Play Therapy Parenting Podcast
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“When you focus on the problem, you lose sight of the child”
This episode continues my parenting "Rules of thumb" series, which comes from the In-Home Play Therapy training that we conduct through The Kid Counselor Center. "When you focus on the problem, you lose sight of the child" is an important guideline to remember when...
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Have you heard the (true) story of the little girl that went out every morning to get the mail, and the mailman greeted her with "Hello, Miss America!" She ended up winning the Miss America pageant. We don't understand the power that words, phrases, and expressions...
Research Review: Chaotic households undermine children’s development of executive functioning through less responsive parenting
In this episode, a research study referenced on psypost.org caught my eye and I wanted to share it and talk about how it reflects what I see in the playroom at my practice and my interaction with parents. In the research they make three points. First that executive...
“Don’t Try To Change Everything At Once”
In thinking about New Year's changes, or things you want to change in this upcoming year, I want to caution you about changing too much at once! "Don't Try To Change Everything At Once" is another episode in my "Rules of Thumb" series from the training I conduct...
You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know
Stop beating yourself up over things that you don't know! In this episode, I go over a concept that I call the "Parenting Prison". I'll explain what that is and how to get out. Next I discuss that there is no guilt or blame in not knowing something. Our parenting is...
Concerning Medical And Behavior Issues Emerging From Social Media Use (Especially In Teens and Girls)
I read an article that reinforces, from a medical standpoint, that social media is really harmful for our kids. A callout from the article: "Turns out the poorly regulated, 24-hour content mill of being Extremely Online is really threatening to our mental health!" I...

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