Stop Hitting Kids

This episode addresses parenting and discipline using pain and physical punishment. The research is very clear about how physical punishment alters brain structures and functioning and causes kids to feel unsafe and as though they have to survive these interactions.If you're not clear on typical chlidhood brain development, start here!Spanking may lead to short term behavior change but doesn't teach kids what to do differently. You can look at research studies here, here, and here to gi...

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Parenting is one of the hardest jobs we'll ever have. Dr. Leah Featherstone, clinical psychologist, and her sister, Beka Dean both grew up in a very traditional, conservative family, with a parenting style to match. Through her education and experience, Leah has moved away from that approach and now uses principles of attachment, relational neurobiology, and positive parenting to raise her own kids. The sisters talk through this new approach, with the goal of promoting cooperation and enhancing relationships between adults and the children they help to nurture, support, and raise.