Lea Ray, LCSW

I have pretty much given up trying to keep this blog going! Work and life got busy, and there is so much good stuff on the Internet...

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Fascinating research out of Duke! It is amazing how astute kids can be.

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There are many issues I can help children work through in individual therapy. Anxiety and depression are big ones. Kids will do much...

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I am writing this blog for white parents because, as a white parent and white therapist, I know (some) about how white parents should...

I’ve established in my previous three blog posts that all children have big feelings. Developmentally, this is completely normal. ...

I have now posted a lot about what big feelings look like in young kids. In part 1, I talked about supporting children through their big...

The temper tantrum iss one of the earliest and most powerful expressions of a child’s big feelings. Tantrums are also one of the most...

Parents know kids have big feelings. This can be one of the most magical aspects of childhood. The pure, unadulterated joy on a...

In October, the American Academy of Pediatrics, along with the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the Children’s...

Mom guilt. It’s one of the worst emotions I’ve experienced, and I experience it on an almost daily basis. I was too impatient and...

Mindfulness has gotten a lot of press in recent years. Celebrities are talking about it, classrooms and daycares are teaching it. It’s...

Last week, we talked about some positive strategies to address children’s behavior problems. As I mentioned last week, those strategies...

How to handle child behavior problems: Part 1 Last week’s post addressed the many causes of child behavior problems. A good first...

Child misbehavior has many causes. It is completely normal for all children to misbehave some of the time. Just as we adults sometimes...

What can you do if your child is highly anxious? Afraid of new situations or separating from you? It is a bit of a fine line to walk. ...

Why does my child need play therapy? What does playing have to do with therapy? This is a great question, and very reasonable. On the...

We’ve all faced it. The embarrassing meltdown in the grocery store. The lengthy squabble over whose turn it is to open the door first. ...