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Eight Ways to Ease Transitions for Families with an Anxious Child

November 23, 2016 by ITA Staff

Tested creative methods to make smooth transitions for families Changes, even routine changes, can be notoriously difficult for children, especially those inclined towards anxiety or rigidity.  Here are some tested creative methods that may help your family make transitions easier. Just the facts, Ma’am.  For those of you not over 50, know that’s a quote from […]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: anxiety, children, creativearts, creativity, drama therapy, families, ITA, keith whipple, play, transitions

New Year’s Resolutions

August 18, 2015 by ITA Staff

By Marni Rosen, Psy. D, ATR Add a dash of creativity. It’s that time a year again, the time of new resolutions or renewed attempts at previous resolutions. Whether you are the person who has already been chipping away at your goal of losing those 10lbs or you are struggling to get motivated, here are […]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: cognitive, creativity, kindness, Marni Rosen, meditation, play, positivity, resolution, resolution ideas

Powerful Play: A Parent’s Perspective on the Natural Language of Children

August 18, 2015 by ITA Staff

  By Amber Bond This month Americans celebrated Mothers and motherhood, so for the newsletter feature, our team asked me to write a story from the perspective of a parent. This piece will differ from the others you’ve read, chiefly because, unlike my colleagues, I am not a trained or credentialed creative arts therapist. I […]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: children, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, music, parent, parenting, play, playful mindset, pretend, stories, zone of childhood

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