EPISODE · Dec 8, 2025 · 19 MIN
Tips for Managing Parent Preference
from Parents You've Got This - The Expert Guide to Parenthood · host Parents You’ve Got This
Does your baby prefer one parent to another? Episode 113: Parents You’ve Got This - The Expert Guide to Parenthood PodcastParent Preference can be really hurtful if you are the parent who is being constantly rejected. On the flipside, being the preferred parent can feel exhausting and overwhelming. Neither experience is easy! And the good news is, parent preference is likely to change - again and again - as your child gets older. This week on Parents You’ve Got This - The Expert Guide to Parenthood Podcast we welcome back our emotion coach Expert Dr Christiane Kehoe to share her insights and tips and tricks to help when your baby or child has a strong parent preference.We discuss:What parent preference isWhat developmentally occurs for a baby or child to prefer one parent over the otherAre babies and children programmed to have particular parenting preferences at certain agesIs parent preference related to baby/child's physical needs or emotional needs or bothBeing ‘rejected’ can really hurt. Dr Christine shares her strategies to help a parents when their baby or child only wants one particular parent over the otherShould parents let their child have a strong preference or should parents try and make balance? Parents You’ve Got This - The Expert Guide To Parenthood Podcast is proudly supported by Mustela natural origin skincare, by parents' side since 1950.Never forget Parents You've Got This Follow us Social :Instagram: @parentsyouvegotthis_auThreads @parentsyouvegotthis_auTikTok:@partentsyouvegotthis_auFacebook:@parentsyouvegotthis__________________________________Parents You've Got This offers antenatal and postnatal parenting education and Masterclasses from the planning phase to early preschool.Learn more: parentsyouvegotthis.com.auCredits: Producer Dean Thomas, Camera person Tim Hehir, Content and Hosts Parents You've Got ThisThank you Think HQ for the beautiful podcast recording space
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Does your baby prefer one parent to another? Episode 113: Parents You’ve Got This - The Expert Guide to Parenthood PodcastParent Preference can be really hurtful if you are the parent who is being constantly rejected. On the flipside, being the preferred parent can feel exhausting and overwhelming. Neither experience is easy! And the good news is, parent preference is likely to change - again and again - as your child gets older. This week on Parents You’ve Got This - The Expert Guide to Parenthood Podcast we welcome back our emotion coach Expert Dr Christiane Kehoe to share her insights and tips and tricks to help when your baby or child has a strong parent preference.We discuss:What parent preference isWhat developmentally occurs for a baby or child to prefer one parent over the otherAre babies and children programmed to have particular parenting preferences at certain agesIs parent preference related to baby/child's physical needs or emotional needs or bothBeing ‘rejected’ can really hurt. Dr Christine shares her strategies to help a parents when their baby or child only wants one particular parent over the otherShould parents let their child have a strong preference or should parents try and make balance? Parents You’ve Got This - The Expert Guide To Parenthood Podcast is proudly supported by Mustela natural origin skincare, by parents' side since 1950.Never forget Parents You've Got This Follow us Social :Instagram: @parentsyouvegotthis_auThreads @parentsyouvegotthis_auTikTok:@partentsyouvegotthis_auFacebook:@parentsyouvegotthis__________________________________Parents You've Got This offers antenatal and postnatal parenting education and Masterclasses from the planning phase to early preschool.Learn more: parentsyouvegotthis.com.auCredits: Producer Dean Thomas, Camera person Tim Hehir, Content and Hosts Parents You've Got ThisThank you Think HQ for the beautiful podcast recording space
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