Beneath The Surface Therapy Solutions

Words of Wisdom "Ensure that you work with your child's teachers to create a safe and rewarding learning experience for your child." My grandma used to say, "it takes a village to raise a child sweetie!" When faced with challenges or difficulties regarding parenting, try not to deal with everything all on your own.   The following suggestions can make a world of difference: Reach out to those around you and ask for help.  Join a support group.  Communicate with your child on his/her level.  Establish a routine. Most importantly, take a moment to care for yourself!   Many kids, diagnosis or not, need structure and for you to be of sound mind. Therefore, establish a routine that works for your family and take care of yourself so that you can be a guiding light in your child's life!

A Reflection of My Experiences of Social Injustice and Racism in America from a Christian Perspective      As one who counsels or provides therapy, I' ve seen so many social injustices . As a social worker I advocate and empower ; as a believer I also contend and pray, but, neither are separate because I am only one person and my beliefs influence my actions that ultimately comes down to loving God with all my heart and loving my neighbor as I do myself . Therefore, I find that I must educate. First, lets have you review a little of history .       Imagine if during slavery , abolitionists did not shine light on the plight of slaves and took on only an all lives matter approach . They knew that all lives matter but they also knew that no one was debating that particular issue. The debate was if the plight / life of the slave mattered . Keep in mind slavery was profitable. What if they said what about the slave owner ? How will it affect their lives if slavery is abolished ? What

Parents' Corner Wednesdays Communication Tip: Look beneath the surface of a behavior and discuss matters of the heart. How fitting, right? Beneath The Surface Therapy Solutions motto is the very first blog post! Its because this isn't a cool catch phrase or a slogan to toss around for marketing purposes. No, this is a way of practice, an approach to therapy that defines the way Beneath The Surface Therapy Solutions respond to each client .  In this blog post, I'm encouraging parents to look beneath the surface of a behavior and discuss matters of the heart.  Keep in mind that a child may express his/ her emotions differently based on their developmental stage. Therefore, its really important to look beneath the surface of a behavior. Example: Your child comes home and says he/she hates school. In cases of your child liking school one minute and then hating school the next, know that its important to get to the root of why his/her viewpoint on school changed.  Is your child