“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 thermometer” is a metaphor that teaches you how to RESPOND to your kids, instead of just REACTING to their emotional fluctuations. This “rule of thumb” originates from Child-Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT), developed by Drs. Garry Landreth and Sue Bratton (Landreth & Bratton, 2019).