DBT Coaching for Parents: Skills for You and Your Child with Devora Segall LCSW Parenting Coach and Therapist

Send us Fan MailI talk with licensed clinical social worker Devora Segall about DBT parenting skills that help us regulate our own emotions first so we can respond to our kids with clarity and care. We focus on practical tools for bedtime, boundaries, and connection so we can stop the cycle of yelling, guilt, and repair fatigue.Listen about :• Deborah’s origin story as a parent of ten children who early on also needed better tools • What DBT is and why these skills help more than crisis situations • Mindfulness as awareness using Observe, Describe, Participate • Bedtime reframed as stressful but rarely an emergency • Food and device boundaries shaped by modeling and clear reasons • Interpersonal effectiveness using the GIVE skill: gentle, interested, validating, easy manner • Why working with our triggers builds emotional and psychological safety at home • Five senses regulation plan for calming down in the moment • What coaching looks like and how support reduces shame and saves time • Devora's book approach: values, goals, parenting style, then DBT skillsGo to parentingaudio.com, enter your email address, and get access to Devora's audio book. The Peaceful Parenting Solution!  Visit Devora's website for a free parenting guide! segallcoaching.comSupport the show