May 24, 2021
The Parenting Journey – 50th Episode Celebration! This is my 50th episode! I’m so grateful to my podcast listeners. In this episode, I’m looking back on my week’s observation of the “Parenting Journey”. Parenting is full of ups and...
May 22, 2021
“Focus on the Donut, Not the Hole” One of the most important things we can do for our kids is to cherish the relationship that we have with them. In this episode, I talk about a Rule of Thumb from the Child-Parent Relationship Training, “Focus on the...
May 17, 2021
Natural Consequences of Behavior In this episode of the podcast, I talk about the natural consequence of child behavior. There are three points that I’d like to share with you regarding natural consequences. The first is that children are not rational. Next is...
May 13, 2021
“When a child is drowning, don’t try to teach them to swim” In this episode of Play Therapy Parenting®, Dr. Brenna shares a parenting tip from her private parent coaching class (Child Parent Relationship Therapy [CPRT]). “Be a thermostat, not a...
May 9, 2021
The Four Universal Outcomes of Play Therapy We all know that therapy is beneficial and that positive change is associated with the process. But what can you count on in terms of areas of growth when a child participates in play therapy? There are four universal...
May 7, 2021
Play Therapy (spaghetti) vs. Talk Therapy (waffles) : A Comparison Often people assume that if talk therapy works with adults, it should work with kids, too. But have you ever asked your child a question about how they feel or why they did something and gotten, “I...
