Season

The holidays are often a combination of wonderful and stressful, especially during those family get-togethers. Children and adults can...

What Do You Do, When You Don't Know What To Do As A Parent?

Cary M. Hamilton

Oct 10, 2018
6 min

Child Development

What Do You Do, When You Don't Know What To Do As A Parent?

When in the window of tolerance, you are in the "zone" and it means your brain is responding to stimuli effectively and you are on

Opening the Gateway to Connection: Strategies to Facilitate Healthy Parent- Child Relationships

Cary M. Hamilton & Sarah Moran

Sep 3, 2018
6 min

Child Development

Opening the Gateway to Connection: Strategies to Facilitate Healthy Parent- Child Relationships

An effective way to let children know you are “with” them is to learn reflective responses when communicating. This is a way of following, r

Cary M. Hamilton & Sarah Moran

Mar 19, 2018
6 min

Child Development

It's Time For Nine!

As Nine is starting to think more independently, their ability to have increased attention for task completion allows for improved decision-

Cary M. Hamilton & Sarah Moran

Jan 17, 2018
5 min

Child Development

Have you met Five?

Five starts off with an abundance of curiosity about the world around them. Five soaks up knowledge like a sponge, asking seemingly...

Cary M. Hamilton & Sarah Moran

Dec 6, 2017
5 min

Parenting

Keep Calm During the Holidays

The holidays are often a combination of wonderful and stressful, especially when families get together. Children and adults can feel...

Cary M. Hamilton of Olympia Therapy

Oct 9, 2017
4 min

Child Development

Keep Calm & Parent On!

Ever wonder why it seems your children never hear you? Do you feel like a broken record saying “no” all the time, or “stop”, or even...

Cary M. Hamilton of Olympia Therapy

Sep 8, 2017
5 min

Child Development

When the Parenting books are wrong!

Anything to do with “parenting” these days is big business. We all want to get it “right”! Because of this desire to be the best parent...

Please learn his language, it's called PLAY!

Cary M. Hamilton of Olympia Therapy

Aug 7, 2017
5 min

Child Development

Please learn his language, it's called PLAY!

About B: The hours my husband and I spent rocking B to sleep was a testament to our desperation to help our son. Whether it was upside...

Cary M. Hamilton

Mar 28, 2017
3 min

Child Development

My Lemonade Moment

This weekend was a new start to my career and the exposure of my private life to outside view and ... possible judgement. I'm a child...

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