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Play Therapy Week 2020
What is Play Therapy?
Play Therapy is an evidence-based practice for working with children to improve their mental health.

Cary M Hamilton
Feb 5, 20204 min read


“Being With” your child develops their Resiliency
As a parent, if we lose sight of the human child in front of you and only seek to have compliance and dominance over the developing child -

Cary M. Hamilton & Sarah Moran
Sep 16, 20197 min read


Oh To Be 3!
The beginning of Three is often a breath of fresh air after the “terrible twos.” Three has an easier time cooperating and sharing with those

Cary M. Hamilton & Sarah Moran
Jul 14, 20196 min read


Happy Play Therapy Week!
This week, February 3-9, is National Play Therapy Week! So let's talk about play therapy and how it can help your child and your family!...
Sarah Moran & Cary M. Hamilton
Feb 7, 20193 min read


Managing Behavioral Challenges Through Connection and Play
When parents are looking for support for children with difficult behaviors, play therapy is often a modality they find intriguing....

Cary M. Hamilton & Sarah Moran
Jan 11, 20193 min read


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...

Cary M. Hamilton & Sarah Moran
Dec 17, 20185 min read


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

Cary M. Hamilton
Oct 10, 20186 min read


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
Sep 3, 20186 min read


Here comes Four!
Four can be a challenging time for parents, as Four often reacts strongly and with intense emotions: of happiness, silliness, anger, and sad

Cary M. Hamilton & Sarah Moran
Jun 19, 20185 min read


Choosing the Right Therapist for your Child & Family
Taking care of a child's emotional and psychological world is just as important as caring for the health of their body and teeth. Ensuri

Cary M. Hamilton & Sarah Moran
Apr 21, 20184 min read


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
Mar 19, 20186 min read


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
Jan 17, 20185 min read


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 & Sarah Moran
Dec 6, 20175 min read


What's Up With Seven?
Seven's sensitivity is compounded with their ability to comprehend big worries for the first time, particularly about things that are un

Cary M. Hamilton & Sarah Moran
Nov 13, 20174 min read


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...

Cary M. Hamilton of Olympia Therapy
Sep 8, 20175 min read


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 of Olympia Therapy
Aug 7, 20175 min read


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...

Cary M. Hamilton
Mar 28, 20173 min read
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