Raising a defiant & sassy pre-schooler w/@mamapsychologists

Mama Knows

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Parenting, Kids & Family

5.0 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Questions we address in this episode: Why is this age so hard? Like why are 4-6 year olds so defiant and sassy? How to handle a blatant “no” even after trying to connect, offer options, even threat and bribe? (It’s time to get out of bath “no” cleaning up toys) How to achieve compliance when you may not be in the position to carry them physically? (leaving playground) Techniques to teach them to deal with anger? (Take a deep breath doesn’t work at this age) when should we be teaching these techniques & when does it get better? How to handle when the child looks you in the eyes and does exactly what you said not to do? How to balance nurturing their assertiveness and correcting their “sass and or talking back?” (How to be respected without dulling their strength) From Chelsea and Caitlin: We are best friends, Registered Psychologists, and, most importantly, moms (to 4 kids aged 5 and under) who struggled significantly in the postpartum period. From months-long NICU stay to birth trauma and postpartum anxiety—we truly have experienced many of the topics we talk about! We recently wrote a book entitled Not your Mother’s Postpartum Book published through PESI Publishing LTD, where we deep dive into all the things no one talks about in the postpartum period. We cover topics from postpartum mental health, birth trauma, infertility and pregnancy loss, relationships, boundaries, social media, and much more.Book: Not Your Mother's Postpartum BookWebsite: https://www.mamapsychologists.ca/Contact: mamapsychologists@gmail.comInstagram: @mamapsychologists ________________________________________________________________Did you love this episode? BUY ME A COFFEE for support!Find me on Instagram@balkanina@mamaknowspodcastFind me on TikTokBalkaninaSubscribe to my NewsletterPrivate Facebook Motherhood-Podcast CommunityMama Knows FBDisclaimer: This podcast does not provide any medical advice, it is for informational purposes only! ______________________________Did you love this episode? BUY ME A COFFEE for support!Find me on Instagram@balkanina@mamaknowspodcastFind me on TikTokBalkaninaSubscribe to my NewsletterPrivate Facebook Motherhood-Podcast CommunityMama Knows FBDisclaimer: This podcast does not provide any medical advice, it is for informational purposes only! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey guys you're listening to m Knows Podcast with your host
0:13.4	Nina Kavagiola aka Balconina.
0:19.6	Join in weekly as she walks alongside you to navigate topics around motherhood, mental health, self-love, and relationships.
0:27.0	The good, bad, and funny.
0:29.0	Today we're talking about sassy and defiant preschoolers, specifically in my mind I'm thinking
0:39.1	like age three and a half to six, those ages are hard. And every kid is different, right? Like yours might be
0:47.4	harder at age three, mine might be harder at age five. Right now I'm dealing
0:51.0	with an almost five-year-old that's been very difficult, defiant, sassy,
0:56.4	absolutely amazing. Like he's going to be a leader. However, I'm just struggling with that kid.
1:03.2	So I asked my friends, Chelsea and Caitlin,
1:05.4	from Mama Psychologists, to come on and talk about defiant
1:11.0	and sassy preschoolers.
1:13.0	Chelsea and Caitlin are psychologists who have written a book called the Not Your
1:19.7	Mother's Post Pardon Book and they educate parents on how to understand and connect with
1:25.2	their child. They have almost half a million on Instagram. I love their page
1:29.5	so much. It's so helpful for parenting and even just for motherhood in general.
1:34.4	We are going to dive into preschoolers today and I'm so excited you here we have hundreds of moms that are also
1:47.3	excited because we have preschoolers preschoolers are sassy and defiant and I hate to say that because I don't want to like label these kids but that's what we're all feeling right now and I'm so glad you're here to help us.
2:00.0	Do you mind just telling us a little bit about who you are and what you do?
2:04.0	Yes, absolutely. So my name is Caitlin. I'm one half of Mama Psychologist. I have a six-year-old
2:11.0	Had you sensitive boy and a girl that is very, very spicy that is three and a half.
2:17.4	So I am a psychologist working with kids, working with moms, working with adults in Alberta and really diving into some of the struggles that parenting can can bring up both within the parent and both you know what struggles that maybe the child is also having.
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