Ce sits down with parenting coach Caroline Griswold to explore why joy and play can be so threatening for trauma-impacted children…and why reaching anyway becomes one of the most powerful healing tools we have.

When you’re raising a child from difficult beginnings, play isn't always simple. Sometimes it’s chaotic. Sometimes it’s flat. Sometimes it's aggressive. Sometimes it feels like you’re reaching into a dark room hoping your child will meet you there--and they don’t. Tune in to find out how you can engage your child’s natural language that got harmed—joyful play.

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💡 Parenting resources from Caroline Griswold:

→ https://learn.fertilegroundparenting.com/bedtime

→ https:// learn.fertilegroundparenting.com/aggression

→ https://learn.fertilegroundparenting.com/seeds

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Unmuted Love is a free podcast for parents of children from difficult beginnings of adoption and abuse trauma. Ce is an adoptive mom of two, step-mom of two, and an Attachment and Trauma Specialist. The Unmuted Love Podcast is part of Love Matters Parenting Society and The Attach Place Center for Strengthening Relationships, LLC. For more information about joining this vibrant community of parents, https://www.lovemattersparenting.com/lmps1.

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