This episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast is a conversation Georgie Wisen- Vincent a play therapy expert and co-author of the new book The Way of Play with Tina Payne-Bryson. We cover the importance of play for teaching children skills and understanding their feelings, and tangible ways that parents can join their kids in the world of play (even if they don’t really like playing!).

We talk about:

• 7:25 What does it mean to “observe and attune” to our kids?

• 12:22 How play helps children learn to manage their feelings without having an actual fight or flight stress response

• 23:00 Why kids tell us we are playing wrong!

• 28:00 Why it is okay to let kids have control and power in play

• 29:00 The “think out loud” strategy

• 33:00 How much should we be playing with our kids?

• 36:25 How play helps with resiliency 

Download the episode transcript HERE 

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• The Way of Play https://amzn.to/3PrAm6D 

• https://playstronginstitute.com/

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