Today, we're diving into our Q&A series with a question from Maria on her husband who is struggling to buy into the Connected Parenting method, dismissing it as babying their kids and not being tough enough.

This has led to constant clashes with their 10-year-old daughter, a strong-willed "gladiator," leaving Maria exhausted and feeling like her hard work is being undone.

In this episode, we’ll explore strategies to help your spouse understand and embrace the Connected Parenting approach, ensuring a cohesive and supportive parenting team. Tune in for practical advice on navigating this common challenge.

Jennifer's Takeaways:

• Intro (00:00)
• Using Connection And Cuddling To Improve Parent-Child Relationships (03:29)
• Managing Children's Emotions And Behaviors (07:38)
• We Tend To Do This As Parents (11:15)

Meet Jennifer Kolari

Jennifer Kolari is the host of the “Connected Parenting” weekly podcast and the co-host of “The Mental Health Comedy” podcast. Kolari is a frequent guest on Nationwide morning shows and podcasts in the US and Canada. Her advice can also be found in many Canadian and US magazines such as; Today’s Parent, Parents Magazine and Canadian Family.

Kolari’s powerful parenting model is based on the neurobiology of love, teaching parents how to use compassion and empathy as powerful medicine to transform challenging behavior and build children’s emotional resilience and emotional shock absorbers.

Jennifer’s wisdom, quick wit and down to earth style help parents navigate modern-day parenting problems, offering real-life examples as well as practical and effective tools and strategies.

Her highly entertaining, inspiring workshops are shared with warmth and humour, making her a crowd-pleasing speaker with schools, medical professionals, corporations and agencies throughout North America, Europe and Asia.

One of the nation’s leading parenting experts, Jennifer Kolari, is a highly sought- after international speaker and the founder of Connected Parenting. A child and family therapist with a busy practice based in San Diego and Toronto, Kolari is also the author of Connected Parenting: How to Raise A Great Kid (Penguin Group USA and Penguin Canada, 2009) and You’re Ruining My Life! (But Not Really): Surviving the Teenage Years with Connected Parenting (Penguin Canada, 2011).