Playground Talks Tammy Afriat

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?Free Online Boundaries Talk How to navigate family gathering...

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...

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 pract...

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,...

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 ...

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 ideasToday 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 wil...