The Language of Play - Kids that Listen, Speech Therapy, Language Development, Early Intervention

246 Dr. Marcus: Are you a soothing presence for your child?

Published: December 25, 2025

Duration: 43:39

Hey Friends~ 

Are you a soothing presence for your kids?  According to today’s guest, a soothing presence is someone who is okay when you are not okay.   Usually these are specific people. You can probably know who your person  is.  Who will be okay when you are not?  

As parents we want to be a soothing presence for our children.  Fortunately, it is simply a skill to learn.  So, if you did not have that from your parents growing up, you can learn it now!  

Our natural instincts are to want to make our kids...