Mar 20, 2025
S2E39 – Potty Training Power Struggles: What’s Really Going On? In this episode, I answer a question from Claire, a mom of 4-year-old twins, who’s navigating the challenges of potty training and trying to decide if limits or consequences are appropriate when...
Mar 12, 2025
S2E38 – When Parents Struggle: How to Support Your Child Through Life’s Hard Seasons w/ Special Guest Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby—a psychologist, marriage and family therapist, and founder of Growing Self Counseling...
Mar 7, 2025
S2E37 – When Kids Want to Quit Play Therapy: What Parents Need to Know In this episode, I answer a question from Sabrina about her 10-year-old daughter who suddenly refused to continue play therapy after just a few weeks. She now says she’d rather journal or...
Mar 1, 2025
S2E36 – Power Struggles & Choice Giving: What to Do When a Child Says “Nothing” In this episode, I answer a question from Anne in Germany about her three-year-old daughter who refuses to choose when given enforcement choices. Instead of picking an option,...
Feb 19, 2025
S2E35 – Adulthood Bias: Why Kids Don’t Think Like Adults (And Why That Matters) In this episode, I introduce the concept of ADULTHOOD BIAS —the tendency for adults to forget what it was like to be a child, who does not possess rational thought or abstract...
Feb 11, 2025
S2E34 – Winning the Bedtime Battle: How to End the Nightly Fight In this episode, I answer a question from Lauren, a mom struggling with her almost 3-year-old’s intense attachment to her father. Her daughter experiences severe separation anxiety, especially at...
