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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Laura McLaughlin, M. Ed., LPC, RPT
Jun 9, 20174 min read
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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HeadFirst Counseling, Dallas TX
Apr 4, 201712 min read
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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Laura McLaughlin, M.Ed., LPC, RPT
Feb 20, 20175 min read
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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Laura McLaughlin, M.Ed., LPC, RPT
Jan 30, 20174 min read
Play Helps Your Child Learn and Grow
Unstructured Play Time and Healthy Brain Development Using play to help your child reach optimal development. Children are born with an...
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Laura McLaughlin, M.Ed., LPC, RPT
Jan 8, 20173 min read
Becoming an Informed Parent- How to Navigate Child Development
Informed Parenting Understanding the Importance of Development Throughout Childhood Child development is complicated and messy. Children...
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Laura McLaughlin, M.Ed., LPC, RPT
Jan 1, 20173 min read
Setting an Intention to Connect with Your Child
Setting an Intention to Connect with Your Child Make 2017 the year that you bring playfulness back to parenting and reconnect with your...
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Laura McLaughlin, M.Ed., LPC, RPT
Dec 22, 20162 min read
Why This Christmas Gift Hack Made My Heart Break
Why This Christmas Gift Hack Made My Heart Break When it comes to getting children to behave, threatening them or using external rewards...
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Laura McLaughlin, M.Ed., LPC, RPT
Dec 19, 20162 min read
Acceptance and Empathy in Parenting- How to Form Secure Attachments with Your Child
Love and Acceptance- Our Guiding Forces in Parenting At HeadFirst Counseling, we help parents adapt an approach to parenting their...
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Laura McLaughlin, M.Ed., LPC, RPT
Dec 13, 20162 min read
Creative Arts Expression for Increased Regulation and Creativity in Children
Increase your child's sense of imagination and creativity with expressive arts activities. Children are born to explore their world. They...
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Laura McLaughlin, M.Ed., LPC, RPT
Oct 13, 20162 min read
How to Deal with a New Baby and Toddler at Once
New Baby and Toddlers- How to Keep Your Sanity We’ve heard the story before. Parents give birth to an amazing boy or girl that is their...
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Laura McLaughlin, M.Ed., LPC, RPT
Sep 21, 20163 min read
What Your Teen Needs Most
Help Your Teen Reach His or Her Potential By the time the end of summer rolls around, most parents are ready for back to school. Back to...
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Laura McLaughlin, M. Ed., LPC, RPT
Aug 15, 20162 min read
Parenting and Adoption Resources in Dallas, TX- HeadFirst Counseling
Parenting and Adoption Resources in Dallas, TX- HeadFirst Counseling There has been a lot of talk during the Rio Olympics regarding...
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