Solution Focus There’s a problem inherent in counseling people about their problems. The risk is that we are modeling and training to notice and focus on failures and problems. As soon as one gets better another is chosen or created. One way to overcome this risk is to be solution focused. In solution focused brief […]
Related Service Counseling and Counseling IEP Goals Menu (scroll down the page for the related service counseling IEP goals menu) Update: Telemedicine virtual online counseling now available here: https://www.bradmasoncounselor.com/ Coronavirus Kid Care Kit detailing how to reassure kids in crisis by age group, structuring their day, menu of offline at-home activities, and managing technology use. […]
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: Thinking Errors Practice Your thoughts are so powerful they create your reality. Where do your feelings come from? What happens, or how you think about what happens? For example, it could start raining, and I could think, “Oh no- this is going to ruin everything, I’m supposed to go fishing!” I could be […]
Creating a Sense of Purpose Why are smart, capable kids giving up on school work? While there is no one universally true answer to this question, I have some ideas. One is the digital media and games that are intentionally created to be addictive by stimulating the reward systems in their brains, but that’s not […]
Happy Cats or Sad Puppies? Link to behavior management summary video here. Focus on Behavior Management This is a common complaint about many of the children who come to see me for help with managing behavior. Anytime we have disruption in our lives from stress, depression, grief, change, ADHD, and […]
The Gifted Child’s Struggle Giftedness can create problems and conflicts; being a gifted child can also mean difficulty socializing with age peers, thinking styles that don’t always mesh well with the demands from the environment, even children who see themselves as little adults, challenging teachers and parents. “The truly creative mind in any field […]
Video preview summary link Don’t you hate it when your kids are agitating one another, screeching and crying out for your rescue? How will they learn to resolve their own conflicts if you jump in and do it for them? Get sibling rivalry help now. Sibling Rivalry can have significant impact on the quality of […]
Behavior Management in a Group- Chaos to Order Video preview of group in action; video link. Goals for early elementary social skills groups ages 4-8 •Keep your body and brain in the group •Visual referencing •Synchronizing your behavior w/others •Sharing control •Willing suspension of disbelief •Use words and follow directions to […]
Video Game Addiction Digital Media Management Do you have a kid who seems lost in his video games? Do they sneak them when they are not supposed to, find loopholes in digital media management filtering programs, and fight with you over turning them off? Are they spending tons of time immersed in a digital reality, […]
Anxiety Disorders effect 1 in 8 children. (www.adaa.org) That’s a lot of kids, right? Read on to get information, tips, resources, a mini-course, and helpful links. I also created a video for parents, teachers, and other therapists to view so they can see some of the ways to manage the problems created by Child Anxiety. […]
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