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I know the number one rule of fight club is to not talk about fight club…but this whole episode is about fight club :) I share some really important mental shifts that I've taken from that class and added a parenting twist to it. I hope that you find the insights valuable and you can start to see these moments as puzzles vs. infractions. 🎉REWIRE with ResponseABLE Parenting🎉 Put an end to the exhausting patterns you find yourself in day in and day out with your kids. Goodbye to power struggles, defiance, transition battles, and more. With REWIRE you will have the exact steps you need in order…
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ResponseABLE Parenting
Becky Jennings · Kids & Family · English
We come to parenting with all the patterns we learned in our own childhood. Together in this podcast, we uncover the roots of our reactivity and grow in education, capacity, awareness, and skills so we will be able to respond vs. react to our strong-willed children. The beauty of this process is as
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