How to Work with Your Child's Personality Instead of Fighting It, with Karen Wagnon, EP 144

Send us Fan MailWhat if the behavior that frustrates you most is actually telling you about an important gap?In this episode of That’s Good Parenting, Dori talks with Karen Wagnon, human behavior specialist, parent coach, and creator of the Parenting Blueprint, about how understanding your child’s personality can reduce conflict and help you reconnect.Karen shares how the DISC personality model transformed her own parenting and explains why so many parents get stuck trying to use the same approach with every child. Learn about what’s really underneath the defiance, shutdowns, emotional overwhelm, and parent-child tension.In this episode, you’ll learn:Why behavior is often communication, not just disobedienceHow unmet emotional needs shape a child’s reactionsWhy one-size-fits-all parenting often increases conflictHow to parent with more curiosity, collaboration, and calmWhat it can look like to repair a strained relationship with your childThis episode is especially helpful for parents of tweens and teens, or for any parent who feels deeply connected to one child and completely puzzled by another.About Karen Wagnon:Karen Wagnon is a human behavior specialist, parent coach, and creator of the Parenting Blueprint. She helps parents of tweens and teens understand their child’s personality so they can communicate better, reduce conflict, and feel close again. Karen’s work is rooted in real-life parenting experience and personality-based behavior science.Connect with Karen Wagnon: Website: www.teachingouryouth.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kwagnon/?hl=en Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pbdwithkaren LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-wagnon-35813732/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RealTalkwithTheCoachesAbout Dori DurbinDori Durbin is a children’s book illustrator, book coach, ghostwriter, and parenting podcast host who helps therapists, educators, and family-focused professionals transform their expertise into children’s books that support emotional regulation, shared language, and connection.Website: https://www.doridurbin.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dori_durbinEmail: [email protected] to help shape future children’s books created by experts?Join the That’s Good Parenting Club for behind-the-scenes access to upcoming manuscripts, early feedback opportunities, and community support:https://club.thatsgoodparenting.com/clubIntro for TDP (version 2)