Take the Opportunity

In this episode, Beka and Leah talk about the goals we have as parents, and how our response to our kids either align with those goals or not.If we can start to view our kids' behavior as an opportunity we have to teach them new skills, as opposed to think their behavior is bad, annoying, etc. we can respond differently and create improvements. There are lots of sports analogies in this one, illusatrating the importance of giving our kids chances to "shoot the free throw" in order to help the...

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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.