TPP 426a: Georgie Wisen-Vincent on Unlocking Our Kids’ Emotional Balance and Resilience with The Way of Play
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Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children
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What is play and why is it considered a universal language for children’s emotional development?
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Hey, it's Debbie. This month on playback Fridays, we're diving into the archives to revisit some of my favorite conversations about occupational therapy and the many ways OTs can support neurodivergent kids. Whether you're new to these conversations or you're listening again with fresh ears, I hope you'll find insights you can put to use right away. I'm Debbie Reber and welcome to Tilt Parenting, a podcast featuring interviews and conversations aimed at inspiring, informing, and supporting parents raising differently wired kids. Playing with kids doesn't always come naturally to parents. For some of us, it might feel uninteresting, repetitive, or as though the only way to participate is by taking over.
But today's conversation might just change the way you think about play. We're diving into the transformative power of play as a form of communication that allows our kids to feel safe while exploring what's going on inside them. Joining me for this conversation is Georgie Wisen-Vincent, an expert in play therapy and the co-author alongside Dr. Tina Payne Bryson of the brand new book, The Way of Play, using little moments of big connection to raise kind and confident kids. Georgie is a nationally recognized play therapy expert and the founder and director of the Play Strong Institute, a center dedicated to studying and practicing play therapy through a neurodevelopmental lens. In today's episode, Georgie shares insights from the way of play and explains why play is a universal language that helps kids express their feelings and navigate life's challenges.
We discuss how parents can intentionally use play to strengthen bonds, nurture sibling relationships, and reconnect after time apart. If you're looking for simple, meaningful ways to connect with your child, this conversation, it's a must listen. As Georgie says, there is so much to be gained from the small moments of play. I hope you enjoy the episode. Hey, Georgie, welcome to the podcast. Thank you, Debbie. I'm so honored to be here. Yeah, I'm looking forward to this conversation and hearing more about your work and especially your new book, which I'm not even going to bury the lead. I'm just going to say the name of the book, but then I want to hear more about you. So the book we're going to be diving into today is called The Way of Play, Using Little Moments of Big Connection to Raise Calm and Confident Kids.
You've written it with a dear friend of mine and frequent guest at the pod, also Dr. Tina Payne Bryson. I've known about this book for a long time, so I'm very excited that it's out in the world and we can talk about it today. But would you introduce yourself to our audience, to our community, and if you can slip in there, your personal why for being in this space?
Yeah, I'd be happy to. I've obviously listened to your podcast, the Tilt podcast, for a long time. I will start off by saying I'm the mom to a neurodivergent kid. I trained as a play therapist 20 years ago, and I have come into this work from the perspective of not knowing a lot about the neurodiversity world, and then learn more as things have gone on. I came to work with Tina Bryson at the Center for Connection, her multidisciplinary practice together in Pasadena. And I introduced a play therapy team there. And almost from the first day that I started, I was saying, I had obviously studied Tina's work in the books with Dan Siegel, The Whole Brain Child, No Drama Discipline, and the others. I had just become a mom myself.
And I said, Tina, I don't know if you know too much about how important play is in the relationships between parents and children. She said, of course, I know.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is play and why is it considered a universal language for children’s emotional development?
0:00–5:21
2
How did Georgie Wisen‑Vincent become a play‑therapy expert and co‑author of *The Way of Play*?
5:21–10:55
3
Why does the book describe play as a tool for kids to express feelings and process difficult experiences?
10:55–16:19
4
What is the PlayStrong Institute and how does it help parents learn the seven PlayStrong strategies?
16:19–22:55
5
How can parents differentiate between structured, free, and collaborative play and use each to strengthen bonds?
22:55–28:49
6
What does ‘making yourself a mirror’ look like in everyday play with a child?
28:49–34:24
7
How can parents dial the intensity of play up or down to support a child’s sensory and emotional regulation?
34:24–39:00
8
What strategies help siblings play together peacefully and how can parents intervene when conflicts arise?
39:00–43:35
Speakers
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