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Roya Dedeaux

As a therapist working with parents and their kids - I am frequently asked for my favorite resources! I decided to put them together in a list so it's easy to find! Check back, I might add more!

Also make sure to check out my favorite resources for parents with kids who are gamers, and my favorite homeschooling family resources as well!

Books

This book is for you if you have kids and your kids have interests! Therapist Roya Dedeaux (yup, that's me) helps you go through common emotional and logistical barriers to supporting your kids interests -- and why that support is absolutely vital to their well-being and success.

This is non-fiction at its absolute finest. If you know or love a video game player, you owe it to yourself to read this book. Jane McGonigal provides an incredible analysis of the research on video game play and what it does to us individually and as a society. It's one of my top 3 favorite books of all time.

This delightful sweet read is written by a mom of 2, and I think makes a really wonderful bedside table addition. It's the perfect book to leave handy so when you need a reset moment, you can grab it, open it, and remind yourself of the powerful effect a spontaneous dance party can have!

I love the practical sound bites from this book. It's got immediate language and other pieces you can put into use right away. Really helpful, practical book for parents.

Community and Social Media

Yes, this is specifically a resource for folks wanting a richer, more connected unschooling life -- but if you are even close to that, I think it's got a treasure trove of incredible resources for all types of parenting topics. Check out Sue's podcast, mailing list, and helpful guides

Monthly membership group where you get community, accountability, a weekly group zoom call, and daily prompts and inspiration. Ideal for busy moms who are trying to do their best while juggling all the things.

Every time a parenting meme makes me pause my scroll to hit the like button - it turns out to be from this account! I love the frequent reminders to be sweet, gentle, understanding, and respectful of our kids.

Games and Entertainment

Need a little extra inspiration for playing with your kids? This deck of "playing cards" has a little bit of education on each about the power and importance of play - along with a fun prompt to get you going!

 

If you haven't watched this movie yet... well. Hop to it! Just about EVERY family dynamic issue that can happen in a family has moment in this movie. It opens up so very many conversations with folks from all generations. If you want to check out the webinar I did on creating healthier parenting patterns using this movie as a guide,   here you go  !

 

This is a journal with prompts for you to write letters to your kids. You can write them and give them to your children one at a time, or fill in the whole book before giving it to them!

What are your favorite parenting resources? I'd love to hear! Put them in the comments so we can all check them out!

Roya Dedeaux LMFT

Roya Dedeaux is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a focus on using creative tools like art, writing, and recreation as a way to help teens and their families who don't quite fit the mold.


Roya’s first book, Connect with Courage: practical ways to release fear and find joy in the places your kids take you is the result of her background in Recreation and Leisure Studies and Marriage and Family Therapy and is the base of her Connect with Courage Parenting Course. 


She loves running her private practice, creating art prompts for her two online art groups, and running games and challenges in the free Recreate Parenting Facebook community! When she's not doing that, she loves to make messes with her three wild & wonderful kids where they live and play hard in Southern California.

Connect With Courage

How to parent a teenager (5 ways to support your teens)

By Roya Dedeaux • 09 Mar, 2024
“I think it’s harder to be a teenager today than it was when we were younger.”

Is six year old manipulating mama??

By Roya Dedeaux • 15 Jan, 2024
A Parent Wrote... "My 6 year old son tries to turn consequences into pity parties for himself and I’m so torn on what to do. He’s an only child, but very close with his (younger) cousins. They’re at our home a lot, they’re more like siblings. They typically play together quite well, but… My son has always had a hard time keeping his hands to himself, sometimes really bad stuff like punching, hair pulling or pinching. When he gets physical with one of his cousins (usually play related disputes) we take the cousin away from the game and say “we won’t let you hurt your cousin”. He then proceeds to get really upset, cry, scream, etc.. and then immediately goes into “I need a hug! I need a hug!”. Now, I understand that he’s upset and is looking for help regulating, but I’m soothing/caring for the “hurt” friend at that point. His consequence is that we have left the game/his general area because he couldn’t keep his hands to himself, and he now wants me to comfort/snuggle him through his consequence (defeating the consequence all together). While a big part of me wants to sit with him and comfort him, it really feels like manipulation, too. It feels like he doesn’t want to be in trouble and that he wants to make the situation all about him. I feel like he shouldn’t get to hurt someone and then get a hug. Any thoughts?" In this podcast episode, I break down the divisive language this parent is using to talk about her son - and discuss what they can do differently for less hitting and kicking! Welcome to Season 2 episode 3 of the Recreate Parenting Podcast. Six year old manipulating mama?
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