Free Play is very serious work for children. It is where they learn the best! Danielle gives you a glimpse of her world in this episode and share 8 of the most common play patterns children have and how they reveal the child's learning style.

Allow yourself to make learning fun with this information. You get the best results when you teach according to each child's learning style rather then force them to learn according to your teaching style.

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Saying "I'm sorry" is not an apology.

In this episode, Danielle explains how the lack of guidance in the early years when it comes to apologizing creates adults with toxic traits. By understanding your apology languages, you are in a much better position to teach your child about the true meaning of an apology. This will then allow your child to set the right boundaries to nurture healthy relationships.

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When we have an honest look at why the reasons why children do not want to share, we can see that those reasons are valid. In the beginning, it is very normal for young children to not want to share their belongings.

Danielle explains 4 of the main reasons why your child may not want to share and how the adults' reactions create the struggle.

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When looking at the true role of a parent, we can clearly see that it is the most unselfish acts in life.

However! When we reflect on the reasons why we want children, and how we are taught to care for children, we can clearly see that having children is a selfish act.

Danielle explains why wanting and having children is selfish, why we have such a distorted view of our role as parents, and the steps we can take to end the toxic generational patterns so our children don't have to take on our burdens.

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When you know what is truly happening behind the Supermom Mentality, you will quickly realize that being called a supermom is an insult.

Being consumed by being the incredibly perfect mom is a call for help, a toxic behaviour that is deep rooted in trauma. In this episode, Danielle explains why the term supermom needs to be called out for the socially accepted abuse that it is and gives advice on how to let go of that destructive behaviour, allowing all the wonderful moms out there to get the support they need.

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Before you can start talking about Love Languages, you need to know what love is and how that shows up for you! In this episode, Danielle gives the true definition of what love is, breaks it down into 3 easy-to-explain levels of love and then shares how you can teach your child about love.

By having these conversations early, you are giving your child the guidance they need to find the right relationships in their life. This may even shed light into how your interpretate love and how you can find the right relationships in your life.

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What is one thing your child does that drives you crazy? Why do you get such a sudden and irrational reaction to that behaviour?

Danielle explains what parental triggers are, how they develop, interesting facts about triggers, and, most importantly, how our children are actually showing us where we can heal our childhood traumas.

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With social maturity having a direct impact on our overall well-being and being a factor in many mental illnesses, why is it not talked about?

Danielle explains a parent's very important role in supporting their child's social maturity and goes over Erikson's 8 stages of social maturity. She also describes what conflicts occur with each stages of life and what issues they create if they are not resolved in a healthy way.

Questioning our parents' values and being open to discussions about the values that are being passed down from one generation to the next is how we raise the best world leaders and have a positive impact on our world.

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With the word Narcissism being tossed around like candy on social media and everywhere else, it becomes difficult for parents to get the right information they need when questioning if their child may be suffering from Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD).

There is a lot of pain and trauma associated to this condition for both the individual with NPD and the people who suffer the inevitable narcissistic abuse. It is not a word that should be used freely by calling someone a narcissist when you are not getting your way.

Danielle will walk you through some of the signs to look for in your child as well as what to do if you are interacting with a narcissistic child. The harsh reality of this personality disorder is not to be taken lightly and must be addressed promptly, with professional help and support. While most people give up on a narcissist in the adult years, it is important to support them the best we can when they are children.

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The best approach to parenting is to find the right balance between the different parenting styles in order to truly support your child from infancy to adulthood.

Danielle refers to this equilibrium act as the Parenting Palette where, like an artist crafting the most beautiful painting by mixing and creating their own colours, parents find the right combination of parenting styles that their child will respond to the best.

She will describe the pros and cons of the 4 most common parenting styles, along with what kind of parent-child relationship each parenting style may create once the children are adults.

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