What To Do When Choice Giving "Isn't Working"
Listeners Dan and Clay emailed me similar questions regarding "roadblocks" in the choice-giving process. In this episode, I discuss the following topics:…
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Beyond the Split: Understanding the Emotional Consequences of Divorce on Children
"Only acts of war and the events of natural disasters are more harmful to a child's psyche than the divorce process" -…
Turning Tragedy into Advocacy: A Father's Mission for Child Mental Health Awareness
"When I look back, knowing what I know now, there were signs..." In this special episode of the Play Therapy Parenting Podcast,…
Are Our Kids Mentally Healthy? (How To Assess And What To Do About It)
As parents, we want the best for our children. However, in today's world, we are faced with new challenges when it comes…
At The Heart Of Parenting Success Is The Relationship: 4 Keys To Parenting Mastery
In this episode, I want to bring us back to the most foundational aspect of parenting... the relationship. Using the 4 Pillars…
Encouragement, Self-fulfilling Prophecy, And How We Influence This In Our Kids
In this episode of the podcast I wanted to talk about encouragement and self-fulfilling prophecy. I recently wrote a quote into my…
From Screen Time to Green Time: How "Friluftsliv" Can Improve Your Parenting
Friluftsliv is a Norwegian word that roughly translates to "open-air living." Norway recently topped a survey of countries that rated its people…
Building Your Child's Confidence Through Evidence
As parents, we all want our children to believe in themselves with confidence. But sometimes, even when we continue to reassure them,…
The Hidden Danger: How Social Media Is Enabling Kids To Buy And Sell Drugs
In this episode, I discuss the dangerous intersection of social media and drug culture. Snapchat and Instagram are the two most common…
Middle Schoolers: The Most Maligned And Misunderstood Age Group
One of the parents at my center sent me an article by Deborah Farmer Kris titled: "Your middle school child is the…
Co-Parenting With Confidence: Navigating Timesharing Challenges
In this episode, I answer the most asked question at my counseling center... "How do I deal with timesharing". In it, I…
Reconnecting with Your Child: Overcoming Disconnection and Building Stronger Relationships
In this episode, we receive an email from Mike, a loving father who feels disconnected from his 9-year-old daughter. Mike has been…
Addiction To Social Media ("Sucked Into The Endless Scroll")
I was struck by a story I read the other day about a teen who was heavily addicted to social media, and…
Alarming Survey Results: Mental Health Top Concern Among Parents
In a recent Pew Research survey, mental health emerged as the top concern for parents regarding their children. This was a little…
How To Bond And Connect With Your Baby In The Best Way
One of the podcast listeners, Josh, emailed me and asked how to best connect with their baby. Play therapy principles still apply…
The Dangers Of TikTok
As a child therapist, I'm on the front lines of the damage that devices and social media are doing to our kids.…
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…
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…
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…
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.…