Hello listeners, I'm taking a week off from the podcast, but I wanted to use this opportunity

to share an episode of another show here on the Quick and Dirty Tips Network, Project Parenthood.

If you're a parent, you know how tough the job can be, and it can be especially difficult

when you're focused on respectful parenting techniques. The Project Parenthood podcast

is here to help guide parents on how to maintain a healthy and respectful relationship with

their children. Every week, Dr. Nenika Kor gives parents actionable advice on everything,

from how to teach your child about body boundaries to how to nurture your child's self-worth.

This week, I'm sharing an episode about how to repair an adversarial relationship with your child.

If you find it useful, you can subscribe to Project Parenthood on Spotify, Apple Podcasts,

or wherever you're listening to me right now.

Hey parents, you're listening to the Project Parenthood podcast. I'm your host, Dr. Nenika Kor,

clinical psychologist and respectful parenting therapist.

If you're listening to the Project Parenthood podcast, you might be hoping to learn some

respectful parenting tools and collaborative strategies to encourage your child to behave in

ways that are more acceptable to you. And sometimes, collaborative parenting tools can be a quick fix

for less entrenched behaviors. But in my private practice, by the time family seek my services,

the cycle of anger-triggering child behaviors and angry parental reactions has resulted in an

adversarial atmosphere. And that kind of dynamic isn't conducive to collaborative parent-child

interactions. So respectful parenting tools usually lead to resistance instead of cooperation.

You might be the kind of parent who's good at expressing anger in ways that don't leave your

child feeling emotionally cut off from you. Perhaps you're able to let your child know you

disapprove without leaving them with feelings of rejection. But if you're a parent who struggles

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