Motivational and easy group therapy activities for children and adults that requires little or no preparation and is effective and beneficial.
Mindfulness practice helps kids develop a sense of calm, self-awareness, & emotional regulation; a holistic life skill that promotes mental & physical health.
Therapy Resources: We provide mental health professionals with worksheets, group activities, & more!
Anger games are great resource to develop coping skills at home, school or in a counseling environment. A review of anger management games available in the market.
This post was originally posted back in 2015 on my blog and has been a popular post since that time. I worked for a decade as a family counselor and elementary school counselor before staying
Motivational and easy group therapy activities for children and adults that requires little or no preparation and is effective and beneficial.
Activity pack of "Helping Kids Identify Emotions" includes engaging worksheets to explore BIG feelings in a fun, visual & interactive way!
ANT's are automatic negative thoughts that impact our thinking and beliefs about ourselves. Have students write various ANT's in the jar, then have them challenge each ANT with positive thinking outside the jar.
If you’re like me, you have a diverse caseload of kids that learn the social-emotional skills we want to teach them in different ways. We counselors can’t seem to get enough of finding new and creative ways to engage our kids in therapy. After countless hours planning and prepping, I’ve found a couple simple truths
Therapy Resources: We provide mental health professionals with worksheets, group activities, & more!
Activity pack of "Helping Kids Identify Emotions" includes engaging worksheets to explore BIG feelings in a fun, visual & interactive way!
Inside Out is a great movie to help kids learn about their emotions! Here are my Inside Out Discussion Questions to help kids further process the story and their own feelings!
If you have a child who struggles with anxiety or depression, consider this collection of ACT therapy activities for kids that will help.
The Anger Iceberg represents the idea that, although anger is displayed outwardly, other emotions may be hidden beneath the surface. These other feelings—such...
Target all kinds of developmental skills with these low-prep, low-maintenance Teletherapy Activities in your next virtual therapy session!
14 cognitive behavioral therapy activities for kids to help little ones recognize their negative thoughts and replace them with positive ones.
Escape rooms are not only the latest craze, but a tool that can help kids work towards their learning goals. An escape room is a challenge that allows kids to work together solving a variety of puzzles in order to "break out" of a room. There are different "reasons" for why kids are locked it. Somet
A useful index of all activities for kids from The Inspired Treehouse, organized by theme.
25 Fun problem-solving activities and games for kids + 10 Tips to teach kids problem-solving skills + 10 problem-solving strategies
The Feeling Feather offers a fun structure for teachers, counselors or social workers to check in with students about how they are feeling regarding various aspects of their lives. Broad categories spark conversation with room for kids or adults to add notes or use multiple colors in each section fo...
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What do I want to talk about? An exercise to enable children to think about what they wish to discuss with an adult or the person who is helping them.
People who recognize their own strengths tend to be happier and have greater self-esteem. However, when a person uses their strengths every day, they can...
Helping kids with poor emotional regulation or anger management is tough! Here are some counseling ideas and activities to help support them.
Great news! We've created a series of free, easy to use anxiety resources to help parents, teachers and loves ones get kids talking about their worries.
You don’t have to be an artist to benefit from art therapy activities. Because art therapy activities are specifically designed so that anyone can do them, regardless of their artistic abilities. A…
