184. Where Do You Notice You Are a Playful Parent? How Are You Missing the Mark?

We all hear it, constantly! “Come play with me, come play with me, come play with me!” Listen, no one understands more than I do that as a busy parent the one of the hardest things to do is step out of your routine and play. Especially with a Highly Sensitive Child and it’s not always “fun.” Like when it ends in your highly sensitive child melting down because they didn’t win. Nope. Forget it! With life's huge to-do list, play time feels like extra baggage. But listen up - connection cures what ails that sweet soul.  And playtime heals in ways task-tackling never will.  Listen on to learn more. If your child is demonstrating the meltdown cycle, watch our free training here: https://www.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/5-shifts-registration If your teen is struggling to engage with your family, shutting down and struggling with a perfectionism spiral, watch our free training here: https://www.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/tp/5-steps-registration If you're ready to book a call with our team, use this link: https://www.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/pod/book-your-call-now For families with high school aged teens, use this link: https://www.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/tp/teentalk

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You are a parent of a Highly Sensitive Child and are ready to gain skills that will help you feel capable and confident disciplining your child or teen while helping them feel understood in a world that says they are "too much". Each week, Megghan Thompson, an experienced mental health therapist and Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor (RPT-S), dives into the topic of parenting highly sensitive children and teens. If you're ready to stop drowning in your child's explosive and out of control emotions and eliminate daily meltdowns, this show is for you.