Dr. Mona Delahooke, child psychologist and best selling author shares her expertise on the core reasons behind some of the most challenging behaviors our kids exhibit.  Why do tantrums, defiance, back talk and disrespect happen?  Dr. Delahooke in her research has found that most difficult behaviors happen when a child's nervous system is immature and signals to the child they are unsafe.  She talks about the often diagnosed disorder ODD (oppositional defiance disorder) and deconstructs it into a child or teen feeling unsafe and threatened.   This is a powerful episode for parents or educators to listen to and learn from.  It has the potential for a big perspective shift in our parenting and attitudes towards our kids behaviors

 

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