How Play Therapy Helps Anxiety and Behavior

Description of Presentation

Are you dealing with temper tantrums and aggressive behavior? Does your child have difficulty sleeping or complain of nightmares? Is he or she frequently worried or afraid? Join Tierney Payne, LPCC, of The Nord Center, as she models how families can use play therapy to help a child work through meltdowns, behavior problems, sleeplessness, anxiety and other issues. Not only can play therapy help improve these concerns, it can also strengthen the relationship between a parent and child. This session includes examples for both preschool and elementary-aged children.

CFK Resources

• Anxiety Resource Guide
  
• CFK Anxiety & Attention Series Podcasts

Speaker Handouts

• Practical Things Parents Can Do to Help Their Children

Books for Parents

• "Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents: 7 Ways to Stop the Worry Cycle and Raise Courageous and Independent Children," R. Wilson, PhD, and L. Lyons (Library Partners | Amazon)
• "No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind," D. Siegel, MD, and T.P Bryson, PhD (Library Partners | Amazon)
• "Play: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul," S. Brown, MD, and C. Vaughan (Library Partners | Amazon)
• "Raising the Shy Child: A Parent's Guide to Social Anxiety," C. Fonseca (Library Partners | Amazon)
• "The Opposite of Worry: The Playful Parenting Approach to Childhood Anxieties and Fears," L. Cohen, PhD (Library Partners | Amazon)
• "The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind," D. Siegel, MD, and T.P Bryson, PhD (Library Partners | Amazon)

Books for Children

• "100th Day Worries (Jessica Worries)," M. Cuyler (Library Partners | Amazon)
• "David and the Worry Beast: Helping Children Cope with Anxiety," A. Guanci (Library Partners | Amazon)
• "How Big Are Your Worries, Little Bear," J. Sanders (Library Partners | Amazon)
• "It's OK to Make Mistakes," T. Parr (Library Partners | Amazon)
• "Mr. Worry: A Story about OCD," H. Niner (Library Partners | Amazon)
• "The Huge Bag of Worries," V. Ironside (Library Partners | Amazon)
• "The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook for Kids: Help for Children to Cope with Stress, Anxiety and Transitions," L. Shapiro, PhD & R. Sprague (Library Partners | Amazon)
• "What to Do When you Worry Too Much: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety," D. Huebner (Library Partners | Amazon)
• "When My Worries Get Too Big," K.D. Buron (Library Partners | Amazon)
• "When Worry Takes Hold," L. Haske (Library Partners | Amazon)
• "Wilma Jean the Worry Machine," J. Cook (Library Partners | Amazon)

Websites

• ADDitude Magazine
• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• Association for Play Therapy: Parents' Corner
  
• Child Development Institute
• Childhood 101
• Child Mind Institute
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)