Handling Behavior With Appropriate Consequences In this episode, I discuss the following topics: Three types of consequences: Natural, Related, and Unrelated consequences What changes behavior in children The goal of...
Spanking and the Rationalization Trap: How Some Parents Use Flimsy Excuses to Justify Physical Discipline In this episode of the podcast, we will be exploring the often-controversial topic of spanking, by way of a viral video that I saw this week highlighting the ways...
Do You Hear Me? Do You See Me? Do I Matter? “Every day, in a hundred small ways, our children ask us…Do you hear me? Do you see me? Do I matter? And their behavior often reflects our response.” This is a powerful quote by L.R. Knost that perfectly...
The Baker Act Epidemic: Know Your Rights As Parents Baker Acts (involuntary commission to a mental health facility) are on the rise, and there are many things that parents don’t know. In this episode, I discuss the following topics: What you should know about...
The Importance Of Sleep And Getting Outside I had a personal reminder the other day about how being outside promotes restorative sleep. So I tell that story in this episode, and then I relate it to how much kids are affected by simply getting some outdoor time, and...
100th Episode Special! A Look Behind, And A Look Ahead We did it! In this 100th episode of the Play Therapy Parenting podcast, I take a look back (all the way to 2006!), and a look forward and where I’m going with everything. In this episode I talk about the...
