Originally recorded June 11, 2026.

Co-parenting isn't about agreeing on everything—it's about helping your child feel safe, secure, and loved, even when the adults don't see eye to eye.

In this thoughtful conversation, Peace At Home founder Ruth Freeman, LCSW, sits down with relationship researcher Brian Doss, PhD, to explore what decades of research tell us about the powerful connection between parent relationships and children's emotional well-being. Together, they discuss how the way adults communicate, handle disagreements, and support one another has a lasting impact on children's mental health, behavior, and resilience.

You'll hear practical, compassionate strategies for navigating parenting disagreements, reducing conflict, and working as a team—even if your parenting styles differ. The discussion also tackles real-life questions from parents about toddlers' tantrums, blended families, divorce and separation, handling disagreements in front of children, and repairing family relationships after periods of conflict.

Rather than striving for perfection, this episode offers reassurance that small changes in how parents communicate with one another can make a meaningful difference for the whole family. You'll come away with research-backed ideas to help you approach difficult conversations with more curiosity, less blame, and a renewed focus on what matters most: your child's sense of security.

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• Ruth Freeman, LCSW: peaceathomeparenting.com/our-experts
• Brian D. Doss, PhD: ourrelationship.com/team

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Every parent has questions—and sometimes the most reassuring answer is knowing you're not alone.

In this special Ask Ruth Anything episode, Peace At Home Parenting founder Ruth Freeman, LCSW, responds to real parenting questions from families navigating everyday challenges. Drawing on decades of experience and research, Ruth shares practical, compassionate strategies that help parents build stronger relationships with their children while reducing conflict and stress.

The conversation covers some of the most common parenting concerns, including getting children to cooperate, responding to emotional meltdowns, supporting independent and strong-willed kids, reducing power struggles, and helping children develop important life skills like organization and problem-solving. Rather than focusing on control or punishment, Ruth explains how emotional safety, connection, predictable routines, and collaborative problem-solving help children thrive.

Whether you're parenting a preschooler, school-age child, or teenager, you'll find reassuring guidance grounded in child development and evidence-based parenting practices.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• Why cooperation grows from connection—not compliance
• How emotional safety helps children regulate their behavior
• A simple "when...then..." approach that encourages responsibility without threats
• Why reflecting feelings often works better than asking lots of questions
• How to support spirited, independent children without damaging your relationship
• Better alternatives to punishment and repeated nagging
• How to coach children through organization and executive functioning challenges
• Strategies for responding to emotional meltdowns with both kindness and clear limits
• Why routines and positive attention can dramatically improve cooperation
• How your own stress and childhood experiences can shape your parenting responses

👪 About Peace At Home Parenting

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Every father has a story—and that story shapes the way he parents.

In this thoughtful conversation, Peace At Home expert Aaron Weintraub, MS, and fatherhood advocate Doug Edwards, founder of Real Dads Forever, explore how our own childhood experiences influence the way we respond to our children, build relationships, and handle life's challenges. They emphasize that understanding your past isn't about dwelling on it—it's about using that insight to become the parent you want to be.

You'll learn why strong parent-child attachment is one of the greatest protective factors for children's emotional health, how everyday moments of connection build trust and resilience, and why children need to feel safe, seen, and delighted in by the adults who love them. Aaron and Doug also discuss how fathers can break generational patterns, strengthen co-parenting relationships, and create a family culture built on connection rather than fear or perfection. Whether you're a new dad, a seasoned father, a co-parent, or another caring adult, this episode offers compassionate, research-informed guidance to help you build deeper relationships with the children in your life.

In this episode, you'll learn how to:

• Understand how your childhood influences your parenting today
• Recognize emotional triggers and respond with intention instead of reaction
• Build secure attachment through everyday moments of connection
• Create emotional safety that helps children thrive
• Break unhealthy family patterns and build healthier ones
• Strengthen communication with your co-parent
• Support your child's resilience through presence, delight, and attunement

👪 About Peace At Home Parenting

We’re a team of 40+ parenting experts in child development, mental health, and education. Our mission is to help families strengthen connections and create more peace at home. Explore all resources by topic


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Do you ever feel like you’re repeating yourself all day long—only to be met with blank stares, pushback, or total silence?

In this warm, practical conversation, Peace At Home founder Ruth Freeman, LCSW, is joined by Viana Turcios-Cotto, PhD, and Aaron Weintraub, MS, to explore one of the most common parenting struggles: why kids don’t listen—and what parents can do instead of yelling, nagging, or escalating the power struggle.

The truth is, children’s behavior is often less about defiance and more about development, stress, emotional regulation, and connection. When we understand what’s happening beneath the behavior, we can respond in ways that build cooperation instead of conflict.

In this episode, you’ll learn simple, research-informed strategies to reduce daily battles, strengthen your relationship with your child, and create calmer routines at home—especially during the less-structured summer months. Whether you’re parenting a preschooler who ignores every request or a school-age child who pushes back on everything, this conversation offers compassionate tools that actually work in real family life.


👪 About Peace At Home Parenting 

We’re a team of 40+ parenting experts in child development, mental health, and education. Our mission is to help families strengthen connections and create more peace at home. 

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• 1:1 Parent Coaching
• Full Access Parenting Subscriptions

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👪 About Peace At Home Parenting

We’re a team of 40+ parenting experts in child development, mental health, and education. Our mission is to help families strengthen connections and create more peace at home. Explore all resources by topic


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Letting go isn’t easy—especially when your child heads off to college. Suddenly, you have less insight into their daily life, fewer ways to help, and a whole new set of worries about their well-being.
In this honest and deeply reassuring conversation, Peace At Home founder Ruth Freeman, LCSW, is joined by college mental health experts Tanika Eaves, PhD, LCSW, and Jonathan Beazley, LMFT, to explore how parents can stay connected and supportive—while still honoring their young adult’s growing independence.

The college years are a critical window for mental health, with many conditions first emerging during this stage of life. This discussion helps you understand what’s typical, what might be a red flag, and how to respond in ways that truly help.

You’ll learn how to recognize early warning signs like changes in communication, class attendance, or social behavior—and why how you talk with your college student matters just as much as what you say.

Most importantly, this conversation will help you shift from worry and guesswork to calm, confident support—so your child feels understood, not pressured, during one of the biggest transitions of their life.


In this episode, you’ll learn how to:

• Recognize early signs your college student may be struggling
• Stay meaningfully connected—even when communication drops off
• Start conversations that invite openness instead of shutdown
• Balance support with independence (without becoming overbearing)
• Navigate privacy laws and prepare for emergencies before they happen
• Respond to serious concerns, including depression or suicidal thoughts
• Help your student access campus resources and build support systems
• Support your own emotional adjustment during this transition

👪 About Peace At Home Parenting 

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• Full Access Parenting Subscriptions

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Originally recorded April 16, 2026.

When kids say “I hate school,” it can land hard.

Beneath those words are often big feelings, unmet needs, or hidden challenges—and as parents, it’s not always clear how to help.

In this honest and reassuring conversation, Peace At Home founder Ruth Freeman, LCSW, and educator Erica Brentan, M.Ed., explore what’s really going on when school feels difficult—for kids and for parents. Together, they unpack the powerful role of social-emotional learning—the skills that shape how children manage emotions, build relationships, and navigate challenges—and why struggles at school are often less about academics and more about these foundational life skills. You’ll hear real parent questions about homework battles, school avoidance, friendship struggles, and motivation—and walk away with practical, research-informed strategies you can use right away. This conversation will help you shift from reacting to school stress… to understanding it—and responding in ways that build confidence, resilience, and connection.

In this episode, you’ll learn how to:

• Understand what’s really behind homework battles and school resistance
• Support your child’s emotional regulation after a long school day
• Use simple routines to reduce stress and increase independence
• Respond to “I hate school” in a way that builds trust and insight
• Help your child navigate friendship challenges with confidence
• Partner effectively with teachers when concerns arise
• Recognize when learning, attention, or emotional challenges may need extra support

💛 Perfect for: Parents of elementary and middle school children who want less stress around school—and more clarity, confidence, and hope.


👪 About Peace At Home Parenting 

We’re a team of 40+ parenting experts in child development, mental health, and education. Our mission is to help families strengthen connections and create more peace at home. 

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• 1:1 Parent Coaching
• Full Access Parenting Subscriptions

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Originally recorded October 21, 2025.

Sibling relationships can be some of the longest—and most emotionally complex—connections in our lives. One moment they’re laughing together, the next you’re breaking up an argument for the third time before dinner. In this thoughtful and practical conversation, Peace At Home Parenting expert Aaron Weintraub, MS, helps parents shift from “referee” to “coach,” using everyday sibling conflict as an opportunity to build lifelong relationship skills. Grounded in child development research, this episode explores how connection, emotional safety, and strong parent-child relationships shape the way siblings relate to one another—and how small shifts in your approach can lead to calmer, more cooperative family dynamics. 

In this episode, you’ll learn how to:

• Understand what sibling conflict is really telling you
• Support emotional regulation instead of shutting behavior down
• Know when to step in—and when to step back
• Reduce rivalry by focusing on connection and individual needs
• Teach empathy, communication, and repair after conflict
• Create a family culture that strengthens teamwork and belonging

If you’re tired of constant bickering or wondering how to help your kids actually like each other, this episode offers clear, research-backed strategies you can start using right away.


👪 About Peace At Home Parenting 

We’re a team of 40+ parenting experts in child development, mental health, and education. Our mission is to help families strengthen connections and create more peace at home. 

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We’re a team of 40+ parenting experts in child development, mental health, and education. Our mission is to help families strengthen connections and create more peace at home. Explore all resources by topic


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Originally recorded on March 19, 2026.

Today’s kids and teens are growing up in a world filled with pressure—academically, socially, and emotionally. Many parents find themselves asking, “What’s normal? What’s a red flag? And how do I keep my child safe?”

In this deeply important and compassionate conversation, Peace At Home Parenting founder Ruth Freeman, LCSW, is joined by Aimee Prange, LCSW, who spent nearly two decades with a national health care organization where she served as Clinical Director for Suicide Prevention Strategy.. Together, they offer clear, research-informed guidance to help parents approach one of the hardest topics with more confidence, connection, and care. Rather than focusing on fear, this discussion centers on what truly protects kids: strong relationships, open communication, and everyday moments of connection that build trust over time. 

You’ll learn:

• How to recognize warning signs and when to seek additional support
• What helps children and teens feel safe enough to open up
• How to talk about suicide in a way that is honest, age-appropriate, and supportive
• Practical ways to strengthen connection and reduce isolation
• How small, everyday interactions can become powerful protective factors

This episode is part of our series sharing previously recorded expert conversations from the Peace At Home Parenting vault, making practical, research-based parenting guidance more accessible to families.



👪 About Peace At Home Parenting 

We’re a team of 40+ parenting experts in child development, mental health, and education. Our mission is to help families strengthen connections and create more peace at home. 

Start here: https://peaceathomeparenting.com/getting-started/

🛠️ What we offer:

• Quick Video Solutions
• Live Classes with Experts
• 1:1 Parent Coaching
• Full Access Parenting Subscriptions

💼 Productivity at Work Begins with Peace at Home 

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We’re a team of 40+ parenting experts in child development, mental health, and education. Our mission is to help families strengthen connections and create more peace at home. Explore all resources by topic


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Originally recorded on September 18, 2025, with Ruth E. Freeman, LCSW, and Marianne Barton, Ph.D.

Supporting a child who is struggling emotionally can leave parents feeling worried, overwhelmed, and unsure what to do next. In this thoughtful Lunch & Learn conversation, Peace At Home Parenting founder Ruth Freeman, LCSW, is joined by child development and mental health expert Marianne Barton, PhD, to explore how parents can show up for their children’s mental health without losing themselves in the process.

Together, they discuss what parents can realistically do to support a child who may be experiencing anxiety, depression, or other emotional challenges—and how to recognize when professional help may be needed.

You’ll learn:

• How to create a home environment that supports emotional safety and healing
• Signs that your child may need additional mental health support
• How to understand the ups and downs of therapy and treatment progress
• Ways parents can play a meaningful role in their child’s healing
• Evidence-based strategies to reduce parental burnout while staying connected to your child

This episode is part of our series sharing previously recorded expert conversations from the Peace At Home Parenting vault, making practical, research-based parenting guidance more accessible to families.



👪 About Peace At Home Parenting 

We’re a team of 40+ parenting experts in child development, mental health, and education. Our mission is to help families strengthen connections and create more peace at home. 

Start here: https://peaceathomeparenting.com/getting-started/

🛠️ What we offer:

• Quick Video Solutions
• Live Classes with Experts
• 1:1 Parent Coaching
• Full Access Parenting Subscriptions

💼 Productivity at Work Begins with Peace at Home 

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👪 About Peace At Home Parenting

We’re a team of 40+ parenting experts in child development, mental health, and education. Our mission is to help families strengthen connections and create more peace at home. Explore all resources by topic


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Originally recorded on January 22, 2026, with Ruth E. Freeman, LCSW, and Lisa J. Meltzer, Ph.D., CBSM


This Peace At Home Parenting Lunch & Learn conversation tackles one of the most common (and exhausting) parenting challenges: getting kids to sleep.

If bedtime in your home feels more like a showdown than a wind-down - stalling, tantrums, bedtime anxiety, nightmares, or late-night screens - you’re not alone. In this practical, research-informed session, Peace At Home Parenting founder Ruth Freeman, LCSW, sits down for a conversation with expert Lisa Maltzer, Ph.D., who shares tools to help you understand what healthy sleep looks like at different ages and how to build routines that work for your family.

You’ll learn:
- What to expect from sleep at different ages (including naps, night waking, and bedtime fears)
- How to create consistent routines that reduce stress and power struggles
- What to do when your child “can’t fall asleep without you”
- How screens and technology can impact bedtime and sleep quality
- Simple strategies that make mornings easier, too

This is one of many previously recorded expert-led conversations from our vault that we’re sharing to make practical parenting support more accessible to families.


👪 About Peace At Home Parenting 

We’re a team of 40+ parenting experts in child development, mental health, and education. Our mission is to help families strengthen connections and create more peace at home. 

Start here: https://peaceathomeparenting.com/getting-started/

🛠️ What we offer:

• Quick Video Solutions
• Live Classes with Experts
• 1:1 Parent Coaching
• Full Access Parenting Subscriptions

💼 Productivity at Work Begins with Peace at Home 

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👪 About Peace At Home Parenting

We’re a team of 40+ parenting experts in child development, mental health, and education. Our mission is to help families strengthen connections and create more peace at home. Explore all resources by topic


🛠️ What we offer:

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• Live Workshops
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💼 Productivity at Work Begins with Peace at Home

Support working parents and boost employee wellbeing. Our corporate programs reduce stress, improve work-life balance, and increase retention. Bring us to your workplace!