As we close out 2025, we invite you to sit down together and pause, reflecting with an intentional focus on connection and gratitude. Here are a few ideas to help guide your conversation.

While it’s meant to be a time of rest and connection, many parents notice more meltdowns, irritability, and sleep disruptions once school routines disappear. This isn’t a sign that your child is misbehaving or that you’re doing something wrong. There are real, developmental reasons why winter break can feel especially challenging for kids. Understanding those reasons can help parents respond with more clarity and compassion.

The holiday season is full of cozy sensory moments—twinkle lights, warm drinks, fuzzy blankets, festive music, and delicious smells. But for many kids (and adults), that same sensory richness can tip quickly into overload. Add in the near-constant socializing, disrupted routines, and higher expectations, and even the most joyful celebrations can become overwhelming.

With a little intentional planning, co-parents can help create predictability, reduce stress, and keep the holidays meaningful and magical for their children.

The constant movement and flurry of expectations can easily overshadow the joy, connection, and peace we hope this season will bring. If you find yourself running on empty or feeling more frazzled than festive, you’re not alone.

To a child, playfulness is the birthplace of joy, laughter, safety, and connection. It’s one of the quickest ways to shift a tense moment, build emotional attunement, and strengthen your relationship.

If you’ve noticed your mood dipping as the snow piles up and the days grow shorter, you’re not alone. Many North Dakotans face this seasonal struggle each year. The good news is there are practical, intentional ways to care for yourself and support your mental health during this season.

We can’t protect our children from everything they hear, but we can help them feel grounded, informed, and safe in a world that often feels unpredictable.

As the air turns crisp and the leaves begin to change, fall naturally invites families to slow down and savor time together. It’s the perfect season to create or renew family rituals—small, meaningful traditions that help children feel secure, connected, and part of something special.

Brainspotting is a gentle, powerful therapy that helps people heal from emotional pain by using where they look to access deep feelings. It can help with trauma, anxiety, stress, and more. For many, it brings long-lasting relief and personal growth.

When you're living with depression, even the smallest tasks can feel overwhelming. While professional support is often essential, there are also natural, holistic ways to support your mental health. These strategies are not about “fixing” yourself overnight but about creating a foundation for steadier emotional ground—bit by bit, in ways that honor your current capacity.

If we want our kids to grow into adults who can manage their emotions effectively, it starts with us. So what does co-regulation actually look like in real, messy parenting moments?

Whether it's a toddler resisting sleep, a school-age child waking frequently, or a teen struggling to fall asleep, sleep issues can disrupt the whole household.

After someone goes through trauma, like a tough call, a big loss, or a life-changing event, it can affect everything: your mind, your emotions, your spirit, and your body. That’s why real healing needs to take care of all those parts. The good news? You don’t have to wait. One of the best ways to start healing is by helping your body feel safe and strong. When the body feels better, it becomes easier to work on the emotional and mental parts too.

Art offers a non-verbal, expressive way to explore what's going on internally.

Healing is about to get a lot fluffier! The Kid's Therapy Center is excited to announce our upcoming offering of Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy! With calm nudges and quiet companionship, our trained "co-therapists" help kids ease anxiety, foster trust, and feel safe in the moment alongside the expert care of licensed clinicians.

At The Kid's Therapy Center, we believe that mental health is whole-body health. That’s why we don’t just provide therapy; we offer tools to help children and adults function better from the inside out. One of our favorite tools for supporting families is the Tiny Health Gut Test. If your child struggles with focus, mood swings, anxiety, skin issues, or tummy troubles, this test may help uncover why, and give you clear, personalized steps for what to do next.

While anxiety can be debilitating, the good news is that there are natural, supportive changes you can make to help ease symptoms, especially through diet, exercise, supplementation, and intentional daily habits.

Living with ADHD can be both frustrating and overwhelming. For many families, finding the right treatment approach is a journey. While...

As parents, one of the most challenging and most rewarding parts about raising kids is teaching values and encouraging traits that help kids live out those values. Two of the traits that many parents want for their kids as they grow into teens and adults are resilience and grit.