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How is Cognitive Behavioral Counseling Therapy Used with Children?
Cognitive behavioral therapy is one of the most widely studied and proven therapies for mental health. It is a powerful treatment method...
Tasha Milligan
Mar 15, 20223 min read
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Katie's Fortress: A Story and Game About Social Anxiety
Katie’s Fortress is a story about a little girl who has social anxiety . She feels safe and secure in her fortress but feels the need to...
Tasha Milligan
Mar 11, 20222 min read
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Building Solid Relationships: Trust is the Foundation
See Part 1 of this series here. Trust is absolutely vital to relationships, and not just in marriage relationships. Children need to...
Tasha Milligan
Mar 10, 20224 min read
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Stuck in the Middle: A Story and Game about Divorce
Stuck in the Middle is about a girl’s journey through her parents’ divorce . It starts with the strain of fighting in the family and how...
Tasha Milligan
Mar 7, 20222 min read
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Building Solid Relationships: Part 1
Strong relationships don't just happen by chance, they are built to last. Strong relationships need a firm foundation, support, and...
Tasha Milligan
Mar 3, 20222 min read
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Andy's Anger Explosions: A Book and Game Combo
Andy’s Anger Eruptions is a story and game about a boy with explosive anger. He flies off the handle quickly, and then feels out of...
Tasha Milligan
Feb 26, 20222 min read
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Thoughts on Trial: A Story/Game About Challenging Self-Talk
Thoughts on Trial is a book/game to help children identify self-talk and to challenge false beliefs or negative self-talk statements . ...
Tasha Milligan
Feb 21, 20221 min read
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Uniquely Brilliant: A Story and Game about Multiple Intelligences
Uniquely Brilliant is a book/game to help children identify their own unique blend of intelligence. Most intelligence tests focus...
Tasha Milligan
Feb 21, 20222 min read
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Movie Reels of the Mind: A Book and Game about Visualization
Movie Reels of the Mind is a book and game that helps children use visualization to overcome fears and anxiety, to feel grounded and...
Tasha Milligan
Feb 18, 20221 min read
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New and Improved My Life Cards For the Game of Life
My counseling kiddos have pointed out that the jobs and houses provided by the Game of Life are rather lacking. Some of them enjoy the...
Tasha Milligan
Feb 15, 20222 min read
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5 Love Languages
Everyone sends and receives love in different ways. It can be frustrating and discouraging when you work hard to show love and you make...
Tasha Milligan
Feb 10, 20223 min read
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Treasures of the Heart - A Story and Game About Intrinsic Value
Treasures of the Heart is a story and game combo. The story addresses finding intrinsic value by finding personality types, character...
Tasha Milligan
Feb 7, 20222 min read
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Darius' Foster Care Adventure - A Book/Game Combo
Darius' Foster Care Adventure is a Book and Game for children in foster care, guardianship, or who have been adopted. The story discusses...
Tasha Milligan
Feb 6, 20222 min read
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5 Habits of a Healthy Family
There are MANY habits of healthy families, but today five habits will be highlighted. Healthy relationships don’t just happen by chance....
Tasha Milligan
Jan 29, 20224 min read
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Sloan the Thought Slayer: A Story and Game About Overcoming Fears with CBT Skills
Sloan the Thought Slayer is a story and game about overcoming fears with cognitive-behavioral interventions. The story is about a boy...
Tasha Milligan
Jan 24, 20221 min read
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Mario's Emotional Knot: A Book/Game About Processing Emotions
Mario's Emotional Knot is a book plus a game about how to process emotions . Kids often feel upset without understanding why they feel...
Tasha Milligan
Jan 24, 20222 min read
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Franklin Forgives: A Book 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.
Tasha Milligan
Jan 21, 20222 min read
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Angry Birds Meet CBT
Angry Birds lend themselves nicely to counseling. I think kids identify with the anger that the birds feel and the desire for justice...
Tasha Milligan
Jan 17, 20222 min read
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Parenting a Strong-Willed Child
Parenting defiant or strong-willed children is a challenge. These kids often get a bad rap, labeled as difficult or flat-out defiant. I...
Tasha Milligan
Jan 14, 20223 min read
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Goal Setting Games
A new year provides an opportunity to set goals and work towards self-improvement. It’s amazing how the turn of the calendar gives you a...
Tasha Milligan
Jan 10, 20224 min read
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