323 | What to Do When Time Is Up But the Child Isn't Regulated Yet
Play Therapy Podcast: A Master-Class in Child-Centered Play Therapy
In this episode, I respond to a question from Crystal, a school-based clinician in Minnesota, about how to end sessions when a child is emotionally dysregulated. Especially in settings like schools, where transitions can be abrupt and expectations are high, it can be tricky to support a child who's deeply engaged in therapeutic work but needs to return to class.
I walk through the importance of a decompression process and share how we build transition time into our sessions through rituals like handwashing and snack choices. I also talk about clinical judgment—recognizing when a child might need a few extra minutes or a gentler route back into their day—and how we can advocate with caregivers and teachers to protect that emotional space. If you've ever faced the challenge of ending a session while a child is still "in it," this episode offers validation, strategy, and a clear CCPT-aligned approach.
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0 00:00:00,469 --> 00:00:04,309 You're listening to the Play Therapy Podcast with Dr. Brenna Hicks, 1 00:00:04,469 --> 00:00:08,220 your source for centered and focused play therapy coaching. 2 00:00:08,550 --> 00:00:08,720 Hi, 3 00:00:08,789 --> 00:00:09,810 I'm Dr. Brenna Hicks, 4 00:00:09,819 --> 00:00:10,550 The Kid Counselor. 5 00:00:10,670 --> 00:00:12,670 This is the Play Therapy Podcast where you get 6 00:00:12,670 --> 00:00:15,100 a master class in child-centered play therapy 7 00:00:15,100 --> 00:00:17,350 and practical support and application for your 8 00:00:17,350 --> 00:00:18,899 work with children and their families. 9 00:00:19,389 --> 00:00:20,110 In today's episode, 10 00:00:20,190 --> 00:00:22,790 I am answering a question from Crystal in Minnesota. 11 00:00:23,659 --> 00:00:25,729 I think I've had a few other Minnesotans 12 00:00:25,729 --> 00:00:28,760 write in because I remember talking about the 13 00:00:29,170 --> 00:00:31,770 really cool trip that we took to Minnesota a couple of years ago. 14 00:00:31,809 --> 00:00:34,080 So hello to you Minnesotans, 15 00:00:34,209 --> 00:00:35,220 Minnesotans, 16 00:00:35,569 --> 00:00:37,930 and I want to dive into this email. 17 00:00:37,970 --> 00:00:40,319 This is actually a really helpful question. 18 00:00:40,409 --> 00:00:40,930 So Crystal, 19 00:00:41,009 --> 00:00:41,650 thank you. 20 00:00:41,849 --> 00:00:45,439 I'm gonna read parts of it and we will tackle it together. 21 00:00:45,799 --> 00:00:48,740 I'm a clinical social worker currently working in a public school 22 00:00:49,029 --> 00:00:50,709 and have discovered a love for play therapy. 23 00:00:50,750 --> 00:00:53,939 I'm moving into a group practice and I found your podcast 24 00:00:53,939 --> 00:00:57,110 absolutely invaluable in honing my skills as I make the transition. 25 00:00:57,259 --> 00:00:57,750 I'm so glad, 26 00:00:57,790 --> 00:00:58,150 Crystal, 27 00:00:58,229 --> 00:00:59,259 that's why I do it. 28 00:00:59,509 --> 00:01:01,150 It has been wonderfully affirming to know that 29 00:01:01,150 --> 00:01:03,849 non-directive child-centered play therapy is a thing. 30 00:01:04,110 --> 00:01:05,089 Indeed it is. 31 00:01:05,589 --> 00:01:08,069 Your podcast is helping me learn how to articulate why 32 00:01:08,069 --> 00:01:09,870 I'm doing the way things the way that I do, 33 00:01:10,029 --> 00:01:13,029 especially since the schools are very directive environments. 34 00:01:13,339 --> 00:01:13,720 Yes, 35 00:01:13,839 --> 00:01:15,080 a battle worth waging, 36 00:01:15,129 --> 00:01:18,699 but for sure a struggle for school-based CCPTs. 37 00:01:19,050 --> 00:01:20,839 I'm wondering how to end sessions 38 00:01:21,089 --> 00:01:23,720 when ensuring the child is emotionally regulated and safe. 39 00:01:24,010 --> 00:01:26,489 Today I was working with a 5 year old with a known trauma history. 40 00:01:26,610 --> 00:01:30,309 He was doing some really intense processing around power and control and safety, 41 00:01:30,650 --> 00:01:34,599 and at the end it was clear that he was not regulated enough to safely return to class. 42 00:01:34,930 --> 00:01:36,790 I always give 5 and 2 minute warnings, 43 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:38,569 and he often struggles to leave at the end. 44 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:40,910 Today he was reluctant but willing to leave, 45 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:42,519 but he ran from me in the hallway, 46 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:43,830 pushed other children, 47 00:01:44,430 --> 00:01:45,970 and in situations in the past 48 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:48,760 I've introduced a regulating activity like breathing, 49 00:01:48,839 --> 00:01:49,559 rhythmic movement, 50 00:01:49,599 --> 00:01:49,919 etc. 51 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:53,949 but I'm not sure what to do now that I've committed to the non-directive way of life. 52 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:55,089 Oh, 53 00:01:55,239 --> 00:01:55,480 you know, 54 00:01:55,639 --> 00:01:56,760 once you've come to the light side, 55 00:01:56,839 --> 00:01:57,720 you're never gonna go back, 56 00:01:57,760 --> 00:01:58,160 Crystal, 57 00:01:58,239 --> 00:01:58,919 so we'll, 58 00:01:58,959 --> 00:02:00,040 we'll figure it out together. 59 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:03,150 So here's what 60 00:02:03,519 --> 00:02:05,449 is going on in a scenario like this, 61 00:02:05,599 --> 00:02:07,470 and even if you are not school-based, 62 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:11,520 there are inevitably children that the time is up and you know that they are 63 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:15,880 not regulated and you know that walking out to the lobby and greeting parents, 64 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:16,399 caregivers, 65 00:02:16,479 --> 00:02:19,360 whomever is likely going to be difficult. 66 00:02:19,595 --> 00:02:22,164 So this is a very universal scenario. 67 00:02:22,304 --> 00:02:23,535 We've given 5 minute warning, 68 00:02:23,574 --> 00:02:24,695 we've given 2 minute warning, 69 00:02:24,735 --> 00:02:28,294 and the child wraps up and we know that there is still 70 00:02:28,934 --> 00:02:29,455 that 71 00:02:29,735 --> 00:02:30,645 dysregulation. 72 00:02:30,695 --> 00:02:31,845 There's still the charge, 73 00:02:31,854 --> 00:02:33,804 there's still all of that going on for the child, 74 00:02:34,095 --> 00:02:35,695 and that is tricky to navigate. 75 00:02:35,774 --> 00:02:37,005 So this is a really helpful question. 76 00:02:37,085 --> 00:02:37,975 I'm glad we're diving in. 77 00:02:38,929 --> 00:02:39,089 All right, 78 00:02:39,210 --> 00:02:39,970 first and foremost, 79 00:02:40,009 --> 00:02:42,199 you need to have decompression 80 00:02:42,449 --> 00:02:44,600 scenarios worked into your process. 81 00:02:44,929 --> 00:02:46,009 So for us, 82 00:02:46,490 --> 00:02:49,770 the child chooses where to wash hands as they leave the playroom. 83 00:02:50,649 --> 00:02:52,429 And then they choose a snack. 84 00:02:53,259 --> 00:02:55,320 So we're kind of engaging different 85 00:02:55,630 --> 00:02:56,380 aspects here. 86 00:02:56,550 --> 00:02:57,220 So first of all, 87 00:02:57,270 --> 00:02:58,690 we're killing some time. 88 00:02:59,139 --> 00:03:01,500 This is why we have a 50 minute therapeutic hour 89 00:03:01,869 --> 00:03:03,619 because we have a 10 minute turnaround. 90 00:03:04,110 --> 00:03:04,559 So Crystal, 91 00:03:04,669 --> 00:03:06,949 I'm not sure what your schedule is like in the schools 92 00:03:06,949 --> 00:03:09,100 and for those of you that are not in private practice, 93 00:03:09,190 --> 00:03:11,949 I don't know what the governance is over how 94 00:03:11,949 --> 00:03:13,979 long you have and what your turnaround time is. 95 00:03:14,229 --> 00:03:17,500 If you have any control over that whatsoever and or 96 00:03:17,750 --> 00:03:19,750 maybe a more helpful thing to say is. 97 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:22,690 You need to ensure that you have governance 98 00:03:22,690 --> 00:03:25,229 over some of these things in any environment 99 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:26,610 in which you work. 100 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:29,490 You need to have built in decompression 101 00:03:29,759 --> 00:03:30,509 turnaround. 102 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:31,679 In other words, 103 00:03:31,960 --> 00:03:33,029 what can you do 104 00:03:33,279 --> 00:03:35,429 that will engage some senses 105 00:03:35,759 --> 00:03:38,990 that will take the child out of their deep feelings, 106 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:41,429 that will give them some time and space, 107 00:03:41,759 --> 00:03:44,270 that will allow them to kind of recalibrate, 108 00:03:44,919 --> 00:03:47,669 potentially take care of some of the somatic stuff that's going on. 109 00:03:47,919 --> 00:03:49,110 And if you think about it, 110 00:03:49,309 --> 00:03:50,339 if a child 111 00:03:50,710 --> 00:03:51,809 walks somewhere, 112 00:03:52,149 --> 00:03:53,300 washes hands, 113 00:03:53,710 --> 00:03:54,940 walks somewhere else, 114 00:03:55,309 --> 00:03:56,380 chooses a snack. 115 00:03:57,350 --> 00:03:58,190 Consumes, 116 00:03:58,330 --> 00:03:59,199 said snack. 117 00:04:00,009 --> 00:04:01,720 And then goes out to the lobby. 118 00:04:02,770 --> 00:04:05,059 Now all of a sudden there's some built in 119 00:04:05,789 --> 00:04:08,220 time for the child to kind of come down 120 00:04:08,789 --> 00:04:14,669 and now the body is engaging in other senses and other experiences we've 121 00:04:14,669 --> 00:04:17,149 changed environments we've focused on several 122 00:04:17,149 --> 00:04:19,309 different things we've made some choices. 123 00:04:19,630 --> 00:04:20,820 Now all of a sudden 124 00:04:21,190 --> 00:04:23,459 we're kind of getting out of therapy, 125 00:04:24,109 --> 00:04:29,940 internalized stuff and we're into more decision making and externalizing things. 126 00:04:30,559 --> 00:04:32,559 That is the goal of the turnaround. 127 00:04:32,859 --> 00:04:33,410 So Crystal, 128 00:04:33,500 --> 00:04:33,899 for you, 129 00:04:33,940 --> 00:04:36,029 I don't know if you maybe you're on. 130 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:38,769 I know a lot of times school-based people have 30 minutes, 131 00:04:39,140 --> 00:04:42,519 so I don't know if maybe that means that you have a 25 minute 132 00:04:42,809 --> 00:04:47,549 therapeutic hour and then you use that 5 minute turnaround time to work this out. 133 00:04:48,059 --> 00:04:49,149 That's very important. 134 00:04:49,339 --> 00:04:50,640 Another component is 135 00:04:50,929 --> 00:04:54,130 there are times when you have to make a clinical judgment call. 136 00:04:54,709 --> 00:04:55,230 That 137 00:04:55,510 --> 00:04:55,970 you 138 00:04:56,390 --> 00:04:58,660 allow the child to remain with you a little bit longer, 139 00:04:58,779 --> 00:05:01,480 even if that means that you go over time a little bit. 140 00:05:02,660 --> 00:05:04,320 So we have the work in 141 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:08,809 where we have the snack and the hand washing and then walking out to the lobby. 142 00:05:09,799 --> 00:05:11,079 Sometimes that isn't even enough. 143 00:05:11,170 --> 00:05:12,260 So sometimes 144 00:05:12,559 --> 00:05:14,440 we have an extra 2 or 3 minutes. 145 00:05:15,529 --> 00:05:17,079 Before we even leave the playroom, 146 00:05:17,459 --> 00:05:18,200 time is up, 147 00:05:18,369 --> 00:05:20,690 but we kind of give that extra pause 148 00:05:21,010 --> 00:05:22,600 for kids to really kind of 149 00:05:23,049 --> 00:05:25,200 come back down from whatever it is they're working on. 150 00:05:25,690 --> 00:05:26,480 Sometimes we 151 00:05:26,700 --> 00:05:31,859 take an extra few minutes in the snack area before we go out to mom or dad or whomever 152 00:05:32,489 --> 00:05:34,359 because we need to make that clinical 153 00:05:34,359 --> 00:05:37,850 decision of does this child seem regulated enough 154 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:41,649 to be able to handle going back into a different 155 00:05:41,649 --> 00:05:43,890 environment that's going to be a shock to the system. 156 00:05:45,019 --> 00:05:47,519 And whether they go back to a classroom in a school, 157 00:05:47,690 --> 00:05:49,929 whether they go back to caregiver in the lobby. 158 00:05:50,779 --> 00:05:52,600 The people that have been waiting, 159 00:05:52,929 --> 00:05:55,279 so teacher and and peers in the classroom, 160 00:05:55,489 --> 00:05:56,890 parent and siblings in the lobby, 161 00:05:56,929 --> 00:05:58,720 whoever has been waiting for the child, 162 00:05:59,170 --> 00:06:00,369 they are oblivious 163 00:06:00,809 --> 00:06:03,959 to the depth and the burden and the heaviness 164 00:06:04,459 --> 00:06:06,579 of what that child has just been processing. 165 00:06:06,890 --> 00:06:08,480 So inevitably what happens, 166 00:06:08,649 --> 00:06:11,320 they go out and they're still carrying the weight of it. 167 00:06:11,329 --> 00:06:13,119 They still feel the burden of that, 168 00:06:13,369 --> 00:06:14,850 and whoever greets them. 169 00:06:15,549 --> 00:06:15,980 It's like, 170 00:06:16,140 --> 00:06:16,299 hey, 171 00:06:16,380 --> 00:06:17,350 did you have fun? 172 00:06:17,660 --> 00:06:17,820 Oh, 173 00:06:17,859 --> 00:06:18,290 you're back. 174 00:06:18,339 --> 00:06:18,619 OK, 175 00:06:18,660 --> 00:06:19,959 let's jump into math. 176 00:06:20,579 --> 00:06:21,540 And it's, 177 00:06:21,660 --> 00:06:22,929 it's oblivion, 178 00:06:23,269 --> 00:06:23,809 not 179 00:06:24,100 --> 00:06:25,489 in any kind of critical way, 180 00:06:25,700 --> 00:06:29,489 but there's like a lack of awareness and there's oblivion and ignorance 181 00:06:29,899 --> 00:06:30,369 to 182 00:06:30,660 --> 00:06:32,769 what that kid has just been put through 183 00:06:33,179 --> 00:06:34,380 during that play session. 184 00:06:35,299 --> 00:06:39,320 And so sometimes it's also a psychoeducation aspect 185 00:06:39,529 --> 00:06:40,570 of helping parents, 186 00:06:40,730 --> 00:06:41,570 teachers, 187 00:06:41,769 --> 00:06:42,489 whomever 188 00:06:43,209 --> 00:06:43,839 understand 189 00:06:44,329 --> 00:06:45,720 what expectations are. 190 00:06:46,290 --> 00:06:46,420 Look, 191 00:06:46,489 --> 00:06:49,040 there's going to be times when your child comes out 192 00:06:49,410 --> 00:06:50,880 and they just, 193 00:06:51,010 --> 00:06:51,679 they're quiet, 194 00:06:52,049 --> 00:06:53,200 they're just regulated, 195 00:06:53,489 --> 00:06:55,369 they're a little bit disengaged, 196 00:06:55,459 --> 00:06:56,679 they're a little bit withdrawn. 197 00:06:57,119 --> 00:06:57,940 And 198 00:06:58,109 --> 00:06:59,750 we have to be sensitive to that. 199 00:06:59,950 --> 00:07:02,299 We don't want to respond in certain ways. 200 00:07:02,309 --> 00:07:04,149 We don't want to ask if they had fun. 201 00:07:04,470 --> 00:07:05,940 We don't wanna ask what they did. 202 00:07:06,029 --> 00:07:09,459 We don't want them to have to dive right into something real fast. 203 00:07:10,230 --> 00:07:12,149 We kind of need to honor their process. 204 00:07:12,190 --> 00:07:13,899 We need to respect where they are 205 00:07:14,549 --> 00:07:16,380 and sometimes it's gonna take a little while 206 00:07:16,670 --> 00:07:18,510 for them to recalibrate. 207 00:07:18,950 --> 00:07:21,600 So often it's conversations with teachers, 208 00:07:21,649 --> 00:07:23,010 with school counselors, 209 00:07:23,130 --> 00:07:24,440 with parents, 210 00:07:24,619 --> 00:07:25,320 caregivers, 211 00:07:25,489 --> 00:07:26,040 whomever. 212 00:07:26,209 --> 00:07:26,450 Why? 213 00:07:26,670 --> 00:07:27,700 Because they don't know, 214 00:07:27,850 --> 00:07:29,279 you don't know what you don't know, 215 00:07:29,809 --> 00:07:33,250 but we can see it and so we have to advocate on behalf of the child. 216 00:07:34,019 --> 00:07:37,230 That allows us to help parents and other people 217 00:07:37,540 --> 00:07:40,410 have expectations of what is normal and appropriate 218 00:07:40,410 --> 00:07:42,670 and therefore how they can respond differently. 219 00:07:43,709 --> 00:07:47,239 So when you said that he was willing to leave but reluctant, 220 00:07:47,769 --> 00:07:49,959 that is a clinical awareness that we had, 221 00:07:50,049 --> 00:07:50,279 oh, 222 00:07:50,290 --> 00:07:51,519 he's probably not 223 00:07:51,869 --> 00:07:52,640 fully capable of, 224 00:07:52,690 --> 00:07:54,239 of heading back yet. 225 00:07:54,649 --> 00:07:57,089 So I'm wondering if in your scenario if you can 226 00:07:57,850 --> 00:07:59,239 walk the 227 00:07:59,489 --> 00:08:01,010 long way to the classroom. 228 00:08:01,579 --> 00:08:03,880 I wonder if you could have him go on an errand with you. 229 00:08:04,010 --> 00:08:06,410 I need to go drop this off at Miss So and So's office, 230 00:08:06,489 --> 00:08:08,079 so I wonder if you'd like to come with me, 231 00:08:08,290 --> 00:08:10,880 and that'll kill an extra 2 minutes before he's actually 232 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:14,200 engaging in the hallway with peers and other children. 233 00:08:14,850 --> 00:08:17,390 You have the luxury and the ability 234 00:08:17,970 --> 00:08:18,519 to 235 00:08:18,839 --> 00:08:20,760 make decisions on behalf of the child. 236 00:08:20,850 --> 00:08:22,559 That's the whole premise of CCPT. 237 00:08:22,730 --> 00:08:23,839 It's child led. 238 00:08:24,209 --> 00:08:26,920 We recognize where the child is and we meet them where they are. 239 00:08:27,250 --> 00:08:28,410 We sit in the pocket 240 00:08:28,649 --> 00:08:30,160 of whatever it is that they're going through. 241 00:08:30,779 --> 00:08:33,619 And so when he goes into the hallway and pushes other kids, 242 00:08:33,690 --> 00:08:34,479 it's no wonder. 243 00:08:35,130 --> 00:08:39,830 And so maybe it's about accommodating that and coming up with an alternative 244 00:08:40,159 --> 00:08:43,308 that will still allow him to transition back to class, 245 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:45,150 but in a more favorable way. 246 00:08:45,280 --> 00:08:45,640 And again, 247 00:08:45,719 --> 00:08:46,929 this is about setting 248 00:08:47,119 --> 00:08:48,669 the scenario up for success. 249 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:50,989 We want the child to be successful. 250 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:51,710 We want 251 00:08:51,989 --> 00:08:53,640 the adults to be the stakeholders, 252 00:08:53,679 --> 00:08:53,840 right, 253 00:08:53,919 --> 00:08:54,320 the parents, 254 00:08:54,330 --> 00:08:54,919 the caregivers, 255 00:08:54,950 --> 00:08:55,400 the teachers, 256 00:08:55,479 --> 00:08:55,919 the principal, 257 00:08:56,000 --> 00:08:56,650 whomever. 258 00:08:56,880 --> 00:08:58,909 We want them to feel that it's successful. 259 00:08:59,059 --> 00:09:01,070 We want to feel that things are successful 260 00:09:01,239 --> 00:09:05,609 and sometimes it's setting expectations and providing different alternatives 261 00:09:05,840 --> 00:09:08,320 to accommodate the need and it's not an every week thing. 262 00:09:09,140 --> 00:09:10,469 There are going to be some weeks, 263 00:09:10,619 --> 00:09:12,250 actually probably most weeks, 264 00:09:12,619 --> 00:09:16,929 where he is fully capable of transitioning back with the regular process, 265 00:09:17,580 --> 00:09:18,900 but every once in a while 266 00:09:19,179 --> 00:09:21,739 we make that clinical call where we realize, 267 00:09:21,780 --> 00:09:22,090 you know what, 268 00:09:22,099 --> 00:09:24,450 I probably need to give this kid an extra couple of minutes. 269 00:09:25,190 --> 00:09:27,849 And that is justified clinically. 270 00:09:28,239 --> 00:09:31,090 That is a professional instinctive reaction 271 00:09:31,419 --> 00:09:34,690 that we are able to implement as a result of knowing kids 272 00:09:34,859 --> 00:09:37,179 and knowing where they are and knowing what's happening for them. 273 00:09:38,229 --> 00:09:38,940 So 274 00:09:39,109 --> 00:09:41,210 I'm actually very happy to hear that you 275 00:09:41,210 --> 00:09:44,700 have abandoned your breathing and rhythmic movement process 276 00:09:45,270 --> 00:09:46,349 and I understand the why, 277 00:09:46,390 --> 00:09:48,739 I understand what the intention was behind that, 278 00:09:49,030 --> 00:09:50,719 but we have to recognize that 279 00:09:51,049 --> 00:09:53,250 children learn to self regulate, 280 00:09:53,630 --> 00:09:55,380 children learn to self control, 281 00:09:55,869 --> 00:09:58,460 children learn to recalibrate themselves. 282 00:09:59,070 --> 00:09:59,570 And 283 00:09:59,710 --> 00:10:03,549 if they're learning it themselves instead of being told to do an activity. 284 00:10:03,940 --> 00:10:06,929 That serves them long term in every scenario 285 00:10:07,219 --> 00:10:09,450 rather than just here and now in this moment, 286 00:10:09,619 --> 00:10:10,989 I'm breathing to calm down. 287 00:10:11,580 --> 00:10:14,820 That does not give them the longitudinal outcome 288 00:10:15,059 --> 00:10:20,250 of I know how to get myself under control and I know how to regulate when I get upset. 289 00:10:20,859 --> 00:10:22,419 That's the goal and through the four 290 00:10:22,419 --> 00:10:24,690 universal outcomes through all of our interactions, 291 00:10:24,700 --> 00:10:25,349 obviously 292 00:10:25,780 --> 00:10:27,929 that is the facilitation of 293 00:10:28,099 --> 00:10:28,820 those outcomes. 294 00:10:28,859 --> 00:10:29,179 So. 295 00:10:29,789 --> 00:10:30,130 Crystal, 296 00:10:30,190 --> 00:10:30,859 thank you so much. 297 00:10:30,909 --> 00:10:32,510 I hope that that's helpful and 298 00:10:32,760 --> 00:10:34,979 struggle across the board for us 299 00:10:35,270 --> 00:10:38,849 when we know a kid is in the thick of stuff and time is up. 300 00:10:39,099 --> 00:10:39,309 I mean, 301 00:10:39,349 --> 00:10:40,390 it's almost like we, 302 00:10:40,409 --> 00:10:41,869 we feel it with them, 303 00:10:41,950 --> 00:10:42,070 like, 304 00:10:42,179 --> 00:10:42,780 oh gosh, 305 00:10:42,869 --> 00:10:44,609 like they need to be in here longer. 306 00:10:45,190 --> 00:10:45,619 So we, 307 00:10:45,630 --> 00:10:49,130 we make little tweaks along the way to do our best to accommodate that. 308 00:10:49,510 --> 00:10:49,989 All right y'all, 309 00:10:50,130 --> 00:10:50,559 I love you. 310 00:10:50,630 --> 00:10:51,390 Hope you have a great week. 311 00:10:51,419 --> 00:10:52,280 We'll talk again soon. 312 00:10:52,469 --> 00:10:52,669 Bye. 313 00:10:53,789 --> 00:10:56,590 Thank you for listening to the Play Therapy Podcast with Dr. 314 00:10:56,750 --> 00:10:57,669 Brenna Hicks. 315 00:10:57,830 --> 00:10:59,789 For more episodes and resources, 316 00:10:59,909 --> 00:11:04,669 please go to www.playtherapypodcast.com.