The Importance Of Play

The Importance Of Play

Play seems to come naturally for children and is a fundamental part of their world and daily routine. Play is crucial to children’s social, emotional, and cognitive development, improves their relationships with peers and attachment figures, and even helps them...
Supporting Body Trust in our Tweens

Supporting Body Trust in our Tweens

By  Kristen Scher, Graduate Student Intern at Family Roots Therapy, certified Body Trust Provider and Intuitive Eating Coach. Think back to when you first noticed feeling negatively about your body image. How old were you? Many adults say they had good self esteem...
Social Anxiety in Adolescents

Social Anxiety in Adolescents

For adolescents with social anxiety the pandemic could be described as, for lack of a better word, a rollercoaster.  As a child and family therapist, I have had an up close look at the many peaks and valleys. When lockdown began for some the pandemic was seen as a...
Setting Healthy Boundaries

Setting Healthy Boundaries

By: Becca Houk Imagine you are married with 3 kids, 2 dogs, and 1 cat. One night your spouse asks you, “Hey honey, can Spot sleep in our room tonight, he gets too cold sleeping outside?” You think to yourself, I don’t really want an 80-pound dog sleeping in our bed,...