Playful Wisdom

Playful Wisdom Parenting from the intersection of Play & Neuroscience: An Integrative Parenting Approach.
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Earlier bedtimes, fewer commitments, simpler days - boundaries aren’t restrictive, they’re supportive. 🤗
01/10/2026

Earlier bedtimes, fewer commitments, simpler days - boundaries aren’t restrictive, they’re supportive. 🤗

Mistakes don’t break connection, avoiding repair does. Coming back builds trust and resilience. 🤗
01/08/2026

Mistakes don’t break connection, avoiding repair does. Coming back builds trust and resilience. 🤗

Winter dysregulation is real. Behavior is communication, not a parenting report card.
12/29/2025

Winter dysregulation is real. Behavior is communication, not a parenting report card.

Connection happens in the in-between, during routines, transitions, and ordinary days. You don’t have to make it special...
12/28/2025

Connection happens in the in-between, during routines, transitions, and ordinary days. You don’t have to make it special to make it meaningful. 🤗

As Kwanzaa invites us to reflect on values like unity, purpose, and collective care, it also offers a powerful reminder ...
12/26/2025

As Kwanzaa invites us to reflect on values like unity, purpose, and collective care, it also offers a powerful reminder for our mental health. 🕯️

Healing doesn’t happen in isolation.
Regulation grows in relationship.
Well-being is nurtured when we are seen, supported, and connected to something larger than ourselves.

This season, may we honor rest as resistance, community as medicine, and care—of self and others—as a shared responsibility.

Wishing you a Kwanzaa rooted in reflection, resilience, and collective wellness. 💛🖤❤️💚


Children borrow our nervous systems—especially in winter when regulation is harder. Small moments of calm go a long way....
12/23/2025

Children borrow our nervous systems—especially in winter when regulation is harder. Small moments of calm go a long way. 🤍

Showing up regulated and connected matters more than getting everything right. When we care for our own nervous systems,...
12/22/2025

Showing up regulated and connected matters more than getting everything right. When we care for our own nervous systems, we create the safety our children need to feel calm, seen, and secure—especially during busy seasons. 🤍

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Why Playful Wisdom?

Over and over again the Power of Play is being demonstrated to be the key to healthy kids and adults. To help with this Cary Hamilton created Playful Wisdom: a Play-based Parenting Model to encourage parents to develop healthy families by being in Relationship Playfully with their children. The idea for Playful Wisdom arose out of my frustration as a skilled family therapist and play therapist. I work daily with children and families in distress and I became disillusioned with the “medical model” approach to children’s emotional and behavioral health. Why did parents gain access to the education, training, and support that professionals like me offer only after their child had a “mental health concern”? I heard parents’ feedback: If only I had known these things years ago… we might not need to be here. Everything in the “medical model” seemed backward.

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