Dec 9, 2025
S3E18 – Parent Companion for Play Therapy: The Nature/Nurture Balance Behind Kids’ Behavior In this episode of the Parent Companion for Play Therapy series, I talk about nature versus nurture and how both play a meaningful role in the behaviors parents often...
Dec 9, 2025
S3E17 – Why Your Child Fights for Control — and How to Respond In this episode of the Parent Companion for Play Therapy series, I talk about how many challenging behaviors in young children can be traced back to one core issue: power and control. Melanie wrote...
Dec 9, 2025
S3E16 – Parent Companion for Play Therapy: “Snowball Effect” and the Power of Momentum in Child-Centered Play Therapy In this episode of the Parent Companion for Play Therapy series, I explain the idea of snowball momentum — how one area of growth in...
Dec 9, 2025
S3E15 – How Medical Trauma Impacts Power and Behavior in Kids In this episode, I respond to a parent who’s navigating a long list of confusing behaviors with her six-year-old — from struggles with socks and underwear to bedtime battles, toileting challenges,...
Nov 19, 2025
S3E14 – Parent Companion for Play Therapy: How One Child in Therapy Changes the Whole Family In this episode of the Parent Companion for Play Therapy series, I talk about how your child becomes the “identified change agent” in the family once they begin...
Nov 13, 2025
S3E13 – Parent Companion for Play Therapy: Why Kids Fight for Control (and What to Do About It) In this episode of the Parent Companion for Play Therapy series, I talk about one of the biggest underlying causes of difficult behavior — a child’s need for control....
