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Cell Phones and Teens
The Conundrum Are you one of many parents facing the same conundrum? My teen (or preteen) needs a phone because landlines have gone the way of the dinosaur and they stay home alone sometimes – I need to know they can make a call in case of an emergency. Plus a cell phone would mean I can...
Does your Child’s Fear of Needles Have you Worried about the Vaccine or other Medical Appointments?
Do you have concerns about your child’s fear of needles? As a parent, helping your child overcome his or her fear of needles can seem impossible and stressful for both you and your child. Recent announcements allowing 5 to 11 year olds access to the Covid-19 vaccine, along with annual flu...
Conflict with your Teen? Learn All About the Power of Validation
One of the skills that we learn in Dialectical Behavioural Therapy during the “Walking the Middle Path” module is Validation. Validation may be one of the most important and powerful relationship skills for parents and teen communication. As a parent it can be difficult to validate an emotion...
Anger Management Group for Kids and Teens at Dragonfly
There is nothing wrong with experiencing any feeling or emotion – even anger. Everyone experiences and expresses anger differently. At times, anger can build up and can cause children or teens to act in ways that can get them into trouble or result in consequences. Children who are struggling...
DBT for Adolescents Group at Dragonfly
We are very pleased to offer Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) groups for teens and their parents here at Dragonfly. We are offering a specific type of DBT which is designed just for adolescents (called DBT-A). The first group starts this November – see all the details here. What is DBT? DBT...
Introducing our Kids Anxiety Group
As parents we sometimes wonder if our child’s thoughts, feelings (worries) and behaviors are typical for their age. We wonder if other children experience similar worries or “jitters”, and we ask ourselves if it is time to seek assistance for our little ones. Questions you may want to ask...
Where Did the Name Dragonfly Come From?
We have had many comments and questions about the name of our centre. The name came after a great deal of thought about our hopes and our ideas for the future. As you will see on our home page, dragonflies have special meaning in many places all around the world, and there are many...
Dragonfly Child and Family Wellness Centre… the Start of a New Adventure
Let’s be honest, whether you are a parent juggling work and school closures, a high school student who lost out on grad and did online schooling for a year, a school-age child who never knew when school would be in or out, the past two years has been incredibly difficult for different reasons....