We get it
wrong when we interact with teens and pre-teens. At least, that was
the main point of an interesting article I read this week. In this
episode, I talk about how adolescence changes the dynamics of the
family, and how we can make changes to the way we interact with our
teens and pre-teens to maintain the...
Most parents
are stuck in a "prison". I've called it the "Parenting Prison". In
this episode, I'm going to tell you what the Parenting Prison is,
and how to get out of it. I'll also touch on repeating familial
cycles of parenting. We often parent the way we were parented (or
the opposite)! I'll briefly go over several...
I came across
a quote from a book that inspired this episode... "Although she
hadn't seen her parents for years, it turned out that a parent's
disapproval is a powerful lingering voice that shaped and defined
one's self-image". So in this episode, I discuss parental
disapproval, and what a child does when they...
Over the
weekend, I saw a disturbing scene play out while we were at a
bowling ally, and it was a perfect example of what I call negative
behavior reinforcement using devices. So in this episode, I share
that story, then I explain the reasoning behind why negative
behavior is reinforced with device use. As a bonus, I go...
In this
episode, I catch you up on, and celebrate some of the things I've
been involved in lately, and then I celebrate an email that I got
from a Mom... She wrote me an email and it touched my heart, so I
asked her if I could share it. I celebrate all of the emails and
feedback that I get from you and I want you to...
The path to calm, confident, and in-control parenting starts now. The Play Therapy Parenting Podcast is hosted by Dr. Brenna Hicks, The Kid Counselor®.