This 6-year-old has an issue with kicking and hitting his cousins. Is his response trying to manipulate his mom? Or is she overreacting?Don't forget to check out The Recreative Online Art Group (formerly the Play with Purpose group)Please chec

Feisty Five Year Old

Jan 21st, 2024 12m 44s

Mmm this mama might need to shush, just a bit. Let me know what you think after you listen to the tales of this Feisty Five Year old!Don't forget to check out The Recreative Online Art Group (formerly the Play with Purpose group) !

4 year old intentionally ruining food?!

Jan 15th, 2024 11m 14s

Welcome to season 2!This season Roya starts out with answering some questions folks have sent online. We are starting out with a parent who believes their four year old is intentionally ruining her food...whatever shall they do??Don't forget to

7 things adults need to get over

Dec 7th, 2023 15m 54s

In this episode I'll talk about 7 things adults need to get over so we can be as cool as teenagers again 🤪 Not really -- but 7 things we need to get over in order to be more creative.In this episode I mention:Recreate Teen Online Art Group!Wri

Helping kids with medical anxiety

Dec 1st, 2023 12m 10s

If you've got a kid with a fear of needles, phobia of doctors or stress, fear or worry about any other medical appointments. Then this is the episode for you.Join licensed therapist Roya Dedeaux as she talks about some concrete ways to help you

4 Ways to Read the Teenage Subtext

Oct 14th, 2023 12m 30s

Join licensed marriage and family therapist Roya Dedeaux as she covers four ways to reframe negative thinking about your favorite teenagers.

5 Things I Hope For You

Oct 12th, 2023 12m 18s

Join licensed therapist Roya Dedeaux as she goes over the 5 things she hopes for you, parents -- You hard-working, resourceful, exhausted, wonderful, and overwhelmed parents. ♥️

How to be a playful parent when the world is falling apart

Aug 16th, 2023 8m 50s

In this episode, licensed therapist Roya Dedeaux gives parents advice on how to be playful...even when the world is a dumpster fire and you feel nothing but doom and gloom.Check out the free Recreate Parenting group here!

Time, obsession, and how to lean in.

Aug 3rd, 2023 9m 31s

What do you do when your kid wants to spend all their time on one thing?? Are you supposed to set limits? How do you follow their lead if their lead is nerve-wracking? What if they are missing out on other important things?In this episode, lice

The Art of Incomplete

Jul 22nd, 2023 10m 59s

Do you ever worry about your kid's apathy or lack of wanting to try new things? I'm gonna say it's probably because you don't let them have enough incomplete stuff. This episode talks about the benefits of diving deep -- and only part way -- in

5 self portraits parents should make

Jul 18th, 2023 8m 12s

Art, therapy, writing...so many avenues to the important parenting work of self-exploration! It's especially important for us parents to do this work "on the back end" so that past unhealthy stuff doesn't come spilling out (or exploding) at the

5 Ways I Learned to Play More

Jul 16th, 2023 9m 14s

Ever have difficulty being as playful as you'd like to be? Feeling guilty every time your kid asks you to play make believe?Here are five specific ways you can boost your own playfulness!Trust me - I know it can be really hard. If you could use

Ugly Art!

Jul 15th, 2023 10m 48s

Ugly Art - why overwhelmed parents need to make it!To join in the weekly creativity of the Play with Purpose group, click here!And here's that time lapse of ugly art I was talking about!

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