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Episode 15: Let’s Talk Parenting, A Conversation with Laura Elpers Pierce, M.S., LMFT-S, RPE, IMH-E

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On today’s episode, Liz talks with Laura Pierce, a Registered Play Therapist, LMFT, colleague, and friend, about modern parenting and what that looks like in today’s world. Whether you’re a parent, want to be one day, or someone surrounded by little ones in your life… this episode will provide you with some good insight and knowledge into what goes into a child’s development, growth process, and emotional maturity.

EPISODE NOTES:

  • Adult relationships and the work we do within them is very similar to parenting. That’s not to say that in adult relationships, we parent our partner - it is actually quite the opposite. But both dynamics are about connection, validation, communication, and relationship.

  • The development of the parent-child relationship from the start is so vital to their growth, emotional maturity, and who they become.

  • Play therapy is designed to meet children where they are, honoring their development and appreciating what they experience and how they experience the world.

  • Play is a child’s language - they inherently know how to play from the start rather than it being taught to them.

  • The participation of parents in play therapy is so important and gives the parents a chance to see their child in a different way and interact with their child in a different way based on the therapist’s learnings about the child through the way they play.

  • Parenting in previous generations used to be much more parent-focused, whereas now it is more research-based.

RESOURCES:

Find out more about Laura and her practice here.

Purchase Laura’s children’s book, Little Worm: A Book About Worry, on Amazon.


This podcast is not a substitute for therapy with a licensed provider.


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