Up we have the acronym play PLAE and if you focus if you're not sure to do play with your children, which is presence

L.A. is loving attention and he is empathy and if you do that if you're one else whenever you're not sure you tend to do

Okay, like you said with your daughter. You're just being present with her

Was really so so contributed so much so powerful and sometimes we think we're not doing enough if we're just sort of present

We have to do something more

Hi, this is Denei. I'm the founder of simple families

Simple families is an online community for parents who are seeking a simpler more intentional life

In this show we focus on minimalism with kids positive parenting family wellness and decreasing the mental load

My perspectives are based in my first-hand experience raising kids but also rooted in my PhD in child development

So you're going to hear conversations that are based in research, but more importantly real life. Thanks for joining us

That voice you heard in the intro is Dr. Matthew Letterman

Together with his partner Dr. Alona Poolday

He created the medical program used in the Forks over Knives documentary

Which many of you probably watched him in they're the authors of six books including the co-authored New York Times

The Forks over Knives plan and their new book wellness to wonderful while they started off focusing on nutrition and lifestyle medicine

They've now moved to incorporating a more holistic view of wellness

Which especially includes connection

Today Dr. Letterman and I are talking more about connection and the impact on our physical and mental health

But before we get into that a one-minute word from today's sponsor prep dish

Prep dish is a meal planning service each week in my inbox

I get a three-page PDF the first page is the ingredient list

Which I used to add the ingredients to my shopping card online

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