"The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results" - James Dean I stumbled on this quote this week and added it to my "quote book", and I realized how this ties into the play therapy concept of encouragement perfectly!   In today's episode I discuss the following topics:

• The difference between praise vs. encouragement
• The use of esteem-building responses
• Focusing on the effort, not the outcome

  Podcast HQ: https://www.playtherapyparenting.com/ My Newsletter Signup: https://www.playtherapyparenting.com/newsletter/ My Podcast Partner, Gabb Wireless: https://www.playtherapyparenting.com/gabb/   Links from this episode:

• Praise vs. Encouragement
• “Encourage The Effort Rather Than Praise The Product”
• The "4 Pillars" of Play Therapy