Lucy Daniels Center Blog
Lucy’s Book Club: Bear Feels Scared
Bear Feels Scared explores the experience of being scared, from tears to self-pity, trembles, shivers, and loneliness.
Mental Health Mondays: The Summer of Our Discontent?
Mental Health Mondays: The Summer of Our Discontent? by Deborah Mugno, Ed.D. Director of Education/Operations Lucy Daniels Center Parents are having to help their children work through so many disappointments as they may face cancelled vacations, camps that have...
Lucy’s Book Club: The Way I Feel
Lucy’s Book Club supports the social and emotional growth of infants to six-year-olds in Wake County by encouraging parents to read them books about important developmental themes.
Mental Health Mondays: Saying Goodbye at the End of the School Year
School goodbyes come every year, giving parents repeated opportunities at different developmental levels to help their children acknowledge and express the losses and gains that come when ending one school year and beginning another. Thinking together about goodbyes provides children with a safe, open space to reflect on the various aspects of the relationships and experiences they’ve shared. At the end of the school year, you and your child can reflect on what was learned, what will be missed, and what he or she will carry with them (internally) into the next year.
Mental Health Mondays: Puppet Power
Puppets can provide an avenue for children to express their feelings both verbally or non-verbally; to practice negotiating and resolving conflicts; to role play; and to spur creativity.
Mental Health Mondays: Stress Response in Children During the Covid-19 Crisis
Mental Health Mondays: Stress Response in Children During the Covid-19 Crisis by Josie Sawyer, LCSW Executive and Clinical Director Lucy Daniels Center Join our Executive and Clinical Director, Josie Sawyer, LCSW as she discusses stress responses in children during...
Mental Health Mondays: Winning and Losing
Mental Health Mondays: Winning and Losing by Jennifer Reid, M.A. Early School Director/In-School Therapeutic Services Coordinator Lucy Daniels Center Families have had more time to play games together lately, providing opportunities for bonding as well as emerging...
Lucy’s Book Club: Not a Stick by Antionette Portis
Lucy's Book Club Not a Stick by Antoinette Portis Summary: This book captures the essence of children’s imaginative play. The story revolves around an unnamed young pig who is continually being questioned about the stick he is carrying. Throughout the story he...
I Can Do It!
Mental Health Mondays: I Can Do It! by Deborah Mugno, Ed. D. Director of Education/Operations/Outreach Lucy Daniels Center Especially in times of anxiety and uncertainly, opportunities for children to master new skills and to grow in self-esteem and self-efficacy (a...
Lucy’s Book Club: Should I Share My Ice Cream? by Mo Willems
Lucy's Book Club Should I Share My Ice Cream? by Mo Willems Summary: Should I Share My Ice Cream?” is one of Mo Willems’ popular Gerald and Piggie books. Gerald has a tough decision to make – should he share his ice cream cone with Piggie, even though he himself is...
Behavioral Regressions in Children
Mental Health Mondays: Behavioral Regressions in Children by Jennifer Reid, MA Early School Director/In-School Therapeutic Services Coordinator Lucy Daniels Center Changes in behavior usually indicate changes in feelings or a change in a sense of comfort and...
Lucy’s Book Club: Wemberly Worried
Lucy's Book Club Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes Summary Wemberly is worried about everything all of the time. When it came time for her to go to school, she worried even more than ever! When Wemberly arrived at school, her teacher introduced her to Jewel. Wemberly...