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Listen "(204) Making it Easier to Play and Build Connection with Our Kids"
Episode Synopsis
Playing with our kids has all sorts of mental health benefits for your family — but let's be real, it can be hard to do.
As adults, it can be really hard to access that "inner child" that can relax, get imaginative and silly, and just...play. On top of that, playing games with young kids can be frustrating: you're told you're doing it "wrong" so often you don't know how to do it right, or you're just flat-out bored because you cannot make yourself love Floor is Lava, or playing Minecraft makes you nauseous. It's hard to make yourself do something you don't like to do, especially because we get hardly any time to ourselves. And then, of course, many of us feel guilt for not playing (or not enjoying it).
Not to mention the fact that whatever you do doesn't feel like enough to them — they always want more time, and the whining and sadness that results sometimes makes it feel like you never want to do it ever again.
If you struggle to play with your kids, you're not alone.
The truth is, if playtime were fun, it would be of benefit to both your child and you. But that "if" is a really big IF. Today, Danielle and Sara talk about the mental health benefits of connecting with your kids, and the method they came up with to make it more structured and fun.
Show Notes and Transcript: https://mightyandbright.com/blogs/raising-resilience-podcast/204-making-it-easier-to-play-and-build-connection-with-our-kids
Raising Resilience Program: http://www.mightyandbright.com/mentalhealth
Danielle's website and podcast: Parenting Wholeheartedly
As adults, it can be really hard to access that "inner child" that can relax, get imaginative and silly, and just...play. On top of that, playing games with young kids can be frustrating: you're told you're doing it "wrong" so often you don't know how to do it right, or you're just flat-out bored because you cannot make yourself love Floor is Lava, or playing Minecraft makes you nauseous. It's hard to make yourself do something you don't like to do, especially because we get hardly any time to ourselves. And then, of course, many of us feel guilt for not playing (or not enjoying it).
Not to mention the fact that whatever you do doesn't feel like enough to them — they always want more time, and the whining and sadness that results sometimes makes it feel like you never want to do it ever again.
If you struggle to play with your kids, you're not alone.
The truth is, if playtime were fun, it would be of benefit to both your child and you. But that "if" is a really big IF. Today, Danielle and Sara talk about the mental health benefits of connecting with your kids, and the method they came up with to make it more structured and fun.
Show Notes and Transcript: https://mightyandbright.com/blogs/raising-resilience-podcast/204-making-it-easier-to-play-and-build-connection-with-our-kids
Raising Resilience Program: http://www.mightyandbright.com/mentalhealth
Danielle's website and podcast: Parenting Wholeheartedly
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