The Playful Psychologist EMILY HANLON
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- Health & Fitness
Hi and welcome to the playful psychologist podcast with Emily Hanlon, where we will cover all things related to child and adolescent psychology! This weekly podcast explores topics related to child and adolescent psychology. It covers developmental disorders, self-esteem, resilience, emotional well-being, and more. Each episode will guide you to more information via The Playful Psychologist website including blog posts, free resources, and so much more!! The podcast’s website features relevant academic articles, links to resources that were discussed in the podcast, blog posts, and the online store: www.theplayfulpsychologist.com
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Neuroaffirming Practice
In the season finale episode of The Playful Psychologist podcast, I am joined by Educational & Developmental Psychologist, Sandhya Menon. Sandhya is the founder of Onwards and Upwards Psychology and has a huge passion for neuroaffirming practice in allied health. She is also the brilliant author of the most beautifully, neuroaffirming picture books for children. In this episode, Sandhya shares her insights into neuroaffirming practice. We will explore the following questions:What is neuro...
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Navigating a Diagnosis as a Family
In this weeks episode of The Playful Psychologist Podcast, I am joined by Jess from the instagram account @aussieautismfamily. Jess is the mother of two beautiful kids. Her son Jacob is autistic and her account if full of raw and real challenges and successes of raising an autistic child. As I also have a younger brother who is autistic and I am extremely passionate about supporting the family as a whole, as they navigate a diagnosis. In this episode, Jess shares the diagnostic journey f...
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Let's talk SPEECH (delay & therapy)
In this weeks episode of The Playful Psychologist Podcast, I am joined by Mariah Apostolopoulos from Sound Adventures to explore speech delay. Mariah is a speech pathologist based in Melbourne. This episode will explore the following points:What is the role of a speech pathologist?What is a speech delay and are there different types of delay?What is the difference between a receptive and expressive speech delay and what are some things to look out for?In Australia, what is the referral proces...
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Why We Need to Drop the 'SHY' Label
In this week's episode of The Playful Psychologist Podcast, I am joined by Sarah Bolitho from Secure Foundations. Sarah is a Master's qualified Child & Family Play Therapist and a mother of three. In this episode, we explore the negative impact labelling children can have. We focus heavily of the negative connotations associated with labelling a child as 'SHY.' We explore why it's time to drop the 'shy' label, give you some ideas of how to respond if someone calls your child shy, an...
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What Toys Do Kids Actually Need?
In this weeks episode of The Playful Psychologist podcast, we are going to talk all thing 'toys.'So often, we get sucked in as parents and think we need ALL the latest toys, ALL the new toys and everything in between to keep our kids entertained, But what ends up happening? The more toys they get, the more overwhelmed they get, the less time they spend engaged in quality play, and the MORE we hear ‘I’m bored’ which in turn makes us think we need to get new toys, creating a never ending cycle ...
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Communicating With Your Child's Daycare/Kindergarten
In this weeks episode of The Playful Psychologist, I am joined by Jayde Gutterson to discuss communicating with daycares, kindergartens and pre schools. Jayde is an educator and has worked in childcare settings for many years. Her role is currently based in sessional kindergarten. In this episode, we discuss:What are the biggest difficulties educators face in a daycare setting when it comes to behaviour or a diagnosis?How can allied health professionals work with educators?Are strategies that...