Hot Headed: A Game to Calm Anger
One of the most common presenting problems I see is anger outbursts in children. Most adults can agree that it's hard to keep your cool...
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Tasha Milligan
- Dec 10, 2022
- 2 min
Free Angry Birds Card Game!
Angry Birds Truth Bomb is a free PDF download game to help kids challenge negative self-talk by using cognitive behavioral therapy...
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Tasha Milligan
- Dec 1, 2022
- 3 min
Play Interventions for Anger
This is a round-up of interventions I found online for anger. You will find craft activities, scripts, toys, games, and videos to help...
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Tasha Milligan
- Nov 22, 2022
- 3 min
Counseling Interventions to Teach About the Brain
There are some amazing resources available to help children understand the brain and how it works. This is a round-up of some of the best...
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Tasha Milligan
- Oct 21, 2022
- 8 min
Playdough Therapy Ideas
Playdough is an inexpensive tool to use in therapy that has unlimited uses. It is a staple in the coping skill toolboxes that I make with...
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Tasha Milligan
- Oct 3, 2022
- 2 min
Dino Stories - A Story Telling Game
Your little dinosaur-loving kiddos will love this interactive, playful game. They will get to act like a dinosaur, give their best roar,...
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Tasha Milligan
- Sep 26, 2022
- 1 min
Let's Go Fishing Game Review
Let's Go Fishing is an expensive, accessible game that is great for young kids. It helps with patience, regulation, and self-control. I...
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Tasha Milligan
- Aug 12, 2022
- 2 min
Breathing Activities for Calming Emotions
Slow deep breathing is an essential coping skill, as it turns off the fight or flight response. It can be done anywhere and in any...
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Tasha Milligan
- Jul 3, 2022
- 2 min
Connect 4 Launchers Game Review and How to Use it in Therapy
Connect 4 Launchers is an action-packed game. It moves at a fast pace and can generate a lot of excitement as well as other big emotions....
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Tasha Milligan
- Jun 3, 2022
- 5 min
Anger Games: Counseling Interventions for Anger
I get calls all the time from distressed parents with children who have anger outbursts. I have put together a large collection of anger...
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Tasha Milligan
- Feb 26, 2022
- 2 min
Andy's Anger Explosions: A Book/Game Combo
Andy’s Anger Eruptions is a story and game about a boy with explosive anger. He flies off the handle quickly, then feels out of control...
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Tasha Milligan
- Jan 21, 2022
- 2 min
Franklin Forgives: A Story and Game About Forgiveness
Franklin Forgives is a book/game combo about a boy who has been holding on to anger but learns to forgive. The game teaches helpful skills.
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Tasha Milligan
- Jan 17, 2022
- 2 min
Angry Birds Meet CBT
Angry Birds lend themselves nicely to counseling. I think kids identify with the anger that the birds have and the desire for justice...
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Tasha Milligan
- Feb 18, 2021
- 2 min
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 101
Most of the counseling games available on this site incorporate CBT. I created some tutorial videos to explain some of the concepts and...
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Tasha Milligan
- Feb 15, 2021
- 2 min
An Interactive List of Games to Use in Therapy
There are SO MANY games to use in counseling! You can modify traditional games or use games created by therapists. Each game offers a...
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Tasha Milligan
- Feb 14, 2021
- 1 min
Medieval Minds: Understanding the Fight, Flight, or Freeze Response
Medieval Minds is a game to help children learn about the fight, flight, or freeze response and to help them implement coping skills to...
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Tasha Milligan
- Apr 9, 2019
- 1 min
Under the Surface: Anger as a Secondary Emotion - Free Download
Some counseling concepts are tough for little kids. I have found that littles usually have a tough time understanding that there may be...
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Tasha Milligan
- Oct 8, 2018
- 1 min
The Incredible Hulk-O-Meter
The other day I was in a session with a little boy who was very insightful. We were talking about his anger and what he feels happening...
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Tasha Milligan
- Sep 23, 2018
- 2 min
Thought Filtering Game
The basic concept behind Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is that your thoughts, feelings, and emotions are all entwined. First, you have a...
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Tasha Milligan
- Jun 3, 2018
- 1 min
I Spy Bottles to go in Coping Skill Boxes
Making I spy bottles is fun, fun, fun! The kids have loved dying the rice, choosing their trinkets to go inside, and to stare at their...
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