Memorial Child & Family Therapy

02/25/2026

Want to know what types of media are appropriate for your child/ teen? Are you navigating the difficult waters of screen time and not sure how much is too much? This website has you covered from age appropriate media, to explaining the news to your children. Check it out for some parenting resources today:

Get advice for Tweens from Common Sense Media editors.

02/11/2026

Our Summer 2026 Social Skills Groups are now open! Register today to reserve your spot!

01/28/2026

Parents of neurodivergent children, we see you staying in your upstairs brain while trying to give co-regulation all day long. You’re amazing.

01/14/2026

Last chance to sign up for our spring social skills group! We have 2 spots left in the 4-5 year old group and the 7-8 year old group

Social skills, behavior, problem sharing, problem expressing herself, not making friends, not interacting at school

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas from our MCFT family to yours! 🎅🏽

12/21/2025

These simple, joyful moments of delighting in your kids can seriously change the course of their development. What other silly/ playful games do you play? Share in the comments!

11/05/2025

Grab your spot today for our spring social skills groups! Groups are limited to 6 children per group and each group is 12 weeks. Click the link in the comments below or call today to schedule a

11/02/2025

We often have questions about why kids lie when they know you saw them do something. Or why would my child dig into this lie and not come clean? This perspective can help as we seek to build teaching moments with our kids and help them learn new problem solving skills in the face of big mistakes. Thank you to

10/23/2025

This is the Length of time it takes for the body to reset after a traumatic or stressful event. This can even be a good stressor like doing something thrilling. But parents need to know this so they don’t push kids (or themselves) back to upstairs brain too quickly after a meltdown.

It takes the body time to calm — not just a few deep breaths.

When a child is overwhelmed, their nervous system can take 20–60 minutes to fully settle after a surge of stress hormones. That’s why calm can’t be rushed. They need safety, patience and connection — not pressure to “get over it.”

Understanding this is at the heart of brain-based parenting. Regulation isn’t instant; it’s built through co-regulation and trust.

This also demonstrates why a child needs longer than 5 minutes out of class after an incident.

There is a full range of calming strategy prompts in our toolkit below.

NOW AVAILABLE IN THE RESOURCE STORE - to accompany our series on social media.

The Child Brain Explained: How the Upstairs & Downstairs Brain Shape Behaviour, a Toolkit for Parents & Educators - available for only £3.75 until 3 November 2025

Electronic download available at link in comments ⬇️ or via our Linktree Shop in Bio.

10/22/2025

Are you a mom of a middle schooler? Or are you just trying to navigate keeping your child safe on social media? Here is a great website covering all kinds of topics for “parenting teens and tweens”. Plus, they have a free social media contract template for you if you subscribe to their newsletter! I know staying connected through the middle school years is hard, but continue showing up and nurturing them. Even when they pull away, they are actually needing your support more!

https://parentingteensandtweens.com/10-things-teen-girls-need-from-their-moms/f

It can be tough to maintain a close connection with your daughter during these tough teen years, but these ten tips can help!

10/11/2025

Our MCFT therapists have been growing and learning this week at the National Association for Play Therapy conference in Houston. What an amazing opportunity this was to have some of the leaders in the field come to Houston to train, network, and learn how we can continue to fight for children and families to be more empowered, understood, connected and loved. ❤️🙌🏼

09/12/2025

There have been a lot of difficult news stories lately. I know parents are wanting to process with your children and looking for ways to do so. Here is a book that can be really helpful in getting the conversation started: https://www.amightygirl.com/what-to-do-news-scares-you?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMxanBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHtUk9hy9IjCTJsToL1MFs4o06He-Myji-4GCdBhDxhKZnDPuiBj8r84QJngu_aem_bEUqaQrnnXoUcfhIvs_8UA

Even adults can feel anxious when they watch the news — but for kids, the bombardment of information about everything from violence to diseases to threats like climate change can feel completely overwhelming... and downright scary. Without perspective, kids don't know how to interpret and process ...