When we have our children talk to Woof Woof, the imaginary shadow character, all sorts of topics can come up, maybe even a traumatic event, especially since we have been hearing about so many recently. Most of us have been shaken, enraged, saddened and anxious after the recent school shooting in Texas. We all have […]
Rebecca Moore
Support Your Child’s Emotional Health With This Fun Bedtime Activity
It can be hard to know what our young children are thinking and feeling, especially when their words for such complex thoughts have not yet developed. But did you know that talking to an imaginary character helps children express themselves more easily? Try out this fun and calming shadow play bedtime activity that offers huge […]
Celebrating Mother’s Day
Dear Mothers! Thank you for the amazing work you do in your jobs as mothers. I know you don’t always feel like the mother you wish you could be, but please remember you are way better than you think you are. We all have good days and bad days, and you know the same is […]
Helping Young Children Express and Regulate Feelings
As promised at the end of my last blog and inspired by the Dr. Seuss quote, “A person’s a person no matter how small,” I will explore how young children experience, express and regulate their feelings and how parents can support them with this important developmental task. Young children often mystify us. Sometimes they are […]
Our Family Story: How Woof Woof Began
Welcome to our Woof Woof Blog! My name is Nancy. I am a professor at the Yale Child Study Center where I have worked clinically with parents and their young children for 44 years. I am the mother of 2 grown sons and grandmother of 2 young children. My husband, Gene and I created the children’s […]