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Children and Families at Home during COVID-19
Children and families are experiencing many changes in their daily lives amidst the COVID-19 pandemic – children are participating in online
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Liz Morrison, LCSW
- Aug 19, 2019
- 2 min
3 Tips to Start the School Year Right
There’s nothing quite like the feeling of starting a new school year. New school supplies, a new teacher, and new friends – all of these changes can be both scary and exciting. Staying organized and focused on the tasks at hand can be a challenge. Here are three tips to help you start the year off right! 1. Plan Ahead Planning ahead of time is one of the best ways to ensure that upcoming activities or tasks will run smoothly. Though it may feel daunting and overwhelming, this
Liz Morrison, LCSW
- May 30, 2019
- 2 min
PS 116's Healthy Lifestyles Event
The Liz Morrison Therapy team attended PS 116's Healthy Lifestyles Event. The Healthy Lifestyles event was a free event for school child
Liz Morrison, LCSW
- Feb 17, 2019
- 2 min
Dancing Those Winter Blues Away
Looking for something fun to do with your child or teen that can relieve stress, lift your spirits, and provides a fun social bonding experi
Liz Morrison, LCSW
- Feb 17, 2019
- 2 min
How to Help Your Teen Stay Motivated Socially and Remain Active
As children begin to get older and their maturity level begins to grow, there are many changes that evolve over the course of their teenage
Liz Morrison, LCSW
- Oct 16, 2018
- 3 min
Helping Teens Choose Appropriate Halloween Costumes
You know Halloween is right around the corner when school is in full swing, the air starts to get crisp, and the leaves start to change colo
Liz Morrison, LCSW
- Sep 26, 2018
- 3 min
Indoor Sensory Activities for The Soul
During the winter it can be hard to get children out of the house and keep them busy indoors. If it is too cold to go outside and your kids
Liz Morrison, LCSW
- Sep 13, 2017
- 3 min
Got Questions? Ask Your Teacher for Help
A new school year means a new classroom, new teachers, and new friends. Getting into the routine of a new school year can be intimidating, c
Liz Morrison, LCSW
- May 16, 2017
- 2 min
How to Help Your Child Finish the School Year Strong
You might be thinking, of course my child has finished all of their work, it’s almost the end of the year, right? Well, that may not be the
Liz Morrison, LCSW
- Apr 19, 2017
- 4 min
I Wish That I Could be Like the Cool Kids: 5 Ways to Handle Feeling Left Out
Remember that time, at school, when all the cool kids were sitting together? Talking and laughing? When you desperately wanted to join in, b
Liz Morrison, LCSW
- Mar 1, 2017
- 4 min
Five Tips To Turn Your Child’s I Can’t into I Can
Every day children face obstacles that make them feel that no matter what they just cannot do it. They can’t get up in the morning. They can’t do their homework. They can’t exercise. They can’t eat healthy. They can’t engage in the lesson during class. They just can’t. All of these “I can’t” feelings make the “I can” seem impossible. But believe it or not, even in the toughest of times, our bodies find a way to survive and make these tasks happen. Researchers have long unders
Liz Morrison, LCSW
- Jan 24, 2017
- 4 min
Workouts For Kids at Home To Keep Them Active and Moving
With constant distractions of phones, social media, and video games, home can be a tough place to motivate your child to be active and movin
Liz Morrison, LCSW
- Sep 1, 2016
- 3 min
Coping With Anger in Children
Children have very strong emotions. Anger is one of them. As a parent, you can help your child deal with his or her anger and develop strate
Liz Morrison, LCSW
- Jul 28, 2016
- 3 min
5 Unusual Summertime Activities to Keep Your Teens Off the Couch!
Summertime is for relaxing. But, for many teenagers, relaxing seems to mean sitting on the couch and staring into screens.
Games, social me
Liz Morrison, LCSW
- Jul 7, 2016
- 4 min
Top 5 Ways To Keep Kids Active All Summer Long
Did the last day of school spring up on you out of nowhere!? Now the kids are home all day, and all they want to do is park themselves on th
Liz Morrison, LCSW
- Jun 27, 2016
- 3 min
Summertime Boredom: 5 Activities to Keep Your Kids Busy and Happy
School’s out for summer!
And the kids are happy. No stress, no homework, no getting up early…
But then the dreaded question: ‘What are we d
Liz Morrison, LCSW
- May 15, 2016
- 4 min
Helping Your Children Cope with the Death of a Loved One
Death is a very difficult subject for all of us. We commonly don’t know how to deal with our feelings, we often respond in unexpected ways a
Liz Morrison, LCSW
- Dec 13, 2015
- 3 min
Developing Social Skills: 5 Things Holding Your Child Back
Parents want their children to grow into well-adjusted adults. In a way, developing social skills is more important than honing physical abi
Liz Morrison, LCSW
- Dec 8, 2015
- 3 min
How to Deal with Bullying — 5 Tips for You, 5 Tips for Your Children
Bullying is, unfortunately, not uncommon. The worst part is that it never truly goes away. Your siblings may bully you, classmates may bully
Liz Morrison, LCSW
- Sep 21, 2015
- 3 min
Homework Help: 6 Ways to Make Homework Time More Efficient
our child spends about seven hours a day in school. When he finally gets to go home he finds a pile of homework waiting for him, usually eno
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