Resources for parents of anxious children
Anxiety in kids and teenagers is rising. 1 in 3 kids will experience an anxiety disorder. They've also got tremendous amounts of...
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Roya Dedeaux
- Sep 27
- 3 min
3 Reasons Why Your Kid Wants to Watch the Same Thing On Repeat!
Why do our kids want to watch the same thing over and over again?! This is a common scenario I hear about that can lead to struggle over...
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Roya Dedeaux
- Sep 16
- 2 min
5 fun ways to use Venture Forth: The Game
5 fun ways to use Venture Forth: The Game Created by Roya Dedeaux, a licensed therapist and author of Connect with Courage. Have you seen...
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Roya Dedeaux
- Sep 15
- 2 min
3 Favorite Mental Health Songs
Bad for Me Meghan Trainor has recently released this amazing song, producing incredibly evocative feelings about setting boundaries with...
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Roya Dedeaux
- Sep 7
- 3 min
Back to school anxiety: 5 ways to help your child
A new school year can cause stress, overwhelm, and anxiety for your kids! Here are 5 ways a licensed therapist suggests to help! Going...
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Roya Dedeaux
- Aug 10
- 3 min
How a reality show about Marriage is actually about your kids
Have y'all watched Married at First Sight?? I hate when parents use this word to describe their kids interests, but I'm going to use it...
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Roya Dedeaux
- Jun 17
- 2 min
Help kids understand their emotions with this new book
Whether you are gearing up for Mental Health Awareness Month, have a classroom full of kids to teach about Social-Emotional Learning, or...
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Roya Dedeaux
- Jun 1
- 2 min
How much should I tell my kids about scary world events?
One of the hardest parts of parenting in 2022… Not just dealing with the reality of what is happening, but trying to figure out how to,...
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Roya Dedeaux
- May 7
- 4 min
3 reasons why your teen needs more free time
3 reasons why your teen needs more free time Free time for kids and teenagers is decreasing, while organized activity and school related...
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Roya Dedeaux
- May 3
- 2 min
3 mistakes parents make on summer break
You've been planning for it since the weather started getting warmer. You've been looking forward to spending time as a family, to...
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Roya Dedeaux
- Apr 11
- 3 min
3 ways parents can build strong family relationships
Positive parenting and strong family connections don't happen by accident. Connected families have people who take on responsibility for...
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Roya Dedeaux
- Apr 8
- 4 min
3 ways to change your parenting in the teen years
3 ways to change your parenting in the teen years What you don’t find in parenting teen books Teenagers are some of my favorite people....
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Roya Dedeaux
- Apr 7
- 2 min
5 Adventures to go on when you're feeling stuck
Sometimes all we need is a little push out the door. We don't need to go sky diving or spend thousands on travel. We just got a little...
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Roya Dedeaux
- Apr 3
- 4 min
Is watching YouTube ok for your kids? From this therapist's perspective - (you're going to hate me)
Is watching YouTube okay for your kids? From this therapist's perspective - (you're going to hate me) - It Depends. It's hour 3. Your kid...
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Roya Dedeaux
- Mar 22
- 3 min
best parenting resources
As a therapist working with parents and their kids - I am frequently asked for my favorite resources! I decided to put them together in a...
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Roya Dedeaux
- Mar 3
- 2 min
Importance of Flow
Flow theory, coined by Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi is probably my very favorite theory of all time. We call it flow, "being...
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Roya Dedeaux
- Feb 25
- 2 min
Life lessons I learned from a quilt
Me again, with another Life Lesson I Learned From A Quilt. This is a type of quilting called Cathedral Windows. You...
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Roya Dedeaux
- Feb 10
- 3 min
Why Encanto is the best thing for therapists since Inside Out
So there's one moment in Encanto that stands out to me and NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT IT. I'm a licensed marriage and family therapist who...
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Roya Dedeaux
- Feb 10
- 3 min
If the Madrigals came to therapy
If the Madrigals, from the movie Encanto, came to therapy... If Isabelle were my client, I would be getting the collage materials out...
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Roya Dedeaux
- Dec 26, 2021
- 1 min
Boat and tidal wave feelings
As a parenting therapist, I work with many parents whose kids are experiencing anxiety, stress, or depression. It can be so hard to know...
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