Is My Child A Monster? A Parenting Therapy Podcast

Leslie Cohen-Rubury

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Why Your Child's Play Is Essential Communication with Special Guest Jennifer Sims

4/22/2025 • 34 min

In this episode, Leslie and special guest Jen Sims, a licensed professional counselor and registered play therapist, talk about the importance of play. Jen explains that play is the language of children, allowing them to express emotions and experiences. She specializes in Non-directive Play Therapy, which involves creating an environment where children can full… Play episode

Jean & Alex Part 3 of 3: When You Want to Get Unstuck
Jean & Alex Part 2 of 3: When Your Child Wants a Lot of Your Attention
Bonus Episode: Understanding Problematic Thinking Patterns
Jean & Alex Part 1 of 3: When Your Kid Can't Handle Needles or Bandaids
When To Give In and When To Stand Firm with Special Guest Amy Kalasunas
Bonus Episode: Understanding Shame
Sarah Part 3 of 3: When Parents and Kids Feel Shame
Sarah Part 2 of 3: When Parents Struggle with Control
Bonus Episode: Understanding Why a Good Parent-Child Fit Matters
Sarah Part 1 of 3: When your Teen is a Great Negotiator
Help us Shape Season 3 of Is My Child A Monster? A Parenting Skills Podcast
Giving and Receiving Feedback with Special Guest Dale Rubury
The Power of Books with Guest Speaker Deborah Farmer Kris
Mary and Antoine Part 3 of 3: When Parents Fight
Mary Part 2 of 3: When Kids Have a Low Frustration Tolerance
Mary Part 1 of 3: When Your Kid Hates Change
Calm the Chaos: Parenting Neurodivergent Kids with Special Guest Dayna Abr…
Pedro & Claudia Part 3 of 3: When Nagging Your Kid Doesn't Work
Pedro & Claudia Part 2 of 3: When Panic Attacks Disrupt the Whole Family
Pedro & Claudia: Part 1 of 3: Fear and Frustration when Parenting your Teen
The Life of a Rule Follower with Guest Dale Rubury
Hannah & Alex Part 3 of 3: The Balancing Act of Parenting
Hannah & Alex Part 2 of 3: When Saying No to your Kid feels Impossible
Hannah & Alex Part 1 of 3: When you Feel Unprepared to be a Parent
Louise & George Part 3 of 3: When a Parent Feels like a Trainee
Louise & George Part 2 of 3: Parenting Your Child Without Punishments or R…
Louise & George Part 1 of 3: When You and Your Kid "Flip Your Lid"
Building Mastery with Special Guest Dale Rubury - Reprise
Emma Part 3 out of 3: When your Kid Misbehaves
Emma Part 2 of 3: When You Need A Perspective Shift
Emma Part 1 of 3: When You Think Your Kid is Manipulating You
Managing Anxiety for the Whole Family with Special Guest Lynn Lyons
Leigh & Pierre Part 3 of 3: When Your Kid is Having a Meltdown
Leigh & Pierre Part 2 of 3: When Your Kid Likes to be in Control
Leigh & Pierre Part 1 of 3: When your Kid Doesn’t Want to Talk
Special Guests Dale and Carrie Rubury: When your Sibling is the “Monster” …
Molly & Alastair Part 4 of 4: When Everyone in the Family has a little bit…
Molly & Alastair Part 3 of 4: When your Co-Parent Steps in to Help
Molly & Alastair Part 2 of 4: When you’re in a Power Struggle with your K…
Molly & Alastair Part 1 of 4: When your Kids Need Different Kinds of Suppo…
Special Guest Jamilah Lemieux: Deciding to Take your Kid to Therapy
Salimah Part 4 of 4: When Parenting Feels Relentless
Salimah Part 3 of 4: When Your Happy Kid is Mean to You
Salimah Part 2 of 4: When Your Teen Shrugs Their Shoulders
Salimah Part 1 of 4: When Your Kid Destroys Their Room
Special Guest Dr. Liz Angoff: Explaining a Diagnosis to Parents and Child…
Emilee & David Part 3 of 3: When Your Kid Metaphorically Throws Up On You
Emilee & David Part 2 of 3: When You Have Different Parenting Styles and …
Emilee & David Part 1 of 3: When Your Kid Says "I Don’t know"

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