Playground Talks
Playground Talks is a podcast for busy parents who want to own their parenting style! The podcast cover topics such as how to handle tantrums and understand the WHY behind them, Why setting boundaries is so important? How to help build your child's resiliency and form healthy habits. Tammy Afriat , the host, and the professional guests on the show share their knowledge, and provide actionable tools so you'll get both the parenting principles and practical aspects that resonate with you, give you confidence and joy in your parenting journey! So hit Subscribe, and follow @tammyafriat for more content!
#43 "Stop The Blame Game: Childhood Accidents Rooted in Science, Not Behavior" with Dr. Steve Hodges
What is more effective: child-led or parent-led potty training?Is there a difference between potty training during the day and at night?What occurs in a child's brain during the potty training process? What causes bed night wetting?
Join us as we discuss bedwetting issues with Dr. Steve Hodges, a leading authority on childhood toileting issues.
Dr. Steve Hodges, a Professor of Pediatric Urology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, has authored eight books for parents and children. This episode focused on his book, "The M.O.P. Anthology."
You will learn about the diff...
#42 Why Boundaries Matter: A Compassionate Parenting Guide to Mutual Respect
Why is it important to set boundaries for your child's perspective?What happens to you, the parent, when you do not set boundaries?How do consistent boundaries foster respect and empathy within the family dynamic?
This episode delves into why boundaries matter from the perspectives of children, parents, and families.
It emphasizes the benefits of expressing clear expectations of needs and wants and respectful communication.
Join me in this short and sweet episode and learn how compassionate parenting can improve relationships and model valuable negotiation skills for your kids.
Additional resource:
#41 The Ultimate Holiday Handbook: Your Guide to a Stress-Free and Joyful Holiday Season
As the holiday season approaches, many parents look forward to spending quality time with their families.
However, the disruption of routines, the pressure to meet extended family members, and the challenges of traveling with kids can also bring frustration and stress.
This episode explores four crucial questions to consider before the holidays to ensure a mentally and technically prepared mindset and expections.
Dive deeper?
Have a great time with your family and vacation!
#40 Raising Curious Learners: How to Prepare Your Child to Learn at Any Age with Dr. Schweitzer
How early can you start preparing your kid to learn?
How can you foster an internal motivation for studying?
What are the 4 signs that a child may be struggling academically?
What does print awareness mean?
Tune in to Dr. Marisel Schweitzer and me, as we delve into how to foster learning skills and curiosoty from an early age.
Dr. Marisel Schweitzer is a parenting educator with 22 years of experience. She began her career as a teacher of bilingual and special education students. Later she earned her doctor of education degree f...
#39 Are American Children Immune To Extremism? with Dr. Emily Bashah PART B
As the Hostages Crisis is happening in Israel, Psychologist Dr.Emily Bashah and I had this important conversation where we discussed :
How can a parent implement the idea of restorative justice versus retributive justice as they handle sibling fights? Is the American citizens (children) immune to extremism? How to speak with your kids about tragedies happening in the world?Dr.Bashah is the author of the book "Additive Ideologies" and a licensed psychologist with a private practice in Scottsdale, Arizona. She is an expert witness in criminal, immigration, and civ...
#38 How To Prevent Extremism From Childhood? with Dr.Emily Bashah
As the hostage crisis is happening in Israel, we had this important conversation with Dr.Emily Bashah, where we discussed:
What is extremism? How does extremism relate to one’s sense of agency?How can you foster your children’s sense of agency?5 ways to Prevent Extremism from ChildhoodDr.Bashah is the author of the book "Additive Ideologies" and a licensed psychologist with a private practice in Scottsdale, Arizona. She is an expert witness in criminal, immigration, and civil courts, she has worked on high-profile cases coveri...
#37 How to Ignite Your Child's Inner Fire: Internal Motivation for Parents and Kids
Many times I hear parents wanting to spark that internal motivation in their children to learn, acquire new skills, and be kind. But how do you do this?
In this episode, you will learn what is intrinsic motivation, is external motivation bad? and how to support your children's internal motivation and how early you can do this.
Additional relevant episodes :
#36 Beyond Sticker Charts; How to Wisely Use External Motivators and Rewards?#32 "Roaring with Compassion: discovering parenting styles"#17 How To Form Healthy Habits And Raise Calmer Kids? With...#36 Beyond Sticker Charts; How to Wisely Use External Motivators and Rewards?
Why using external motivators are necessary for a child's development?
How to create a reward system that is effective and fair?
7 non-materialistic reward ideas
Today we discuss how to use external rewards to motivate your child to follow your directions, comply with certain routines, and develop good behaviors. We will cover the different types of external reward systems and address the concerns that some parents have about using external rewards, such as the fear that their children will become too dependent on them.
So tune in to this episode and the f...
#35 Consequences: The Magic of Natural and Logical Consequences In Parenting
At what age should the concept of consequences be introduced?
How to use the "Budget Principle" as a consequence?
What are logical vs natural consequences?
What are the 5 key elements for effective consequences?
This episode covers one of the most important tools you can have as a parent, and I know you might confuse punishment with consequences, so, tune in and understand the difference otherwise, you won't know it (that's the consequence :-)).
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#34 How to set boundaries for your child?
#30 "Your idea Is Stupid!"...
#34 How to set boundaries for your child?
Empowering Your Child with Limits and Love is easier said than done.
So where to start? How to do it?
Today, we're diving into the important topic of setting boundaries for kids. Boundaries are crucial for your kid's development, teaching them appropriate behavior, respect, and healthy routines.
So Let's explore some key elements for effective boundary-setting and examples that will help you to come up with the "Boundaries action plan" for your family.
Featured episode:
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#33 How To Parent Without Power-Struggles?
Can you imagine your family free from power struggles?
How can you tell if you are being caught in a power struggle or if you genuinely setting boundaries?
This episode delves into the topic of creating a power struggle-free zone in your home.
You will hear about three common areas of conflict between kids and parents: food, getting to shower, and screen time. Those examples will help you to understand the underlying reasons behind these boundaries, such as promoting healthy lifestyles and development, so you can effectively communicate to your c...
#32 "Roaring with Compassion: discovering parenting styles"
So what do lions, and lambs have to do with parenting style?
How that parenting style affects children?
And how is that all relate to boundaries?
Inspired by the book "Raising Lions" by Joe Newman, in this episode of the Playground Talks podcast, you will explore the different parenting styles (permissive, authoritative, and authoritarian) and the delicate balance between child autonomy and parental authority.
Check out this short and sweet episode and hear the pitfalls of being too permissive or authoritarian and the benefits of authoritative parenting.
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#31 What Does Effective Parenting Communication Sounds Like?
It's not enough to set boundaries because there is a lot of impact on how your boundaries are perceived by the people around you, including your kids.
So what are the 3 types of communication styles and how would your message sound different when you change the way you deliver it?
Tune in and tell me if it's intriguing something for you HERE.
Related episodes:
As a certified parent coach, I aim to h...
#30 "Your idea Is Stupid!" / How to set intellectual boundaries?
This episode is not only for kids, but it is also for us, the adults that sometimes unintentionally cross those intellectual boundaries between us...
So tune in and understand what are intellectual boundaries, how to set them, and how to coach your child to respond when it's being violated.
Relevant episodes:
As a certified...
#29 What is a physical boundary?
This episode covers :
What falls under Physical Boundaries? One private space? Your child's body needs? What is your aunty's demand for a kiss from your child on Christmas? How do models consent to your kiddos?How to respond when your child wants to eat right when it's bedtime??Episodes mentioned:
#11 What's Sex Education For Young Children? With Ruth Dollinger#23 "Healthy Eating Habits Is Not About Depriving Food Of Your Child But Rather Educating Your Child" with Karin Adoni#26 Time Boundaries For Parents And KidsAs a certified parent coach, I aim to help you se...
#28 "You're Being Too Dramatic!" What healthy emotional boundary look like for you and for your child?
Have you ever heard a caregiver saying: "Don't be so dramatic!"
"You are too sensitive!"
"It’s just a scratch, don't make a big deal of it"
So this is actually dismissive of one feeling, and in this episode, I talked about what do healthy boundaries look like. and what are parents' roles when it comes to emotional boundaries?
So join me for this important discussion (we wouldn't have had it 30 years ago...).
Need help clarifying your emotional boundaries and how to respond to your kids?
Book your free...
#27 Sharing is caring! Is that so?? What do healthy Material Boundaries look like?
This episode covers :
What does a healthy material boundary look like?How to prepare your kids for sharing toys before the playdate?What's your material boundary (do you have to buy everything for your child? Do you must share your belongings (let's say, smartphone) with your kids?What does material boundary violation look like?Some food for thought:
To whom do you feel comfortable borrowing things? For how long do you want to share those assets?How do you expect to have that back (clean? organized?)How do you encourage your kids to set their material bou...#26 What is a personal boundary? What Do Time Boundaries Look Like for Parents and kids?
This episode covers :
What are boundaries?
Specifically, what do time boundaries actually mean?
What are some specific examples you can set time boundaries for yourself and for your kids?
Some food for thought:
Before you mentor your kids around time boundaries, do you need help clarifying what's your time boundaries?
Book your free 30 min session with me or...
#25 How Drama Therapy And Storytelling Can Serve You As a Parent? With Donna Griffit
How can you shape your kid's perspective with your everyday stories?
How storytelling and drama therapy can serve you as a parent?
In this special episode, I was talking to Donna Griffit.
Donna is a corporate storyteller, who has worked globally for over 18 years with Fortune 500 companies, Start-Ups, and investors in a wide variety of industries. She has consulted and trained clients in over 30 countries, helping them create, edit and deliver verbal and written presentations, pitches and messages. Through her guidance clients have raised over a billion dollars.
As a parent, Donna is using st...
#24 Tammy afriat Interview in "Foreign-Born Mama" podcast host by Nurzhan Sterbenz; Discussing Parenting Styles, Setting Boundaries, Career Shifting, And Parenting In Different Culture!
How is it to be a foreign-born parent in the US?
What are nowadays parenting challenges?
In this special episode, Nurzhan Sterbenz, a mom of a twin and the host of the "Foreign-Born Mama" podcast and I talked about different parenting styles, Nurzhan shared her childhood experiences growing up in Kyrgyzstan (Central Asia) and I shared my perspective around setting boundaries and why I transitioned from being an engineer to become a certified parenting coach by WCI (World Coach institute) .
The resources mentioned were:
#4 Why Do Kids "Misbehave"? With Mariko Fairly, Part A#14 How...
#23 "Healthy Eating Habits Is Not About Depriving Food Of Your Child But Rather Educating Your Child" with Karin Adoni
What is Ultra-processed food and how it’s affecting your child's body?
How much of the US population has a nutrition deficiency (according to the CDC)?
Is it recommended to supplement your kid?
What a balanced meal should look like?
Karin Adoni Ben-David is a highly sought-after Certified Nutritionist and Health Coach specializing in healthy lifestyles, emotional eating, and sugar detox. After suffering from severe eating disorders for over a decade, she transformed her life and now devotes herself to the practice of health and nutrition. Karin made her mark as a nut...
#22 What Are Your Child Speech And Language Millstones? With Lenora Edwards
What’s the difference between speech and language?
What are the milestones for kids ages zero to eight?
Why is it important to address speech and language concerns?
What could be some signs indicating a child might benefit from speech and language therapy?
Lenora Edwards is a ASHA Board Certified Speech Language Pathologist and Chief Knowledge Officer with Better Speech. Since obtaining her CCC’s in 2010, she has worked with individuals of all ages from little ones who are learning to understand and express themselves to adults who want to improve their speak...
#21 Five Ways To Prevent Tech Tantrums And Develop Healthy Screen Habits! With Jennifer Strube Bochsler
How does excessive screen time affect children's brains and development?
How many hours are recommended for a kid to be on screen?
What are the five ways to prevent tech tantrums and develop healthy screen habits?
Jennifer Strube Bochsler, LMFT, is co-founder of TechWiseLittles, an online community for nature-rich and screen-light parents. As an educator and licensed family therapist, she’s worked for 20 years in public and private education helping families with healthy tech boundaries and developing kids’ attention and focus skills. As a wife and mom of two, she's passionate about the o...
#20 "It's All In The Head"; How Chiropractic Can Help Your Child's Development? With Pediatric Chiropractic Expert Dr. Rosen
Did you ever think of taking your kid to chiropractic due to developmental delays?
So what's chiropractic has to do with the brain and child development?
How does a child's nervous system work?
How chiropractic can help your kid?
Dr. Rosen is an expert in pediatric chiropractic. For over 40 years he has maintained a private practice and has traveled nationally and internationally teaching chiropractic techniques, pediatrics, cranial adjusting, chiropractic philosophy, and practice management.
In today's episode, we focused on the book “It’s All in the Head”, which was wri...
#19 How Can You Stop A Meltdown Before It's Even Started? With Dr. Erin Avirett
What's the earliest a kid starts to show a meltdown?
Is there any difference between meltdowns and tantrums?
Will you handle meltdowns differently at your house vs in public?
What are the strategies you can use to Prevent meltdowns from happening?
Dr. Avirett is a Licensed Psychologist. For the last decade, she has worked with children and young adults across the southwest for counseling and diagnostic evaluations.
Dr. Avirett has been married for 15 years and has 3 children, ages 2, 9, and 11. Being a parent has given her fresh insight into the world of eve...
#18 How Can You Support Your Child In Developing Healthy Sleeping habits? With Deborah Winters
Why is sleep so important?
Can you make up for “missing sleeping hours?
When a child can sleep without wetting his bed?
How much time should it take for your child to fall asleep?
Deborah Winters is a licensed clinical social worker (from Adelphi University), parent educator (certified trainer in STEP; Systematic Training for Effective Parenting), and an ADHD-CCSP (Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder-Certified Clinical Services Provider) professional. And in addition to all that she supports families in her clinic who need sleep therapy!
So in this episode, you can learn from...
#17 How To Form Healthy Habits And Raise Calmer Kids? With Michelle Cole
Is there any difference between routine and habits?
What’s happening in your brain when forming habits?
What is the mechanism to develop a new habit or replace an old one?
Michelle Cole from Calmer Kids is an educational trainer and school leader with 20 years of experience working in schools - both in England and Australia. Her impact on raising attainment and outcomes for pupils led to her being awarded a 'Specialist Leader of Education Award by the National College of Teaching in 2015.
For Michelle, cancer aged 30 was a wak...
#16 Bonus -A Transformational Parenting Moment in Jonathan Hewitt life,the Founder of Life Ki-do
Jonathan Hewitt has a degree in psychology from Emory University. Jonathan is also the founder of Life Ki-do Martial Arts, Parenting & Life Education, and the author of the award-winning book Life Ki-do Parenting: Tools to Raise Happy, Confident Kids from the Inside Out.
In the previous episode, we discussed some of the tools and principles Jonathan uses to empower children (and parents!) So you can find inner strength, confidence, and happiness from within instead of looking to others for validation and self-worth. For more info: www.lifekido.com.
You Might Want To Tune I...
#16 How Can You Use Life Ki-do Practices To Raise Happy, Confident Kids From The Inside Out? With Jonathan Hewitt
What Are The Life Ki-do® Tools For Living Resilience Life?
How does external feedback affect your child's effort to be successful?
What does an authoritative parenting style look like?
Jonathan Hewitt, grew up conditioned to the “American happy life”, at 18 he got a book that changes his life. And instead of pursuing a wall street career, he graduated in psychology at Emory University and Founded Life Ki-do® Martial Arts & Life Education. Jonathan has been teaching martial arts and life skills to children aged three to nineteen for about 3...
#15 Dr.Kate Lund, The Author Of "Bounce" Talking About How To Transform Your Child Challenges Into Strengths?
How to help your child to unfold their strengths? and to transform their challenges into their superpower?
Our guest today, Dr. Kate Lund is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Published Author, and Keynote Speaker.
Dr. Lund is known as an expert on resilience not only because of her professional background but also because of her own life experience. As a child, she struggled as a child with a medical condition that made some of the typical activities of childhood challenging. Her parents' unwavering belief in their child built an inner resilience that led to a suc...
#14 Main Takeaways from Dr. Mortimer on How Can You Support Your Child In Developing Resiliency?
This is a short episode that covers the main takeaways Dr. Mortimer covered in the previous episode:
What is resilience?
What are the skills related to being resilient?
What strategies you can use to help your child in building resilience?
More resources you can use that are mentioned in this episode are:
Free download chores by age What is the Mistake Club? (Episode about growth mindset) How can you support your child in building resilience? (Full episode)How can you help more parents to gain parenting skills?
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#14 How Can You Help Build Your Child's Resiliency? With Dr. Mortimer
What does resilience mean? What are the skills related to being resilient? and how can you support your child in developing resilience?
This week's guest is Dr. Mortimer, a Licensed Psychologist, who is currently practicing in Fort Worth, Texas. She has prior experience working within school districts and the hospital setting. Dr. Mortimer has been married for 15 years and has 2 children, ages 7 and 9. Her role in public school and private practice settings have given her opportunities to work with children and young adults from 2-25 for evaluations to determine diagnosis, counseling, and behavioral support. The com...
#13 Season 1 Wrap Up And Exciting News!
In this episode I mention the main pillars of the first season :
Boundaries and Reinforcement strategies.
The main episodes that cover those topics are:
As an additional resource for you, I also started creating free downloads.
The first one is Chores by Age (kids 2- 10+ years old).
So gra...
#12 What Does Your Child Feel As a Teenager? With Dr. Yaniv Raz
Does slamming doors sound familiar to you? Is your child being extremely emotional? Losing interest in things that previously gave your child joy? and staying “forever” in the room? So your child is no longer a kid but a Preteen or even a TEENAGER!
The last guest of this season is psychologist, Lior Yaniv Raz, who works in a private clinic and in a children and youth orphanage. Lior specializes in helping teenagers dealing with anxiety, depression, and mood disorders.
In this episode Lior describes (and reminds us :-) how does it feel to...
#11 What's Sex Education For Young Children? With Ruth Dollinger
What's a healthy doctor and patient game look like (what are some red flags that there is something awkward going on?) Or When is the time to interfere when kids are wrestling?
Ruth Dollinger, a Sex Educator for nearly a decade, who has been involved in informal education for almost 20 years, is touching on this sensitive topic: SEX Education. Ruth explains what is sex education, what is the earliest a parent can introduce the topic, and how (a hint- from the time your child is born :-) and when is the time to cover yourself up...
#10 What Are The 6 Types Of Personal Boundaries? With Dr. Dowtin
When your kid claims he is too tired to shower or not hungry or not willing to clean his room, what boundary is he/she trying to set? and how to respond to that?
This episode's guest is Dr. Dowtin, Ph.D., LCPC, NCSP, RPT. She is a black cisgender registered play therapist, licensed clinical professional counselor, and early childhood school psychologist CEO at PlayfulLeigh Psyched, which is a private teletherapy practice. Dr.Dowtin is an early childhood specialist and trauma therapist, passionate about serving historically marginalized children and families, disrupting the generational transmission of t...
#9 My Kids Won't Stop Fighting! How To Handle It? With Dr.Ifat Matzner Herooti
Do your kids fight all the time? Call names to each other?
Does Your Child Talk Back To You?
This week's guest, Ifat Matzner Herooti shares in a humorous and authentic way how she left a successful law career (She holds a Ph.D. in Law from the University of California, Berkeley) and became a parenting expert and lecturer who works mainly with fathers.
She is also the author of the book "Parenting: A Comedy of Errors Full of Good Intentions" (Amazon bestseller) and the creator of The Courageous Parenting method, which is b...
#8 How To Approach An Introverted Kid? With Austin Hudson
What are self-regulation and dysregulation?
What does dysregulation look like in introverted kids?
Join us for a very informative, pack of tools episode!
Austin Hudson, a Licensed Professional Counselor that specializes in children and teens explains and demonstrates how to approach introverted kiddos, what could be some strategies to help kids regulate themselves emotionally, and physically and how the prompting hierarchy connects to all that.
Austin would love to help you more, so check out his website.
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#7 Quick Guide For Choosing Toys, Setting Boundaries, And Praising! With Jennifer Warren
Does sharing always means caring ?!
What if the house rules are different from than daycare rules?
DO you have too many toys in the house? the quick guideline to wise toy picking…
Jennifer Warren is a teacher with over 35 years of experience. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Child Development with a minor in Psychology from Chico State. Jennifer kindly shared based on her various experience how to effectively communicate with your child's teachers, how to respond when a kid is pushings boundaries and how to prioritize the quality time activities with...
#6 Why Setting Boundaries So Important? With Bryana Kappadakunnel Owner of Conscious Mommy
What are boundaries?
Why setting personal boundaries is so important?
What gets in the way of us setting boundaries?
What is the difference between a power struggle and holding boundaries?
Bryana Kappadakunnel, a licensed marriage and family therapist with over 12 years of experience and the owner of Conscious Mommy, shares her unique perspective about boundaries, why it’s never too late to start setting boundaries, and what healthy boundaries look like.
Here are links to connect and follow Bryana: Website and FB Group.
