Submerged: A Game About Buried Emotions
Submerged is a game to help children identify emotions that are under the surface. This addresses various levels of emotions, secondary...
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Tasha Milligan
- Jul 28
- 1 min
Grumpy Bear: A Mood Boosting Game
Grumpy Bear is a game to help children overcome a negative mindset and grumpy mood to gain control over their emotions and behaviors....
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Tasha Milligan
- Jul 15
- 3 min
Battle in My Brain: A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Game
The Battle in My Brain incorporates CBT skills to help children with intrusive thoughts, temptations, guilt, and issues with anger,...
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Tasha Milligan
- Jun 22
- 5 min
Why Play Games in Therapy?
Games are powerful tools when working with children. There are so many ways that children can learn and grow through play, including...
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Tasha Milligan
- Jun 14
- 2 min
Emma's Emotional Discovery - A Book and Game to Understand Emotions
Emma's Emotional Discovery is a short story and a game to help children better understand their emotions. It helps children understand...
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Tasha Milligan
- Mar 18
- 3 min
Play Therapy Ideas for Somatic Symptoms
Somatic symptoms can be difficult to treat because kids often lack awareness of how their symptoms are related to their emotions. Play is...
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Tasha Milligan
- Mar 10
- 3 min
Counseling Interventions to Teach Coping Skills / Emotional Regulation
Introducing coping skills to manage emotions is a good starting point in counseling. It allows time to develop healthy rapport and...
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Tasha Milligan
- Feb 27
- 2 min
Round-Up of Zones of Regulation Activities and Materials
Over the past few years, many resources for the Zones of Regulation have popped up. The zones help kids become aware of the levels of...
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Tasha Milligan
- Feb 7
- 3 min
DIY Fidget Toy Round-Up
Fidget toys can be helpful for kids with big emotions, but can be expensive, especially if you are trying to equip a full caseload of...
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Tasha Milligan
- Feb 4
- 5 min
Coping Skill Toolbox Ideas
Coping skill toolboxes are handy to have available for when kids have big emotions and need help calming down. Each item is specifically...
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Tasha Milligan
- Jan 13
- 2 min
Coping Skill Flashcards
Coping skill flashcards are helpful to help kids remember what to do in the heat of the moment when they need help calming down. When...
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Tasha Milligan
- Dec 16, 2022
- 3 min
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
- Nov 22, 2022
- 4 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
- 9 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
- Sep 20, 2022
- 7 min
Lego Activities to Use in Play Therapy
Lego activities are plentiful and many can be used in counseling in various ways. They can be used to regulate emotions, communicate...
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Tasha Milligan
- Aug 16, 2022
- 3 min
Creative Intervention Round-Up: Cheap and Easy
I have found some fantastic, creative ideas lately and wanted to share them. These are cheap and easy and could be done with little cost....
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Tasha Milligan
- Aug 12, 2022
- 3 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 26, 2022
- 2 min
New Game to Help Children Cope with School Stressors
It is almost time to get back to school, which comes with school stressors for kids. Help kids create a plan of action and feel prepared...
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Tasha Milligan
- Jul 16, 2022
- 6 min
Creative Ways to Use Dinosaurs in Play Therapy
I have found some amazing ideas for how to use dinosaurs in play therapy. I know some little guys who LOVE dinosaurs and would enjoy...
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