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Month: June 2021

“I’m Bored” Said Every Teen Ever

Dr. Crystal Krueger June 28, 2021 No Comments

I’m bored. This is a phrase I hear a lot from my teen. The reasons teens feel bored more often is partly due to developmental changes to their dopamine levels. Dopamine is our reward chemical. It’s the rush of happiness that we get when we have an accomplishment, do something fun and exciting, or have a new experience. The funny thing… Dopamine in teens is lower at baseline and hits higher peeks when they experience something novel and thrilling compared to adults. What does this mean?!? How To Come Up With Summer Teen Activites Teens feel more bored when they

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Summer Time with School-Age Kids

Cynthia Shembab June 22, 2021 No Comments

One of the great challenges for parents and families in summer is the little changes in work schedules or life responsibilities. For our children, they often have a marked decrease in activity and responsibility levels. Keeping your children busy can become a focus of the summer; however, finding a balance between busy and rest/rejuvenation is key. Of course, if your children attend a summer program or are going to spend time with grandparents regularly, keeping a routine will prove helpful. This is also a perfect time to address any rule changes in screen time, interactions with siblings, or chores over

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Summer Time with our Toddlers

Cristina Galto June 15, 2021 No Comments

This blog is specifically for our Arizona families! For many past blogs I have spoken about the importance of co-regulation. The wonderful art of regulating our own emotions before reacting to our children. The art of co-regulation is not easy! BELIEVE ME!! However, it is a practice that can really ease many of the tantrums, fits, and outbursts that our very young children experience often. When we are able to regulate ourselves, we become less reactive and more responsive to the needs of our children. Think of it! When you come home after a hard day of work, and our

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Remembering That Support Is Available

Cristina Galto June 8, 2021 No Comments

Throughout the month of May, we have discussed our foster care system, including the needs and the challenges that families find themselves confronted with. The joys that occur through the process of becoming and being a foster parent are numerous. The need for more and more foster families cannot be denied. Those that choose this path find that bringing a chid into their home is a different experience than they ever expected. There are so many different factors that play into this, which include: what moved the foster parent to begin fostering, what type of family dynamic already exists in

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The Road To Recovery

Dr. Crystal Krueger June 1, 2021 No Comments

About eight years ago I took my first trauma course. I was completely captivated by trauma work. I’ve since dedicated almost the entirety of my work as a therapist to understanding the impact of trauma on families and walking alongside them as they find healing. Even more so, my relationship with my husband and children received the greatest benefit as I began to understand the impact of environmental trauma in my own life. At the end of that first trauma class, all students were challenged to focus on learning self-regulation and reflecting on how their relationships changed over a year.

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