What is Play Therapy?
By Abbey Zabielo (UWS Student) Why Play? In recent years a growing number of noted mental health professionals have observed that play is as important…
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School Refusal: How to Manage it
By Abbey Zabielo (UWS Student) School refusal, also known as school avoidance, is a problem that occurs when a child refuses to go to school…
How to Manage Your Child’s Screen Time
By Abbey Zabielo (UWS Student) Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and hybrid and distance learning models, many children are incorporating more screen time into their…
PEERS Program: What is PEERS?
By Abbey Zabielo (UWS Student) PEERS (Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills) is a social skills program developed specifically for adolescents and…
Anxiety: How to manage it in your child
By Kasha Zabielo (Director and Principal Psychologist) Managing childhood anxiety can be challenging, but there are several strategies that can be helpful: Validate your child’s…
Autism and Managing Challenging behaviour
By Kasha Zabielo (Director and Principal Psychologist) Managing challenging behaviour in autism can be challenging, but there are several strategies that can be helpful: Identify…