Brave Being the Podcast

Bridget discusses the topic of modeling, how children learn by observing what we do rather than what we say, and what this means for how we express ourselves to our kiddos.

Topics Include:

• Children learn through observation, not description
• Managing confrontation in front of our kiddos
• Modeling the behaviors and values we tell our kids are important
• Why our children often express the things we as parent suppress
• Children that express aggression
• Realistic expectations as a parent or caregiver
• And other topics...

Want to connect with Bridget? Find her online at:
www.thebridgecenterforplaytherapy.com
www.bridgettedeschi.com
www.facebook/thebridgecenterforplaytherapy
www.facebook/bridgettedeschi 
@bridgettedeschi

Bridget discusses the topic of modeling, how children learn by observing what we do rather than what we say, and what this means for how we express ourselves to our kiddos.

Topics Include:

• Children learn through observation, not description
• Managing confrontation in front of our kiddos
• Modeling the behaviors and values we tell our kids are important
• Why our children often express the things we as parent suppress
• Children that express aggression
• Realistic expectations as a parent or caregiver
• And other topics...

Want to connect with Bridget? Find her online at:
www.thebridgecenterforplaytherapy.com
www.bridgettedeschi.com
www.facebook/thebridgecenterforplaytherapy
www.facebook/bridgettedeschi 
@bridgettedeschi

Bridget discusses the Colorado grocery store shooting that took place this week, and how we can have brave conversations with our kiddos about this tragedy and other acts of violence.

Topics Include:

• The normalization of violence in our culture
• Resisting the urge to shelter our children from reality
• Brave conversations with kiddos about violence
• Naming what has occurred, being mindful of the feelings that arise, and holding space for questions and reflections
• Fighting our numbness to tragedy
• And other topics...

Resources Mentioned:
https://www.facebook.com/bravebeing

Want to connect with Bridget? Find her online at:
www.thebridgecenterforplaytherapy.com
www.bridgettedeschi.com
www.facebook/thebridgecenterforplaytherapy
www.facebook/bridgettedeschi 
@bridgettedeschi 

Bridget discusses the Colorado grocery store shooting that took place this week, and how we can have brave conversations with our kiddos about this tragedy and other acts of violence.

Topics Include:

• The normalization of violence in our culture
• Resisting the urge to shelter our children from reality
• Brave conversations with kiddos about violence
• Naming what has occurred, being mindful of the feelings that arise, and holding space for questions and reflections
• Fighting our numbness to tragedy
• And other topics...

Resources Mentioned:
https://www.facebook.com/bravebeing

Want to connect with Bridget? Find her online at:
www.thebridgecenterforplaytherapy.com
www.bridgettedeschi.com
www.facebook/thebridgecenterforplaytherapy
www.facebook/bridgettedeschi 
@bridgettedeschi 

Bridget discusses the topic of mirroring and how young children look to their parents and primary caregivers as examples of how to behave in the world.

Topics Include:

• Developmental changes for one-year-olds
• Mirror neurons
• Promoting development and learning through modeling
• Building neuropathways
• Why "do as I say, not as I do" can't work with kiddos
• Mirroring with siblings 
• Developing coping skills
• And other topics...

Want to connect with Bridget? Find her online at:
www.thebridgecenterforplaytherapy.com
www.bridgettedeschi.com
www.facebook/thebridgecenterforplaytherapy
www.facebook/bridgettedeschi 
@bridgettedeschi 

Bridget discusses the topic of mirroring and how young children look to their parents and primary caregivers as examples of how to behave in the world.

Topics Include:

• Developmental changes for one-year-olds
• Mirror neurons
• Promoting development and learning through modeling
• Building neuropathways
• Why "do as I say, not as I do" can't work with kiddos
• Mirroring with siblings 
• Developing coping skills
• And other topics...

Want to connect with Bridget? Find her online at:
www.thebridgecenterforplaytherapy.com
www.bridgettedeschi.com
www.facebook/thebridgecenterforplaytherapy
www.facebook/bridgettedeschi 
@bridgettedeschi 

In today's episode, Bridget discusses the pent-up energy many of us are feeling right now, our kiddos included, and how we might manage expectations of our children and ourselves during this time.

Topics Include:

• Managing pent-up energy from winter and the pandemic
• Suspending our problem-solving brains
• The impulse to intervene more than maybe we should
• Letting your kids sort things out
• Finding empathy for ourselves during these challenging times
• And other topics...

Want to connect with Bridget? Find her online at:
www.thebridgecenterforplaytherapy.com
www.bridgettedeschi.com
www.facebook/thebridgecenterforplaytherapy
www.facebook/bridgettedeschi 
@bridgettedeschi 

In today's episode, Bridget discusses the pent-up energy many of us are feeling right now, our kiddos included, and how we might manage expectations of our children and ourselves during this time.

Topics Include:

• Managing pent-up energy from winter and the pandemic
• Suspending our problem-solving brains
• The impulse to intervene more than maybe we should
• Letting your kids sort things out
• Finding empathy for ourselves during these challenging times
• And other topics...

Want to connect with Bridget? Find her online at:
www.thebridgecenterforplaytherapy.com
www.bridgettedeschi.com
www.facebook/thebridgecenterforplaytherapy
www.facebook/bridgettedeschi 
@bridgettedeschi 

In today's episode, Bridget discusses our need to feel right, why differences in relationships are as important as shared interests, and how having a healthy relationship with these differences can foster more resilient children.

Topics Include:

• Our attachment to being right
• The fantasy of being completely on the same page with someone else
• Better together because of our difference, not in spite of them
• Choosing a partner that pushes our growth
• How being exposed to different values fosters resilience in children
• And other topics

Want to connect with Bridget? Find her online at:
www.thebridgecenterforplaytherapy.com
www.bridgettedeschi.com
www.facebook/thebridgecenterforplaytherapy
www.facebook/bridgettedeschi 
@bridgettedeschi 

In today's episode, Bridget discusses our need to feel right, why differences in relationships are as important as shared interests, and how having a healthy relationship with these differences can foster more resilient children.

Topics Include:

• Our attachment to being right
• The fantasy of being completely on the same page with someone else
• Better together because of our difference, not in spite of them
• Choosing a partner that pushes our growth
• How being exposed to different values fosters resilience in children
• And other topics

Want to connect with Bridget? Find her online at:
www.thebridgecenterforplaytherapy.com
www.bridgettedeschi.com
www.facebook/thebridgecenterforplaytherapy
www.facebook/bridgettedeschi 
@bridgettedeschi