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HERself

311. How to Better Parent Your Big Reactor Kids with Claire Lerner

HERself

Abby and Amy

Grow, Health & Fitness, Education, Mental Health, Parenting, Kids & Family, Opportunity, Honest, Real, Vulnerable, Purpose, Best Self, Self-improvement, Future, Comparison

4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2025

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Today we’re welcoming Claire Lerner back to the podcast! Claire specializes in helping parents understand and support big reactors—kids whose emotions and reactions tend to run higher and deeper than most. Our first episode with Claire was one of our most popular, so we knew we had to bring her back for round two. If you’re parenting a child with a sensitive temperament, this episode will leave you feeling seen and equipped with real strategies to help your family thrive. In this conversation...

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And what I really want is for the parent to feel that they are able to do that for their child,

0:07.2

not that they need somebody else to come in and do it for them.

0:11.4

It's sort of the same way I feel about when parents want me to talk to their child

0:16.7

about learning to use the potty or to ride a bike.

0:19.6

Things that often parents struggle with and want somebody else to do,

0:25.1

what I'm trying to do is help parents see that they've got what it takes

0:29.0

to help their child master these skills and learn to regulate their emotions.

0:41.4

Music their emotions. I'm Amy.

0:43.0

And I'm Abby.

0:44.6

And as women, we are constantly comparing ourselves to others.

0:48.7

But your life isn't supposed to look like hers.

0:52.1

Being your best self means standing firm in your decisions and always being willing to grow

0:56.8

with a purpose.

0:57.9

We get vulnerable and real with an honest look into the challenges and triumphs we all face.

1:04.1

Every woman listening gets the opportunity to choose what life looks like for herself.

1:12.3

Today we have Claire Lerner back on the podcast, and she specializes in big reactors

1:20.0

when your kiddo has just this temperament that is a little bit different from the kids

1:26.6

around them.

1:30.2

And the first episode was so popular.

1:32.8

We had to make another episode.

1:36.4

In this episode, you guys, you're going to get so many tips.

1:38.3

She had so many great insight. And I just want to tell you before you even listen to this, I used to do so many things wrong with our Big Reactor because I didn't

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