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The Breakup Book and Game
The Breakup is a book and game to help tweens and teens process the loss of a relationship and to help establish healthy boundaries within r
Tasha Milligan
Oct 11, 20244 min read
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The Crazy Train: A Book and Game for Conflict Resolution
Summer is here and siblings are driving each other nuts! This short book and game can help stop the bickering by helping kids recognize...
Tasha Milligan
May 15, 20243 min read
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Victim vs. Survivor Mindset
I am seeing a growing trend in the mental health community to nurture a victim mindset in kids, and it is not good. Not good at all. I...
Tasha Milligan
May 10, 20245 min read
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Fly High: A Game About Resilience
Fly High is a CBT game to help children grow in resilience to overcome life's adversities.
Tasha Milligan
Apr 18, 20242 min read
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Highs and Lows Free Emotions Matching Card Game
Highs and Lows can be played as a matching game or you can play like Go Fish. The game comes with 12 unique characters symbolizing...
Tasha Milligan
Apr 15, 20242 min read
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Nosey Rosie: A Social Skills Book and Game
Nosey Rosie is a book and game for social skills for children. It teaches healthy boundaries to avoid being bossy and intrusive.
Tasha Milligan
Mar 18, 20244 min read
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Color Your World – An Art-Themed CBT Game
Your life is a blank canvas and you are the artist. What will you fill it with? This is the metaphor behind Color Your World. Children...
Tasha Milligan
Mar 15, 20242 min read
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Venting vs. Processing Emotions
A normal response after an infuriating day is to call a friend or family member to vent about what happened. Voicing the frustration lets...
Tasha Milligan
Feb 16, 20242 min read
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Persnickety Polly: A Book and Game for Perfectionism
Persnickety Polly is a short book and a game about perfectionism. Polly likes to have everything planned and perfect. However, one day...
Tasha Milligan
Feb 15, 20244 min read
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Campfire Stories: A Story Telling Game
Campfire Stories is a light-hearted story telling game. It is intended to help children work on communication skills, think through...
Tasha Milligan
Feb 15, 20242 min read
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Counseling Games for Behavior Problems
Sometimes you need a counseling game for a specific issue. This article offers games that target behavior problems to help kids become...
Tasha Milligan
Jan 28, 20245 min read
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Riding Life's Emotional Waves: A CBT Game for Teens
Riding Life’s Emotional Waves is a CBT game for teens who struggle with big emotions, including anger, anxiety, and depression. It helps...
Tasha Milligan
Jan 16, 20242 min read
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Cognitive Distortions - A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Game
Cognitive Distortions is a cognitive behavioral counseling game to help kids overcome unhealthy patterns of thinking. Cognitive...
Tasha Milligan
Jan 15, 20242 min read
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Creative Ways to Use Angry Birds in Play Therapy
Angry Birds has been a precious gift to counselors. It was made for us. There are SO many ways to use angry birds to help children...
Tasha Milligan
Jan 9, 20244 min read
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New You in the New Year: A Goal Setting Game
New You in the New Year is a solutions-focused, goal-setting game for children. This counseling game was designed to help children...
Tasha Milligan
Dec 27, 20232 min read
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Be Heard in Your Herd - A Family Counseling Game
Families who are struggling at home need a way to connect and refocus on what really matters. Be Herad in Your Herd is a counseling game...
Tasha Milligan
Dec 15, 20232 min read
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5 Myths about Marriage
Many people have misunderstandings and false expectations about marriage. Here are five myths about marriage that can lead to problems in...
Tasha Milligan
Dec 10, 20233 min read
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Creative Ways to Use Inside Out Characters in Play Therapy
Check out these creative ways to use Inside Out characters in play therapy, including free games, printables, crafts, dress up, and play.
Tasha Milligan
Dec 9, 20238 min read
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Counseling Games for Processing Emotions
Enjoy these free and low-cost games to help children understand feelings and process emotions in play therapy.
Tasha Milligan
Nov 28, 20235 min read
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Thought Crashers - A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Game
Thought Crashers is one of my original CBT games, full of basic CBT skills to help kids challenge thoughts, replace them with good thoughts.
Tasha Milligan
Nov 15, 20232 min read
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