Tina Payne Bryson

No Drama Discipline.

That is a Dan Siegel book and Tina Payne Bryson, a book I personally adore.

I wanted to continue the conversation on discipline because I just think it's so important for us as parents to actually sit and think about what discipline or what the word discipline means to us today.

And the reason why I'm emphasizing what it means to us today is because it might not mean the way that you were raised.

Play is so, so important for our kiddos.

And if you want to hear about really about the importance of play, you need to go back to Tina Payne Bryson's episode, which is 236, and listen to Tina talk about that.

She is amazing.

Very well versed in this area.

Um, I know we have parents inside the parent ref- uh, the Reflective Parent Book Club that are listening to this.

There's a book that we haven't mentioned, but we're going to relate to our conversation today, No-Drama Discipline, Dan Siegel, um, and Tina Payne Bryson.

I'm going to bring that into the book club this month and connect our conversation to that book.

I, I highly recommend it to, to parents.

What most people get wrong is what it actually means for the kids slamming the door, going silent at dinner, and looking at you like you're the enemy.

Dr. Tina Payne Bryson is a psychotherapist and the founder of the Center for Connection.

She also co-authored with Dan Siegel, The Whole Brain Child and No Drama Discipline, which have sold millions of copies and changed how parents understand what's happening in their kid's head.

Today we're pointing the same brain science as the teen's years, clearing up what it actually means and what gets wrong just as often as it gets right.

I have been looking forward to this for

weeks.

Dr. Bryce and Tina, welcome to the show.

Thank you so much.

I remember one of the pieces of advice or just something that somebody said that was really altering for me.

It was when Tina Bryson said that the reason bedtime is difficult is because parents and children have competing agendas.

Right.

And we don't have to unpack that.

That book is a little challenging to read because he uses a lot of science jargon.

And then he later partnered with Tina Payne Bryson, wrote multiple books, The Yes Brain, The Whole Child, or The Whole Brain Child.

that doesn't sound right.

I'll put all the links in the show notes and no drama discipline, uh, the power of showing up.

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 Wiesen-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 PlayStrong 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.

I'm just gonna say the name of the book, but then I wanna hear more about you.

So the book we're gonna 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 a frequent guest of 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.