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    Pandemic Parenting Survival Guide: For Parents of Young Children and Toddlers
    HeadFirst Counseling
    • Mar 24, 2020
    • 3 min

    Pandemic Parenting Survival Guide: For Parents of Young Children and Toddlers

    How to come out of this Coronavirus quarantine with all family members still alive It’s halfway through the second week of quarantine,...
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    How To Decrease Environmental Anxiety in your Child
    Laura Orr, LMFT, RPT
    • Jul 31, 2019
    • 4 min

    How To Decrease Environmental Anxiety in your Child

    What HBO's Big Little Lies taught us about climate change anxiety Climate change has been an increasingly prevalent topic of conversation...
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    Helping Children Cope with Divorce
    Lexie Sikes, LMSW
    • Jul 8, 2019
    • 3 min

    Helping Children Cope with Divorce

    How to navigate the decision to proceed with a divorce with your child's best interest in mind. By Lexie Sikes, LMSW Therapist, HeadFirst...
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    Minimizing the Negative Effects of Divorce on Children
    Laura McLaughlin, M. Ed., LPC, RPT
    • Apr 27, 2018
    • 4 min

    Minimizing the Negative Effects of Divorce on Children

    Learn how to navigate the complicated dynamics of divorce, and ensure your children end up happy and healthy on the other side. It...
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    Self Esteem Issues in Kids: Praise Isn't the Answer
    HeadFirst Counseling, Dallas TX
    • Dec 4, 2017
    • 5 min

    Self Esteem Issues in Kids: Praise Isn't the Answer

    Self Esteem Issues in Kids: Praise Isn't the Answer It may seem like giving kids praise will fix their self esteem issues, right? Not...
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    How to Cope with Crisis and Natural Disasters
    Albert Dieu, HeadFirst Counseling in Dallas, TX
    • Sep 25, 2017
    • 3 min

    How to Cope with Crisis and Natural Disasters

    Overcoming pain and loss in the wake of natural disasters and Hurricane Harvey Photograph by David J. Phillip / AP for The New Yorker...
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    Overcoming Back To School Anxiety in Children
    Laura McLaughlin, M. Ed., LPC, RPT
    • Aug 14, 2017
    • 5 min

    Overcoming Back To School Anxiety in Children

    Learn tips and tools to help your child overcome anxiety related to the new school year and help your child feel safe and in control.
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    Monkey See Monkey Do: 5 Ways to Create More Empathetic Children
    HeadFirst Counseling, Dallas TX
    • Jul 23, 2017
    • 5 min

    Monkey See Monkey Do: 5 Ways to Create More Empathetic Children

    5 Ways to Create More Empathetic Children Are you a parent that wants to cultivate a sensitive side to your child? Monkey see monkey do...
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    Childhood Anxiety: Impacts & Things That Can Help
    HeadFirst Counseling, Dallas TX
    • Jul 13, 2017
    • 4 min

    Childhood Anxiety: Impacts & Things That Can Help

    Childhood Anxiety: Impacts & Things That Can Help Anxiety might seem like an adult issue, but it's not. Childhood anxiety is serious and...
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    Attachment and Children’s Sleep Behaviors- Are They Connected?
    Laura McLaughlin, M. Ed., LPC, RPT
    • Jun 27, 2017
    • 4 min

    Attachment and Children’s Sleep Behaviors- Are They Connected?

    When it comes to helping your child sleep through the night, what is the most effective method? Turns out it has a lot more to do with...
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    That's a No-No: 5 Bad Parenting Habits to Avoid
    HeadFirst Counseling, Dallas TX
    • Jun 19, 2017
    • 5 min

    That's a No-No: 5 Bad Parenting Habits to Avoid

    That's a No-No: 5 Bad Parenting Habits to Avoid Are you a parent who only wants the best for your child? Would you do anything for them?...
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    How to Increase Your Child's Self-Esteem and Self-Worth
    Laura McLaughlin, M. Ed., LPC, RPT
    • Jun 9, 2017
    • 4 min

    How to Increase Your Child's Self-Esteem and Self-Worth

    Raising resilient and positive children by fostering their development of self-esteem and self-worth. Self-esteem is essential for...
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    Understanding Your Three Year Old
    Laura McLaughlin, M. Ed., LPC, RPTd., LPC, RPT
    • May 15, 2017
    • 4 min

    Understanding Your Three Year Old

    Help! There is a Threenager in My Home! As your child transitions from 3 to 3 ½, the cooperative, easy going attitude of your child seems...
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    Suicide Prevention- How to Talk to Your Teen About '13 Reasons Why'
    HeadFirst Counseling, Dallas TX
    • May 3, 2017
    • 6 min

    Suicide Prevention- How to Talk to Your Teen About '13 Reasons Why'

    A recent series by Netflix, 13 Reasons Why, has been getting a lot of attention lately. If you haven’t heard of it yet chances are your...
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    Why Does My Child Lie? Understanding the Importance of Fantasy in Four-Year-Olds
    Laura McLaughlin, M.Ed., LPC, RPT
    • Apr 23, 2017
    • 4 min

    Why Does My Child Lie? Understanding the Importance of Fantasy in Four-Year-Olds

    Understanding the Importance of Fantasy in 4-Year-Olds “My child lies all the time.” The above statement is one I consistently hear from...
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    To Worry, or Not to Worry- Overcoming Childhood Anxiety
    Laura McLaughlin, M.Ed., LPC, RPT
    • Apr 14, 2017
    • 4 min

    To Worry, or Not to Worry- Overcoming Childhood Anxiety

    Learn the tell-tale signs of childhood anxiety and ways to respond to encourage growth and resolution within your child. Childhood...
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    How to Respond to Your Child's Disruptive Behaviors
    HeadFirst Counseling, Dallas TX
    • Apr 4, 2017
    • 12 min

    How to Respond to Your Child's Disruptive Behaviors

    How to Respond to Your Child’s Disruptive Behaviors HeadFirst Counseling’s Laura McLaughlin partnered with The Tot (thetot.com) to answer...
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    Managing Defiant Children- How to Best Respond to Your Child's Disruptive Behaviors
    Laura McLaughlin, M.Ed., LPC, RPT
    • Feb 26, 2017
    • 2 min

    Managing Defiant Children- How to Best Respond to Your Child's Disruptive Behaviors

    Managing Defiant Children- How to Best Respond to Modify Your Child’s Disruptive Behaviors At HeadFirst Counseing, we never diagnose...
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    How to Survive a Temper Tantrum
    Laura McLaughlin, M.Ed., LPC, RPT
    • Feb 20, 2017
    • 5 min

    How to Survive a Temper Tantrum

    How to Survive a Temper Tantrum: Learning to Connect to Your Child Before You Redirect Kids cry. A lot. Sometimes they cry for no...
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    Should my Kid Learn to Code?
    Laura McLaughlin, M.Ed., LPC, RPT
    • Feb 5, 2017
    • 5 min

    Should my Kid Learn to Code?

    Coding and Kids- How to Parent in a Technology Focused World When to introduce your child to coding games and intellectually stimulating...
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