The Works of Wonder Podcast

This week on the podcast, I continue Season 2 with another lesson from my 10 biggest parenting mistakes. In this episode, I explore how many parents unknowingly tie their identity and success to their child's behavior, allowing moments of struggle, disobedience, or difficulty to become a measure of their own worth. Through both clinical insight and personal reflection, I want to encourage parents...

This week on the podcast we kick off Season 2 with the first episode in a new series covering her 10 biggest parenting mistakes. In this episode, I reflect on one of the most impactful lessons from my own parenting journey: listening to outside voices when I should have trusted the wisdom, discernment, and guidance God had already given me. Through both personal reflection and clinical insight, I...

In today's episode Dr. Long sits down to discuss how to effectively potty train children with developmental delays. Whether it is autism, speech delay, sensory processing disorder, or maybe just a child who hasn't responded to other "typical," potty training approaches, Dr. Long is positive that they can be taught! Want even more guidance? Dr. Long designed The Well-Rounded Potty Training Course s...

This week on the podcast, Dr. Long explores three foundational concepts that can significantly impact a child’s long-term success: task completion, permission seeking, and viewing behavior through a skill-based lens. She discusses why helping children learn to follow through on responsibilities builds confidence, competence, and the ability to function successfully in everyday life. Through both c...

This week on the podcast, Dr. Beth Long explores the importance of rest and how exhaustion impacts the entire family system. She discusses how many children and parents are functioning in a constant state of overstimulation, dysregulation, and fatigue without recognizing how deeply sleep affects emotional health, behavior, learning, and connection. Through both clinical insight and practical examp...

This week on the podcast, Dr. Beth Long explores how screens, technology, and overstimulation are shaping children and families today. She discusses how many parents feel stuck between wanting to protect their children from unhealthy screen habits while also navigating the reality of technology in everyday life. Through both clinical insight and practical examples, Dr. Long helps parents understan...

This week on the podcast, Dr. Beth Long explores the importance of emotional regulation in parenting and how calm, connected parenting begins with the parent first. She discusses how many parents attempt to manage their child’s emotions while operating from stress, overwhelm, and dysregulation themselves. Through both clinical insight and practical examples, Dr. Long helps parents understand how t...

This week on the podcast, Dr. Beth Long explores how to approach potty training in a way that is both effective and supportive for your child. She discusses how many parents feel overwhelmed or discouraged in the process, especially when progress does not look the way they expected. Through both clinical insight and practical guidance, Dr. Long walks through what it means to teach this skill with...

This week on the podcast, Dr. Beth Long explores the importance of self-compassion in parenting and how the way we speak to ourselves directly impacts how we show up for our children. She discusses how many parents unknowingly operate from self-criticism and shame, which can make it difficult to respond with patience, clarity, and connection. Through both clinical insight and practical examples, D...

How you speak to your children shapes the way they see themselves. Our words as parents matter. It was an honor to sit down with @Jodyhillparenting and talk all about the importance of our words and how they can change our children. Go follow Jody on Instagram: @Jodyhillparenting and grab your copy of her book: The Parent's Secret Superpower. You can find it for free at itsjodyhill.com Be sure to...

This week on the podcast, Dr. Beth Long explores how parents can unintentionally choose “near enemies” in communication: responses that feel right in the moment but ultimately move us away from connection and growth. She discusses how patterns like kindness without honesty or avoiding difficult conversations can limit a child’s ability to learn and develop necessary skills. Through both clinical i...

This week on the podcast, Dr. Beth Long explores how communication patterns shape the emotional climate of the home. Drawing from the Gottman framework and the Four Horsemen: criticism, contempt, defensiveness, and stonewalling, we discuss how these patterns show up not just in marriage, but in parenting as well. Through both clinical insight and practical examples, Dr. Long helps parents recogniz...

This week on the podcast, Dr. Beth Long explores the importance of building a strong, connected “village” in parenting. She discusses how, despite living in a hyper-connected world, many parents are experiencing deep levels of isolation and loneliness. Drawing from both research and clinical insight, Dr. Long explains how meaningful relationships and community are essential not only for parental w...

This week on the podcast, Dr. Beth Long talks about something many kids are quietly feeling… they want more of you. Not you distracted. Not you half-listening. Not you behind a screen. Kids want to feel like they belong. They want intentional, face-to-face time where they are seen, heard, and known. Many children today are competing with phones for their parent’s attention, and they are noticing....

This week on the podcast, Dr. Beth Long explores what it means to focus on what we can actually control as parents. In a world filled with noise, pressure, and endless expectations, many parents find themselves overwhelmed trying to manage everything. Dr. Long gently walks through how narrowing your focus can bring clarity, reduce stress, and help you see the meaningful progress that is already ha...

This week on the podcast, Dr. Beth Long explores how fear can quietly shape the way we parent. She discusses how many parents unintentionally turn their child’s mistakes, development, or struggles into a reflection of their own success or failure. Drawing from both clinical insight and biblical principles, Dr. Long encourages parents to shift their focus away from performance and toward formation....

This week on the podcast, Dr. Long explores discipline through a skill-based lens. She discusses how many challenging behaviors are actually signs of skills that still need to be taught, not simply problems that need to be stopped. Drawing from both clinical insight and biblical principles, Dr. Long encourages parents to approach discipline as discipleship: guiding, teaching, and shaping their chi...

In this episode of the Works of Wonder Podcast, Dr. Beth Long asks a powerful question: Is your parenting truly effective? She gently walks parents through how to evaluate their own patterns, asking the hard but necessary questions that reveal whether we are actually teaching skills or simply giving commands. This conversation will help you reflect, reset, and parent with greater intention and cla...

This week Dr. Long encourages parents to slow down. When we respond to our children in fear or impulse, we miss the opportunity for connection. Leaning in, meeting them where they are at and leading with curiosity is the best way to truly connect with and help guide our children. Be sure to pick up your copy of Dr. Long's book, Beyond Words: The Art of Effectively Parenting Your Children. You can...

What if we reshaped how we saw our children’s lies, from assuming the worst to looking for the skill that’s still developing? When we move from fear to curiosity, we create space to teach honesty instead of reacting to it. Be sure to pick up your copy of Dr. Long's book, Beyond Words: The Art of Effectively Parenting Your Children. You can grab it here: https://amzn.to/3L2Nr7T Follow Dr. Long: Ins...

Children are finding the joy in each and every moment, and we as parents tend to push our convictions onto them instead of enjoying that moment with them. When we parent from fear, we miss all of the good! We as parents can reframe fear by first recognizing the fear then stepping back and searching for the skill-deficit that is present. Be sure to pick up your copy of Dr. Long's book, Beyond Words...

There is a big shift in children that happens in these middle childhood years of 7-18 years old. Your children stark seeking freedom, but still require so much guidance from you. In today's episode, Dr. Long speaks on how parents can help guide the growth of their children, without crushing their spirit or your relationship. Be sure to pick up your copy of Dr. Long's book, Beyond Words: The Art of...

Listen along as Dr. Long talks about how to pair words with connection and how parents can nurture independence in their children without developing entitlement. Get your copy of Beyond Words: The Art of Effectively Communicating With Your Children on Amazon- https://amzn.to/4qIPKwr Be sure to follow Dr. Long and Works of Wonder on all social media platforms for more education and a lot of fun: In...

The Heart Behind Beyond Words. In this introductory episode, Dr. Beth Long PhD, LPC, BCBA, gives some insight on what inspired her to write her first book Beyond Words: The Art of Effectively Communicating with your Children.