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Rooted Reflections: The Calming Tree Counselling Blog
Real talk, insights, and a little inspiration.
Insights from the counselling and psychotherapy team at Calming Tree in Kitchener-Waterloo. Practical, compassionate writing on anxiety, grief, parenting, relationships, and starting therapy.
We offer children's, teen and youth, individual, and relationship counselling, in person in Kitchener and virtually across Ontario.
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Blended Families: Understanding the Stepparent Role
Blended families are one of the most common family structures in North America today. Yet despite their prevalence, they face a distinct set of relational challenges that biological families typically do not encounter in the same way.
Why “No” Is Not a Bad Word: The Power of Boundaries in Parenting
As parents, we want the very best for our children. We want them to feel loved, heard, and supported. But in today’s world of modern parenting, a growing theme in children’s counseling is emerging: many parents are struggling to say “no.”
Helping Your Child Cope with ... Anxiety
As a species, we all experience emotions and emotions have a function in our body and life. While emotions can be pleasurable and invite connection with others, they can also be uncomfortable and negatively influence our thoughts and reactions. Although our children may be little, the intensity of their emotions can be overwhelming to not only them but to you as their parent. Helping children manage their emotions and giving them tools to put them in the driver’s seat of their thoughts and reactions will support them in learning to cope and adjust their responses more effectively.
Supporting Your Child through Separation/Divorce
Separation/divorce is a very difficult life event that if it occurs, impacts all of those involved. Ending a relationship when there are children can bring about a plethora of changes and transitions that both children and adults need to work through. This could mean a change in residence, leaving behind a familiar home, friends, and school. It could involve adjustments to a blending of families and the navigation of new family roles and norms.