When we feel like we're living our own horrifying version of the movie Groundhog Day, it makes dealing with kids big feelings and challenging behaviors pretty torturous. How can we channel the Phil Connors from the last several minutes of the movie, who can lean in and engage with his "new normal" with curiosity, generosity, patience, humor and joy? 

Today we explore 10 ways we’re working to do just that. The hard stuff is the good stuff. We laugh, we cry, we lean in… join us!

Relevant Links + resources that informed this episode:

- Upbringing’s Freedoms Model
- Upbringing’s RESIST Approach
- Upbringing’s Empowerments
- Upbringing’s FREE TO FEEL podcast episode
- Upbringing’s FREE TO FEEL Q&A episode
- Siblings Without Rivalry, by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish
- Self-regulation / Co-regulation
- It’s OK Not To Share, by Heather Shumaker
- How Toddlers Thrive, by Tovah P. Klein
- Simplicity Parenting by Kim John Payne
- Raising Humans by Ross Greene
- De-Escalate by Douglas E. Noll
- Now Say This by Julie Wright and Heather Sturgeon
- The Whole-Brain Child- Dan Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson
- The Good News About Bad Behavior by Katherine Reynolds-Lewis
- Non-Violent Communication: A Language of Life by Marshall B Rosenburg
- Amber Okamura, Upbringing’s Artist
- Mary Schroeder, Upbringing’s Letterer
- Alex Olavarria, our producer, conductor, editor + husband/brother in law

Today’s episode is supported by A Kid’s Book About- a collection of beautifully designed books that kickstart challenging and empowering conversations between kids and their grownups. 

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