Welcome to the Raising Boys and Girls Podcast. I'm Sissy Gough.

I'm David Thomas. And I'm Melissa Trevathan.

And we are so glad you've set us out a few minutes to spend with us today.

In each episode of this podcast, we'll share some of what we're learning in the work we do

with kids and families on a daily basis at Days Are Counseling in Nashville, Tennessee.

Our goal is to help you care for the kids in your life with a little more understanding,

a little more practical help and a whole lot of hope. So pull up a chair and join us

on this journey from our little yellow house to yours. Raising Boys and Girls Podcasts

is brought to you in partnership with Menno. Menno provides meaningful screen time and shared

experiences for families to help you grow in your faith together. Check them out at podcast.gomenno.com.

That's podcast.gomenno.com.

Hey, David Thomas. Hey, Sissy Gough. So excited that we're back. Me too.

Really fun. We have been talking so much about how we've been loving this podcast and continue

to be so grateful for Menno, helping us do this and that we're getting to talk together about

so many important things and getting to talk with some amazing people too. We've loved it.

We hope you're having as much fun as we are. We're having a great time. We are.

Except we're having tacos kind of every time we record, which maybe you could go find the

closest taco to you today just to celebrate with us. We would highly recommend tacos with this

podcast. Yes, which kind of lends itself to what we're talking about today because maybe tacos

could be playful. I feel more playful when I eat tacos probably. So that's what we want to talk

about today is being a playful parent and the importance of play in the lives of kids.

And really our lives to David, if we were going to kind of ask our question, what for you

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