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Erik Erikson, an expert in human growth and development, defines play as a “situation in which a child can work through experiences by creating model situations and master reality through planning and experimentation.” Play is a natural part of childhood…

The American Psychological Association (APA) defines resilience as “the process and outcome of successfully adapting to difficult or challenging life experiences, especially through mental, emotional, and behavioral flexibility and adjustment to external and internal demands.” Resilient children can bounce back…

Animal-assisted therapy, also referred to as pet therapy, uses dogs and other animals, including horses, to help young people as they recover from physical and mental health conditions. Psychology Today further explains that animal-assisted therapy “is used to enhance and…

Art therapy is a therapeutic technique that is rooted in the notion that creativity and creative expression can foster healing and promote mental well-being. The American Art Therapy Association defines art therapy as “an integrative mental health and human services…

Although it is common to use the terms “feelings” and “emotions” interchangeably, both have distinct meanings despite imparting interconnective relativity with one another. According to the American Psychological Association (APA) emotions are complex reaction patterns that arise in an individual due…