Welcome back to the Guilty Parent Club with Dr Jo Mueller. In this episode, Jo delves deeper into her 6P key framework, focusing on the child perspective and predictability keys. She explores how understanding your child’s viewpoint and creating a more predictable environment can foster a calmer, more connected home life: all while embracing imperfection as a parent.

Key topics covered:

• Understanding and applying the child perspective key to build empathy and stronger connections
• Strategies for ‘connection before correction’ and decoding children’s behaviour
• Practical tools like the CTO (context, trigger, outcome) chart and ‘Name it to Tame it’
• Creating predictability through routines, visual aids, and simple language to reduce household stress
• Why predictability, playfulness, and power work together as essential pillars for positive boundary-setting

For those keen to go further, Jo shares how you can access private podcasts and resources in the Guilty Parent Club.

Find out more at drjothepsychologist.com/guiltyparentclub

Tune in to learn practical tips that help shift family life from fraught to collaborative, without aiming for perfection.

Don't forget to download the workbook that accompanies this podcast series here.

I'm Dr Jo Mueller, and I'm a Clinical Psychologist on a crusade to help as many parents as I can feel more confident in parenting your child in a human, imperfect way. Find out more about me and The Guilty Parent Club here.

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Music credit: Joseph McDade