Welcome back to our LIVE Q&A SERIES on the podcast where we use the audio from our weekly Instagram LIVE videos. A few of the topics we cover this episode:

- 8 mo awake 2 hrs in middle of night
- 2.5 yo won't stay in bed or room, runs out
- How to help regulate kids' nervous systems
- Morning routine total chaos, won't get ready
- The power of the "circle back" to get on the same page`
- 7+3 yo struggling with age gap, hurting each other
- 6 yo being possessive over toys with little bro
- 4yo yells when parent asks how he's feeling
- Non-verbal emotional support
- Kid peed in car cup holder + refused to leave
- Kids saying "I hate you", "I'll kill you" etc.
- Kids' freedom to speak + The Freedoms Model
- 6 yo resists EVERYTHING
- When boys "disrespect" women
- Self awareness vs socialization

Tune in and connect on our LIVE Q&As, every Tuesday AND Thursday at 5PM PST on Instagram. Catch up on past LIVE session on our IGTV tab. As always, we laugh, we cry, we lean in… join us!

Relevant Links:

- Our Freedoms Model
- Our RESIST Approach
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- Our Resources Page
- Our Coaching page
- Amber Okamura, Upbringing’s Artist
- Mary Schroeder, Upbringing’s Letterer
- Alex Olavarria, our producer, musician, editor + husband/brother in law

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Join us to explore topics such as: parenting, motherhood, discipline, resistance, RIE parenting, feminist parenting, toddlers, tantrums, potty training, mindful parenting, conscious parenting, evidence-based parenting, positive parenting, respectful parenting, simplicity parenting and positive discipline.