321: Playful Parenting: Tips for Handling Anxiety, Mom Guilt, + Screen Time | Dr. Tina Bryson

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🗓️ 15 January 2025

⏱️ 76 minutes

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In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Tina Payne Bryson, renowned parenting expert, to explore the power of play in child development and its role in fostering emotional and mental well-being. She shares practical tips for parents, including how to use play therapy to support anxious children, handle mom guilt, and create a screen-free, connection-focused environment at home. Dr. Bryson also discusses strategies for managing separation anxiety, cultivating playful parenting, and prioritizing quality time with your kids—even for busy working parents. Whether you're navigating the challenges of modern parenting or seeking deeper insights into child development, this conversation offers valuable advice you won’t want to miss. Leave Us A Voice Message! | https://telbee.io/channel/4_b9zzx58wdkuwirqkcxwa/ Sponsored By: Be Well By Kelly Protein Powder & Essentials | Get $10 off your order with PODCAST10 at bewellbykelly.com. AG1 | Get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D3+K2 AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs with your first subscription at drinkAG1.com/bewell. Hiya Health | Get 50% off your first order at HiyaHealth.com/Kelly and give your kids the full-body nourishment they need to grow into healthy, happy adults. OneSkin | Get 15% off OneSkin with the code BEWELL at oneskin.co Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:04 - The WHY behind the work 00:04:56 - Child led play therapy 00:10:09 - Play therapy tips for parents 00:11:53 - Kelly’s experience with her children 00:18:04 - Child development 00:21:52 - Understanding anxious children 00:25:34 - Play strategy for anxious children 00:28:32 - Separation anxiety 00:30:28 - Playfulness is safety 00:33:15 - Advice for working parents 00:38:06 - Handling mom guilt 00:43:33 - Playful parenting strategies 00:48:02 - Make yourself a mirror 00:49:21 - Staying off your phone 00:54:15 - Making someone feel like a priority 01:00:30 - Narrate to integrate 01:03:22 - Childhood memories 01:05:55 - When kids are mean 01:09:43 - Where to find Dr. Tina Bryson Show Links: Aro Box Check Out Dr. Tina Bryson: Book Instagram Website Check Out Kelly Leveque: Instagram YouTube Facebook Mentioned in this episode: Hiya Health | Get 50% off your first order at HiyaHealth.com/Kelly.

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0:00.0	We might not feel playful because life is so overwhelming to us. If we feel like I can't,
0:06.1	I don't feel playful at all, that is even more reason we need to do it. Be silly. Like I said,
0:11.4	use accents. Just tune into what they are doing and what they're feeling. That is everything.
0:17.4	You may already know Dr. Tina Payne Bryson from her two New York Times bestsellers, the
0:22.0	Whole Brain Child and No Drama Discipline.
0:24.5	They're both co-authored by Dan Siegel and they've been translated into over 50 languages.
0:30.1	She and Siegel also wrote The Yes Brain and The Power of Showing Up and Dr. Bryson is also
0:35.5	the author of The Bottom Line for Baby. But her new book, co-authored
0:38.8	with Jorsey, Weisson, Vincent, is the power of play. And this may be my favorite of all of her
0:44.2	books, because it takes us back to the simplicity of parenting, of playing with our children,
0:49.1	to showing up for them and being present. And in this episode, I cry, but we dive deep into how we can really
0:57.8	bring the joy of childhood back to our kids and connect with them on their level. Let's dive in.
1:04.4	Tina Bryson Payne, welcome back to the show. I'm so excited. I think this is your third appearance.
1:09.8	I'm probably just obsessed with you at this
1:12.6	point. And you've written another book, The Way of Play. And I feel like this might be the keys to my heart.
1:20.0	So thank you so much for always taking the time and putting in the effort outside of just showing up
1:25.6	in your practice on social media and your
1:28.2	research and really giving us the tools to integrate this science into our parenting today.
1:33.2	So thank you so much and thank you for being here again.
1:35.7	Thank you for having me. It's a mutual obsession. I love you and your work.
1:40.0	And I think you're not really your main area of influence isn't necessarily parenting,
1:45.6	but you do have a lot of influence on parenting and how you share your beautiful family
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