In this episode Jack and Lindsay interview Dr. Audrey Robinson, a play therapist at Mesquite ISD’s Family Support Center. The Family Support Center is a resource center for all Mesquite ISD students and their families. It is a partnership with Texas A&M Commerce and Mesquite ISD. You can find more information about the Family Support Center at this website - https://www.mesquiteisd.org/resources-services/counseling-services/misd-family-support-center“Play is the young child’s natural language.” - Dr. Audrey Robinson“Play is often talked about as if it were relief from serious learning, but for kids it IS serious learning.” -Mr. RogersDr. Robinsons recommends at least once a week for 30 minutes have a designated play team, and allow the child to lead during that time. “I think it’s really important for kids to be able to play by themselves… they don’t always need to be entertained by a TV, tablet, or a device, or a sibling or a parent. We need our kids to look inside themselves and be able to come up with ways to entertain themselves and then later on that play builds that skill of problem solving too.” -Dr. Audrey Robinson“Playing doesn’t always equal out to something symbolic, even if it looks like that on the surface.” - Dr. Audrey RobinsonThree things that you can pay attention to when your child plays:Repetition: How much your child is playing out a specific task or scenario over and over. Intensity: Notice when there are changes in the way that your child plays.Context: Playing out a scenario similar to an experience that he/she has had. “Kids experience the same depth and complexity of emotions as we do, they just don’t always have the coping skills or the ways to talk it out like we do.” -Dr. Audrey RobinsonAudrey’s YouTube Video - The Power of Truly Seeing Your Child https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0G26hyldd4c“Children are not miniature adults. They are unique and are worthy of respect.” -Dr. Gary Landreth“The way we speak to our children becomes their inner voice.” -Peggy O’mara“Let your face speak what’s in your heart.” -Tony Morrison“What’s most important may not be what you do, but what you do after what you did.” - Dr. Gary Landreth“Making mistakes is actually good for our kids… Kids need modeled for them how we as adults manage mistakes.” -Dr. Audrey RobinsonSocial Media Information:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/readplaytalk
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