Playlistening is an invaluable tool that helps a child through situations when they feel powerless and have scared feelings and blocked fears. It usually works when there is some roleplay involved, like this story about a child who was scared of hairwashing, or this story, where playlistening helped with whining. In Playlistening, an element of
My 6 year old got his leg injured while he was practising sports. Unfortunately, the injury happened just before a school sport’s event and he was not able to fully take part in it, although it was clear that he certainly tried his best. However, after this, he became increasingly preoccupied with not having won
Playlistening with Emilie Leeks Special Time has brought such positive changes to our middle child, who is four. Before we started implementing it she had seemed withdrawn and much less cheerful. Now she gets more excited, laughs a lot more, shares more verbally, and is more affectionate to us. On school days I try to
Before the diapers and the laundry, the meal-planning and the playdate planning, there was actual time for Valentine’s Day. Way back then pre-children, time spent counting cards and arranging grand romantic gestures was special. Now, it might feel enough just to make it to the sofa at the end of the day with a glass of