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84. Stop Diagnosing Your HSC on the Internet
Stop trying to “diagnose” your kid through the internet. I’m all for doing your own research before you talk to professionals. That’s informed decision making. What I’m talking about here is the tendency for parents...
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83. How to Talk to Your HSC About Puberty
As a proud owner of the human body, I think we can all agree on one life stage we’d never teleport back to.
Puberty.
The raging hormonal highs and lows,
Acne and body hair randomly popping up all over the...
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82. Feeling Disconnected With your Spouse about what's driving the meltdowns
Join me as I discuss what to do when you and your spouse disagree on why your HSC is melting down...
If your child is demonstrating the meltdown cycle, watch our free training here:...
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81. How to Prepare for A Meltdown-Free Summer
As summertime approaches, the change in seasons makes everything feel lighter.
Until you’re hit with the realization that just because you’ve stopped dealing with school refusal, summer camp refusal is right around...
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80. Parents of HSCs: What to do when you feel like giving up
When you’re struggling with the daily meltdown cycle, it’s easy to feel exhausted every day.
You’re wiped out, a fraction of yourself, and you find yourself wondering: is this my future forever?
Without a plan, it’s...
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79. What to Do When Negotiating With Your HSC Stops Working
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Listen in today as I speak about why negotiating should NOT be part of your parenting strategy.Â
If your child is demonstrating the meltdown cycle, watch our free training here:...
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78. 4 Reasons Punishments Aren't Really Working for Your HSC
I'm declaring WAR on time-outs, removing tablets, sticker charts, etc. BUT NOT ON YOU as a parent...
There’s a big difference between feeling trapped in trying to help your kid manage their big emotions, and...
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77. Are You Burnt Out from Trying to Stop the Meltdowns?
Do you ever wish you could hang a sign on your head that says “Out of Order,”
Just so everyone would leave you alone for five seconds?
Every parent has this experience.Â
Between managing the household for multiple...
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76. "I Felt Like the Worst Mother In The World."
Hear how Raina and Marcos supported their 2 HSCs in stopping the daily meltdown cycle, learn how to communicate their emotions safely, and bring back joy in their home, all while homeschooling in a pandemic!
If your...
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75. Are the symptoms from ADHD or the meltdown cycle?
What are causing my child's meltdowns or my teen's shutdowns? The highly sensitive personality trait or ADHD? Learn the difference on today's episode and what to do if your HSC also has ADHD.
If your child is...
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74. How to Keep Up the Energy and the Perspective it Takes to Be a Ninja Parent of an HSC
Being a parent of a highly sensitive child can be isolating. You try to speak with your friends and family members about the struggle and are only met with their "solutions." On today's episode, I discuss how to keep...
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73. How Can I Help My Kid if They Keep Running Away from Me?
Running away doesn't only look like your child making a break for the front door to hide behind the neighbor's house.
It can be hiding in a closest.
Sitting at the dinner table and not saying a single word.
On today's...
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