Exploring why a 3-year-old ignores his parent's questions, discussing if it's misbehavior or a hyper-focused personality. Tips on navigating children's autonomy and listening behavior, understanding resistance, and encouraging cooperation. Importance of empathetic communication, supporting explosive reactions, and respecting children's focus.

Exploring the distress of a parent whose child scratched their husband's car, emphasizing the importance of addressing misbehavior with empathy. Discussing the complexity of validating children's emotions and the significance of understanding and responding to destructive behavior with empathy and connection.

Exploring children seeking validation post-sibling's birth, reasons behind validation-seeking behaviors, fostering self-esteem, and promoting authentic self-validation in kids.

Explore the impact of music on children's joy and introducing mystery audio books. Address a parent's concern about imaginative play behavior and navigating interruptions. Understand the therapeutic nature of imaginary play and the importance of uninterrupted play for emotional development. Learn how children use play to process emotions and how parents can support them.

The podcast delves into a parent's concern about their 6-year-old son's aggressive behavior and lack of remorse. It focuses on fostering empathy, emotional communication, and creating a safe environment for the child. The host offers advice on navigating parent-child communication challenges and supporting children in understanding and expressing emotions with empathy.

The podcast offers guidance on handling a 3-year-old's challenging behaviors like crankiness and emotional outbursts. It emphasizes the importance of understanding and allowing children to express their emotions. The speaker also discusses setting boundaries with children and embracing their emotional expressions.

The podcast discusses ways to support a child with differences, focusing on fostering self-acceptance and managing reactions. It explores strategies for helping a child navigate reactions from others and develop a positive self-perception. The importance of allowing children to face challenges and uncomfortable experiences is highlighted, along with the need for acceptance over self-mantras. Strategies for parents on helping children embrace their differences with honesty and trust are also shared.

A stay-at-home dad feels undermined by his partner's lack of limits with their stubborn 3.5-year-old daughter. Janet offers advice on navigating parental struggles, setting boundaries, and building trust with children. The importance of consistent boundaries, teamwork between parents, and connecting through children's intense emotions is emphasized.

Explore the struggles of setting boundaries with a demanding 5-year-old, emphasizing the importance of self-care and observing without constant play. Learn how to empower parents to confidently establish boundaries and say 'no' during playtime with their children.

Discover the challenges of public tantrums and how to manage parental expectations. Explore the importance of child development, understanding emotions, and fostering a respectful parent-child relationship. Learn how to address children's needs in public settings to avoid tantrums.