The Works of Wonder Podcast

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.