Parenting Through Playfulness | Dr. Kim Van Dusen

Parenting Through Playfulness | Dr. Kim Van Dusen

May 5, 2026 · 58 min · Season 6 · Episode 612

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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...

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