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35 | When A Child Is Drowning, It's Not The Time To Teach Them To Swim
Season 1 Episode 35
In this episode, I cover the first of the Limit Setting principles, "When A Child Is Drowning, It's Not The Time To Teach Them To Swim." This princip…
3 years ago
34 | Q&A: How Do You Do Child-Centered Play Therapy With Older Kids (11-14 Year Olds)
Season 1 Episode 34
In this episode I respond to a listener, Rachel, who asked "I would be interested to learn more about child-centered play therapy with older kids (li…
3 years, 1 month ago
33 | Big Choices For Big Kids, Little Choices For Little Kids
Season 1 Episode 33
This episode is the last of the choice-giving principles. This principle comes straight out of the Landreth/Bratton CPRT curriculum. Topics I discuss…
3 years, 1 month ago
32 | My Playroom Was Absolutely Destroyed By A Client (A Debrief, And How I Handled It)
Season 1 Episode 32
Last week I had, arguably, the most challenging session with a child that I've ever had to deal with. I've had a lot of questions from listeners abou…
3 years, 1 month ago
31 | Q&A: How To Conduct Sibling/Group Play Sessions
Season 1 Episode 31
In this episode, I give my input to a listener who emailed me about their client's Mom, that was interested in sibling sessions. The listener wanted …
3 years, 1 month ago
30 | One Of The Best Things You Can Communicate To A Child Is That They Are Competent
Season 1 Episode 30
This episode is a play therapy principle linked to choice giving skill. Topics in this episode: Confidence-confidence spectrum The playroom is …
3 years, 1 month ago
29 | Q&A: The Use Of Aggressive Toys In The Playroom
Season 1 Episode 29
In this week's Q&A episode, I give my take on a listener's question: "I'd love to hear your take on the controversy of using aggressive toys in gener…
3 years, 1 month ago
28 | Empower Kids By Giving Them Credit For Decisions
Season 1 Episode 28
In this episode we dive into the first of the choice-giving principles of play therapy, "Empower kids by giving them credit for their decision" (Land…
3 years, 1 month ago
27 | The Use Of Games In The Playroom (And What To Do About Cheating!)
Season 1 Episode 27
Jen, a listener from the UK, wrote me an email and asked "I'm wondering if you might be up for doing a podcast on your take on the use of games- uno,…
3 years, 2 months ago
26 | 6 Assessments To Support What You Are Doing In The Playroom
Season 1 Episode 26
As promised in the last episode, I'm going to go over 6 assessments that can support your work in the playroom. I frequently hear from play therapist…
3 years, 2 months ago