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A Closer Look At: Maternal Mental Health
According to 2020Mom.org, “1 in 5 women on average suffer from maternal mental health disorders.” and “Less than 15% of women diagnosed...
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Melissa Paulsen, MA, LMFT, RPT-S
- Sep 9, 2022
- 4 min
Parental Guilt
“Through the blur, I wondered if I was alone or if other parents felt the same way I did—that everything involving our children was...
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Melissa Paulsen, MA, LMFT, RPT-S
- Sep 1, 2022
- 2 min
What Is Play Therapy?
“Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children, play is serious learning. Play is really the...
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Melissa Paulsen, MA, LMFT, RPT-S
- Sep 2, 2016
- 3 min
Targeting Narcissism in Children
“I don't care what you think unless it is about me.” ― Kurt Cobain “Kids these days are so entitled!” is something I’ve heard countless...
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Melissa Paulsen, MA, LMFT, RPT-S
- Jul 8, 2016
- 3 min
Signs A Child Has Experienced Abuse
“Childhood should be carefree, playing in the sun; not living a nightmare in the darkness of the soul.” ― Dave Pelzer, A Child Called...
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Melissa Paulsen, MA, LMFT, RPT-S
- Apr 22, 2016
- 4 min
Signs A Child Is Being Groomed for Sexual Abuse
“Since most sexual abuse begins well before puberty, preventive education, if it is to have any effect at all, should begin early in...
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Melissa Paulsen, MA, LMFT, RPT-S
- Jun 18, 2015
- 3 min
Highlight Reel vs. Real Life: Skewed Perceptions Caused by Social Media
“The more social media we have, the more we think we’re connecting, yet we are really disconnecting from each other.” – JR, Source...
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Melissa Paulsen, MA, LMFT, RPT-S
- Apr 24, 2015
- 4 min
A Closer Look At: Bullying
“Knowing what's right doesn't mean much unless you do what's right.” ― Theodore Roosevelt While bullying seems to be the hot topic in...
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Melissa Paulsen, MA, LMFT, RPT-S
- Oct 9, 2014
- 3 min
A Closer Look At: ADD / ADHD
"I prefer to distinguish ADD as attention abundance disorder. Everything is just so interesting… remarkably at the same time.” — Frank...
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Melissa Paulsen, MA, LMFT, RPT-S
- Sep 4, 2014
- 2 min
Screen Time
“Television has changed a child from an irresistible force to an immovable object.” ― Author Unknown “Screen Time” is any time a person...
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