The Two-Home Parenting Reconnection Reset:Day 2

Day 2: The 2 Home Parenting Reset — Big Feelings, Playful Tools

In Day 2, Meghan Englert, LMFT and Playful Parenting Coach, dives into how play can transform tough goodbyes and emotional transitions between homes. Learn practical rituals, playful repair tools, and ways to manage your child’s (and your own!) big feelings with empathy and connection.

What We Covered

• Why “goodbye dumps” happen and how to respond with calm connection

• Playful strategies for easing transitions between homes

• Age-appropriate goodbye rituals: from Goodbye Monster to Hoodie Hug

• Using play to repair after meltdowns or power struggles

• How consistency—not perfection—builds trust and safety

• “Connection before correction” in real-life moments

• Tools like Reset & Redo and the Defiance Decoder for emotional growth