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Interview by Doug Noll on Fix Your Conflicts "Conflict Communication with Children"

Interview by Dr. Laura Markham on The Secrets of Happy Parents Listen

Guest Patty Wipfler, founder of Hand in Hand, discusses how to  create a closer bond with your child, and how to help your child with tantrums, crying, and moodiness by helping him/her discharge tension and difficult emotions.

  • The parent-child bond: how to stay connected, and heal from disconnection.
  • The healing role of crying for babies, toddlers and children – and how parents can best help them.
  • How humans discharge tension and difficult emotions – and how to help your child do so.
  • The “Stay-listening” technique to help your child with difficult emotions

Aha Parenting Moment: Spending time with kids instead of shunting them off to technology

Listener Question: What to do when a child is ornery and just plain difficult?