Brenna Hicks

Brenna is a licensed private-practice play therapist turned stay-at-home mom. Working exclusively with children and their families, she created The Kid Counselor blog to offer parenting and play therapy tips in 2006. Brenna has been featured in The New York Times, and on CNN and iVillage. She is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of South Florida, where she teaches courses in counseling. Brenna is also working on an upcoming book with Familius. A native Floridian, she loves the beach, the sun, and water sports. She lives in the Tampa Bay Area with her husband, son, and beagle.

What was your favorite toy as a child?

Perfection Game, where you have to fit the pieces into the right spots before you run out of time and it pops them all out.