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Do This When There Are Power Struggles Over EVERYTHING & Kids Choose A Harsher Consequence #646

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7 Quick Ideas To Reset, Change Negative Momentum & Get Your Kids Back on Track #645

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10 Ways to Get Kids to Care About School & Spark Internal Motivation #644

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DO NOT Fight, Stress, and Destroy Your Child’s Confidence Over This #643

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The Secret to A More Adaptable, Flexible, Resilient Child #642

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How To Use Strategic Silence: You Talk Less, Your Kids Listen More. #641

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How to Change Situations Quickly: Toddler Screaming, Teen Refusing, Child Losing It At Bedtime. #640

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A Back-Talking Kid, A Dad Who Feels Disrespected & A Mom Caught In The Crossfire. BIG NEW IDEA! #639

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Messy Bedrooms, Messy Behavior: Get Kids to Be Responsible For Their Rooms & Relationships #638

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Why Does Putting On Shoes Take 45 Minutes?! 10 Ways to Get Dawdlers Moving Faster! #637

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Why You Do NOT Want Kids to Be Immediately Obedient: Raising Fearless Leaders, Not Fearful Robots. #636

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Why “Name It To Tame It” & Punching Pillows Don’t Work For Intense Kids #635

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There Is Hope For Your ADHD Neurodivergent Child Who Can’t Focus (& 10 Ways to Stop Homework Battles) #634

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Q&A With Casey: How Do You Repair Feeling Like “The Bad Kid”? #633

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Why Kids Choose the Harder Path & Procrastinate: 10 Secrets to Stop Power Struggles #632

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Disciplining & Loving Kids When They REALLY Mess Up : A Guide to Tough Talks & Tough Love #631

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Child Goes From 0-60 Emotionally? Lies When Confronted? 10 Quick Phrases to Calm Any Situation. #630

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Why More Rigid Child Can’t Lose Games, Can Boss Siblings, Must Prove Their Point? #629

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Scripts to Set Effective Boundaries With Critical Parents & In-Laws #628

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“Your Boots Are Dumb & My Friend’s Mom is Better!” Turning Ugly Moments into Bonding Memories #627

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Why Natural Consequences Backfire With Strong-Willed Children (And What Works) #626

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Expect Big Battles From Morning to Midnight: Here’s Your 5-Step Game Plan #625

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Why Do I Have to Do This?" How to Motivate the Child Who Questions Everything #624

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Q&A With Casey #1: Mistaking Intensity for Unhappiness, Feeling Like A Bad Kid & More #623

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Let's Make Discipline Easy Without Being Authoritarian or Permissive #622

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Adoption #2: Kids Who Never Seem Full or Happy, Unhealthy Attachments, Separation & Sleep Issues #621

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Dreading Calls from School? The Ultimate Back-to-School Behavior Guide #620

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"I'm Not Going!" 5 Ways to Overcome School Refusal & Separation Anxiety #619

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Do Adopted Kids Struggle More? Part #1 #618

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The Meltdown That Changed Me Forever (And 2 Phrases You Must Use To Teach Instead of Punish). #617

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Stop the Stand-Offs: Real-Life Fixes for Your 5, 10, or 15-Year-Old #616

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Questions Parents Are Afraid to Ask Out Loud: Do You Agree or Disagree With My Answers? #615

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5 Options to Get Kids To Do What You Ask (Chores, S’Mores & More) #614

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Sibling Scripts: Your Summer Guide to Turn Provoking Into Peace #613

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Parenting A Take-Charge Child Without Butting Heads Or Giving In #612

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Social Skills Playbook: 10 Scripts For Kids Who Struggle With Friendships #611

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Special Q&A With My Son, Casey? What Do You Want to Know?

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Child Who Touches Hot Stove, Does Bare Minimum, Appears Self-Centered? #610

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Why Is EVERYTHING So Hard With This Child? A Guide to Make It Easier. #609

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Surviving Summer Vacation With Bored, Complaining Kids & Judgmental Relatives #608

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5 Ways We Misunderstand Our Intense, Deeply Feeling Kids & How to Change That #607

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3 Ways to Teach Your Kids How to Confidently Overcome Their Weaknesses #606

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What You Can & Should Never Try to Fix About Your Kids #605

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How I Changed from Triggered Dad to Calm Guy: 10 Practical, Doable Ideas #604

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Ultimate Cheat Sheet For Meltdowns: 10 Quick Ideas #603

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"I Wish I Had An Easier Kid." #602

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My Best Podcast Ever: Defiance & Reconciling With My Son #601

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You Say No, Your Child Gets Upset. Is There Something Different You Could Do? #600

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Ever Feel Indignant At Your Child’s Attitude or Misbehavior? 12 More Ways to Change This. #599

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3 Ways To Get Your Anxious Child to Camp, New Activities, School & A New Home #598

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10 Options When Kids Mess Up (Without Messing Up Your Night!) #597

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Kids Not Living Up To Expectations or Potential? 7 Quick Ways to Motivate Them #596

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6 Easy Ways to Undo School Damage & Rebuild Your Child’s Confidence #595

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Kids Won’t Listen? 5 Creative, Easy Ways To Stop Bribing, Forcing, or Reminding Them 18x #594

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“Stop Treating Me Like A Child!” (Stop Acting Like One LOL!) #593

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5 Exact Steps to De-Escalate A Nuclear Meltdown (Why "Calm" Parenting Fails Here) #592

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You Don't Have to Do Anything Else to Be A Great Mom! (My Best Mother's Day Podcast Ever) #591

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Tough Questions Moms Ask: Aggressive Child, Negative Self-Talk, Teen Expectations, Kids Interrupting You & More #590

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Child Talks Back, Whines, Procrastinates, Makes Messes, Won't Listen, Acts Silly? Exact Scripts! #589

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What Your Wife Wants For Mother’s Day (Besides No More Fights At Dinner & Bedtime!) #588

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Kids Who Get Upset When Plans Change, Resist Transitions & Constantly Ask, “Why?” #587

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Scripts Guaranteed to Change Your Child’s Attitude & Confidence #586

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Tantrumy Toddlers, Temperamental Teens, Sassy Siblings, Trouble With Teachers & Friends, Adopted Kids? Help ASAP! #585

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When Time-Outs, Behavior Charts & Taking Away Screens Don’t Work, Try This… #584

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Why Your Child’s Fierce Autonomy is Good & How to Get Husbands/Siblings To Understand #583

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“My Child Is A Mini-Me. Help!” Stop the Power Struggles & Drama #582

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10 Ways to Help Kids Who Procrastinate, Choose the Harder Path, Get The Last Word In, Argue, Resist Homework (ADHD), Get Bored Easily. #581

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Deeply Feeling Child Blames You? 5 Ways to Stop Walking on Eggshells & Escalating #580

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Why Smiley Faces, Sad Faces & Typical Discipline Methods Are Destructive And Make Behavior Worse #579

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When A Child Is Defiant & Verbally Disrespectful: A Script and Action Plan #578

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Child Great One-on-One, But Disrupts Family Dynamic, Won’t Apologize to Sibling? #577

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Help For Kids Who Want To Quit, Complain, Be Negative, Are Messy & Forgetful, Compete With Siblings, Have ADHD #576

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Teaching Impulse Control With Screens, Teens, Toddlers & Teachers II #575

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We Got Our PDA/ADHD/ND Son Off Screens & Out of the House! #574

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22 Ways to Teach Impulse Control & Delayed Gratification #573

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Kids Who Get Angry, Say "I'm Stupid" or Shut Down When You Remind or Correct Them? #572

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Raising A Resilient, Responsible Child (Even When They Are Slamming Things!) #571

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Get Resistant Kids to Get Off Screens, Come to Dinner, Transition Without Fights #570

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Be The Cycle-Breaker: 3 Scripts to Break the Parenting Patterns You Grew Up With #569

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5 Scripts When Kids Argue, Prove Their Point, Won't Relent. #568

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Practical Ways to Establish Boundaries & Stay Connected With Really Intense Kids #567

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How to Address Unfairness When A Sibling Has PDA, ADHD, ND #566

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Practical Ways to Discipline (Not Punish) Toddlers Through Teens #565

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Punishment v. Discipline: 10 Ways to Get Unstuck From Endless Consequences #564

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When PDA Kids Resist | What My Son Taught Me About Anxiety #563

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When YOU Feel Out of Control As A Parent... #562

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How to Get Kids to Finally Listen...Without Using Words #561

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My Son, Casey, Explains How My Changing As A Dad Affected Him #560

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Tough Toddler, Teen & In-Between Behavior Issues #559

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Tantrums & Meltdowns? Scripts to Stop Them & De-Escalate #558

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Faster Mornings & Smoother Transitions: 10 Ways to Get Kids Unstuck #557

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Child Who Struggles with Physical Aggression, Impulsivity, ADHD, Social Skills, Anxiety? #556

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Scripts For Kids Who Talk Back, Lash Out, Won’t Listen, Refuse to Move No Matter Your Consequence? #555

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How to Discipline Intense Kids Without Using Fear or Being Permissive #554

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Kids Who Act Like Nothing Happened After Meltdown, Laugh When Disciplined? #553

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The One Key to Stop 80% Of Power Struggles With Your Kids #552

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Which Consequences Work for Lying, Disrespect & Defiance? #551

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Why Won’t My Kids Do Easy Things When I Ask?! #550

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How To Stop Reacting, Help Kids with Anxiety/PDA/ADHD & Partner With Teachers #549

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5 Easy Ways To De-Escalate Meltdowns & Sibling Fights This Week #548