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​Does Your Child:
Have frequent or intense meltdowns aka "temper tantrums"

Become physically aggressive with others
Ignore your requests
​Get extremely angry over the slightest issue

Frequently get in trouble at home and/or school
Argue and fight with siblings
Struggle at mealtimes
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         Do You:
  • Want to raise happy, confident, and respectful kids
  • Feel exhausted by your child's behavior
  • ​Find yourself yelling and threatening in order to get your child to listen
  • Argue with your partner about parenting
  • Wish for a better relationship with your child
  • Worry about your child's behavior at school
  • Struggle to know what to do to help
  • Want to spend more time playing and laughing together and less time arguing
  • Wish for more joy in your relationship and in your life
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A Different Approach

Traditional behavioral methods involve rewards and punishment, time-outs, and threats. Believe it or not, there is another way - a peaceful way based on strengthening your relationship, building emotional intelligence, and increasing self-regulation.
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Rather than your child meeting with a therapist an hour per week, you can learn playful strategies and tools so that your child gets the benefit of play therapy every single day of the week. 
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My goal is to help you strengthen the skills you already have while providing you with new and innovative ideas that are suited to your child and family.
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Some days, parenting is purely survival. But, wouldn't it be something if many days parenting felt meaningful and maybe even joyful?

“Instead of raising children who turn out okay despite their childhood, let's raise children who turn out extraordinary because of their childhood.”
​-L.R. Knost

Laura Christofferson Celnar, LCSW, RPT
​She/Her
LCS26576


Phone

619-218-5002

Email

laura@lauracelnarlcsw.com
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