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...
May 5, 2021
Wake Up! Social Media is Ruining our Kids (TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, etc.) Do you know what your kids are doing on social media? Do you REALLY know? I work with a lot of pre-teens and teens every week, with debilitating personal issues. One of the common threads I...
May 3, 2021
Cutting: What You Need to Know as a Parent Cutting: What You Need to Know as a Parent. Why kids are doing it. How they are finding out about it. How they are hiding it. How they are sharing it. What you can do about...