Be honest—anyone else rely on Cliffs Notes during your years as a student? Good news. Today’s episode is truly the Cliffs Notes on how to be a parent, and how to cultivate healthy relationships with your kiddos. Philippa Perry is a psychotherapist and author who is passionate about helping parents navigate their own past in order to change their patterns of parent-child dynamics. She explains how to be authentic, why we need to define ourselves and our own needs to our kids, and how to build a positive blueprint for every future relationship they will have.

 

Watch the full clip here. Check out her book, The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (and Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did).

 

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