Playful Heart Parenting with Mia Wisinski: Episode 186

This episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast is a conversation with Mia Wisinski from the popular social media account, Playful Heart Parenting. We discuss why being playful needs to be woven into your daily life with your kids and not as a tactic to get their cooperation, what makes it hard to be playful, and lots of tips and tricks to start being more silly today!

We talk about:

• 4:00 Why does play sometimes backfire when you use it to try to get through the schedule?
• 7:00 How to be more intentional about play and fun
• 10:00 Changing your way of being with your children
• 13:00 How sexism shows up in our attitudes and ability to access our playful sides
• 17:00 How we are “weaned off” of play in our society
• 23:00 How to start getting playful and silly again
• 33:00 How games can help with specific challenges with your kids
• 41:00 How to not use play in a manipulative way

Download the episode transcript HERE

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Playful Parenting with Lawrence Cohen: Episode 103
• Mia Wisinski @playfulheartparenting on IG
  https://playfulheartparenting.com/

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