Parenting Through Playfulness | Dr. Kim Van Dusen

About this episode

This episode discusses the concept of parenting through playfulness with Dr. Kim Van Dusen.

Have you tried parenting through playfulness? "Play" isn't usually what we think of as our kid melts down when it’s time to leave the park, ignores us at clean-up time, or suddenly “can’t remember” the three things we just asked them to do. But maybe we should try it! On this episode of The Brainy Moms Podcast, Dr. Amy and Sandy talk with Dr. Kim Van Dusen, a licensed marriage and family therapist and registered play therapist known as The Parentologist. We talk about a calmer path that actua...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Amy Moore

Guest: Dr. Kim Van Dusen

Topics covered

• playfulness
• parenting
• child behavior
• family therapy
• play therapy

Keywords

• parenting
• playfulness
• child behavior
• family therapy
• play therapy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Parentologist

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