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 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.

The effects of childhood bereavement can be profound, impacting school performance, relationships, and emotional well-being. Yet it’s important to remember that grief itself is not a problem to be solved. It is a natural, human response to loss. Children don’t need their grief “fixed,” but they do need our understanding, honesty, and steady support.

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.

Halloween can be a time of excitement and imagination—costumes, candy, and time spent with friends and neighbors. But for some children, the same things that make the holiday fun can also feel overwhelming...So how can parents help kids enjoy the magic of Halloween while coping with the parts that might be a little too spooky?

Managing sibling conflict is one of the most common concerns we hear from parents. While it’s completely normal for siblings to argue, and while these moments help them learn essential social skills, it can feel relentless. You want a peaceful home, not a never-ending referee gig. Here are some practical strategies to help.

The Kid's Therapy Center is excited to offer Child-Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT), a powerful, evidence-based approach designed to support and strengthen the parent-child bond.

Children at this stage are still developing their emotions and language, and they often can’t yet articulate how they feel most loved. Instead, they show us through their behavior, reactions, and preferences.

Whether it’s your first time adding a sibling to your family or your fourth (or more!), welcoming a new baby is a major transition—for everyone.

Raising a teenager is a journey filled with change, challenge, and—believe it or not—opportunity. As your teen pushes for independence, it can sometimes feel like they’re pulling away from you. But this stage of life doesn’t have to be a season of disconnection. In fact, with intentional effort, it can become a time of deepening your relationship.

Parenting a child through a divorce can be incredibly challenging for both parents and children...However, there are ways to support your child through this transition and minimize the emotional impact.

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April is the month that we as a nation bring awareness to child abuse prevention.

Bedtime battles are one of the most common parenting challenges with children of almost any age. As the day winds down and the night...

“Positive behavior support” is a parenting skill that focuses on prompting positive behavior in order to address a negative behavior.

Identifying appropriate limits and being consistent with them are some of the most common challenges that parents face with their children.

Play therapy is a way for the therapist to communicate effectively with a child's developmentally appropriate "language" - play.