In this episode I have a conversation with my friend, Dr. Rebekah Diamond. She is a pediatrician and the author of two books: Eat, Sleep, Tantrum, Repeat and Parent Like a Pediatrician. Dr. Diamond bridges the worlds of being a pediatrician with being a parent. She adds a lot of great parental insight into many aspects of parenting from the rigid research to the wild west of the internet.  

Here’s what we talk about with Dr. Diamond: 

• Why the toddler phase is so challenging for so many parents on a daily basis in relation to the advice being given.
• Parenting advice can be helpful but you can take the pieces that feel good for your own parenting and leave the rest. 
• Parental efficacy, or parental confidence, will directly translate to positive parenting for your child. 
• Different parenting styles and how parents can create their own parenting philosophy to tune into what you and your child need.
• The reasons why toddlers have tantrums and how to navigate these emotional episodes using different strategies.
• Setting realistic and developmentally appropriate boundaries and consequences for toddlers. 
• Balancing rewards and external motivators to help toddlers learn about life skills.
• The importance of a consistent bedtime routine with toddlers and how to implement it in your home.
• Viewing parenting issues from the stance from whether or not there is an actual problem and determining if you need to take action.
• Why separation anxiety is developmentally normal in kids and how parents can work through their emotions related to it. 

Resources:

You can find Dr. Diamond on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parentlikeapediatrician/?hl=en

Parent Like a Pediatrician: https://www.amazon.com/Parent-Like-Pediatrician-Facts-None/dp/0806541636

Eat, Sleep, Tantrum, Repeat: https://www.amazon.com/Parent-Like-Pediatrician-Facts-None/dp/0806541636

Dr. Shefali podcast episode: https://theparentingreframe.com/podcast-episodes/episode-54-conscious-parenting-with-dr-shefali/

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