Tired of Repeating Yourself? How Consistency Can Reduce Parenting Power Struggles | Dr. Lindsay Emerson, EP 164

Send us Fan MailWhat if understanding why your child isn’t listening could make everyday parenting feel a little easier? In this episode of That’s Good Parenting, Dori Durbin talks with Dr. Lindsay Emerson, clinical psychologist, mom of four, and founder of Parenting With Psychology, about how psychology can help parents feel more confident, reduce everyday power struggles, and respond to difficult behavior with more clarity.Lindsay shares her practical framework, the Five C’s to Amazing Parenting:• Communication• Consistency• Choices & Checkpoints• Consequences• Check YourselfTogether, Dori and Lindsay explore:• Why consistency helps children trust and respond to a parent’s words• How transition warnings can make leaving the playground, bedtime, and other changes easier• Why young children may not yet have the brain development to regulate emotions or take another person’s perspective• How giving appropriate choices can build cooperation without giving away parental leadership• Why “all feelings are welcome, but not all behaviors are” can help parents hold boundaries with empathyLindsay also reminds parents that a child who appears to be “giving you a hard time” may actually be having a hard time.Understanding what a child’s developing brain is capable of can completely change the way a parent interprets behavior and make it easier to respond with support, structure, and consistency.About Dr. Lindsay EmersonDr. Lindsay Emerson is a clinical psychologist, mom of four, and founder of Parenting With Psychology.Her work helps parents bring decades of psychology research into everyday parenting in a practical, organized way. Through her Five C’s framework, she helps parents build stronger relationships, reduce power struggles, understand child development, and feel more confident about how they want to parent.Connect with Dr. Lindsay EmersonWebsite:https://drlindseyemerson.comInstagram & TikTok:@drlindseyemersonFree Workshop:https://drlindseyemerson.com/workshopAbout Dori DurbinDori Durbin is a children’s book illustrator, book coach, and host of the That’s Good Parenting podcast.She helps parenting experts and family-focused professionals kid-size their big concepts into children’s books so families can continue learning important expert content long after a podcast episode, coaching session, or conversation ends.https://www.doridurbin.comWould you like to help shape future resources for kids and families?The That’s Good Parenting Club is completely free and gives you a behind-the-scenes opportunity to participate as children’s books and parenting resources are being developed.You may be invited to share your opinion on story ideas, concepts, characters, titles, covers, illustrations, reader reactions, and other decisions before publication.Join and participate for free:https://club.thatsgoodparenting.com/clubIntro for TDP (version 2)