Oct 6, 2022
What We Do In Moderation, Kids Will Do In Excess. And Vice-Versa. I heard a quote once that “The good things parents do in excess, kids do in moderation. And the bad things parents do in moderation, kids do in excess.” In this episode, I cover: Modeled...
Sep 25, 2022
The Dad Episode! – 4 Tips For Dads Implementing Play Therapy Skills I recently got an email from Dan. Dan has been listening to the podcast and is in the “Play Therapy Parenting Family”. He has been using play therapy skills and knows the “4...
Sep 8, 2022
What To Do When Play Therapy Skills Don’t Work! In this episode, I talk through what to do when your children do not respond to play therapy skills. A Mom from Utah emailed me with some frustrations implementing the 4 Pillars and asked for my thoughts. I got...
Aug 29, 2022
Get On Eye Level With Kids A wonderful validation of what I teach parents happened to me on vacation a few weeks ago. One of the tips in the 10-week parent coaching program that I teach is to get on a kids eye level. So I did that to a kid in line at a McDonalds and...
Aug 15, 2022
New Baby Jealousy In this episode I talk through baby jealousy when a new baby is introduced to the family. These concepts also apply to other situations when a new family member is added, such as step-children, etc. But new babies are the most common situation when...
Jul 13, 2022
Say Less, Listen More! – Insight On How To Interact With Teens More Effectively We get it wrong when we interact with teens and pre-teens. At least, that was the main point of an interesting article I read this week. In this episode, I talk about how adolescence...