The Crazy Train: A Book and Game for Conflict Resolution
Summer is here and siblings are driving each other nuts! This short story and game can help stop the bickering by helping kids recognize...
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Tasha Milligan
Mar 152 min read
Color Your World – An Art-Themed CBT Game
Your life is a blank canvas and you are the artist. What will you fill it with? This is the metaphor behind Color Your World. Children...
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Tasha Milligan
Dec 27, 20232 min read
New You in the New Year: A Goal Setting Game
New You in the New Year is a solutions-focused, goal-setting game for children. This counseling game was designed to help children...
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Tasha Milligan
Nov 15, 20232 min read
Thought Crashers - A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Game
Thought Crashers is one of my original CBT games, full of basic CBT skills to help kids challenge thoughts, replace them with good thoughts.
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Tasha Milligan
Sep 28, 20235 min read
Counseling Games for Families / Divorce
This post offers many options for playing games in counseling with families or addressing divorce. When working with families, games are...
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Tasha Milligan
Jul 28, 20231 min read
Grumpy Bear: A Mood Boosting Game
Grumpy Bear is a game to help children overcome a negative mindset and grumpy mood to gain control over their emotions and behaviors....
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Tasha Milligan
Jul 21, 20232 min read
Level Up: A Game About Winning at Life
Level Up is a video game themed game to help kids learn how to overcome life's challenges and to win at life. The metaphor helps kids...
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Tasha Milligan
Jul 14, 20233 min read
Let's Build Something: A Lego-Themed Game
Do you know kids who love Lego? This game might be a great fit! This is a counseling game full of Lego goodness such as discussing...
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Tasha Milligan
Jun 22, 20235 min read
Why Play Games in Therapy?
Games are powerful tools when working with children. There are so many ways that children can learn and grow through play, including...
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Tasha Milligan
Jun 14, 20232 min read
Emma's Emotional Discovery - A Book and Game to Understand Emotions
Emma's Emotional Discovery is a short story and a game to help children better understand their emotions. It helps children understand...
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Tasha Milligan
Apr 7, 20233 min read
Creative Ways to Use Cars in Play Therapy
Many kids love to play with toy cars. However, as a counselor, it is important to know how to bring therapeutic value to the session when...
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Tasha Milligan
Mar 18, 20233 min read
Play Therapy Ideas for Somatic Symptoms
Somatic symptoms can be difficult to treat because kids often lack awareness of how their symptoms are related to their emotions. Play is...
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Tasha Milligan
Jan 13, 20232 min read
Coping Skill Flashcards
Coping skill flashcards are helpful to help kids remember what to do in the heat of the moment when they need help calming down. When...
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Tasha Milligan
Dec 15, 20223 min read
Hot Headed: A Game to Calm Anger
One of the most common presenting problems I see is anger outbursts in children. Most adults can agree that it's hard to keep your cool...
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Tasha Milligan
Dec 10, 20222 min read
Free Angry Birds Card Game!
Angry Birds Truth Bomb is a free PDF download game to help kids challenge negative self-talk by using cognitive behavioral therapy...
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Tasha Milligan
Oct 2, 20222 min read
Dino Stories - A Story Telling Game
Your little dinosaur-loving kiddos will love this interactive, playful game. They will get to act like a dinosaur, give their best roar,...
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Tasha Milligan
Aug 12, 20223 min read
Breathing Activities for Calming Emotions
Slow deep breathing is an essential coping skill, as it turns off the fight or flight response. It can be done anywhere and in any...
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Tasha Milligan
May 31, 20225 min read
Anticipatory Grief: How to Help Children Cope with the Anticipated Death of a Loved One
Anticipatory grief can be agonizingly painful for a family. Watching your loved one slowly fade is heart-wrenching. Whether it is a...
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Tasha Milligan
Mar 15, 20223 min read
How is Cognitive Behavioral Counseling Therapy Used with Children?
Cognitive behavioral therapy is one of the most widely studied and proven therapies for mental health. It is a powerful treatment method...
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Tasha Milligan
Jan 29, 20224 min read
5 Habits of a Healthy Family
There are MANY habits of healthy families, but today five habits will be highlighted. Healthy relationships don’t just happen by chance....
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