Do you ever struggle when your child is feeling a lot of emotion and yet, as a parent, you just aren’t sure what to do? The TPP recording team discusses this issue today in our series on the bestselling book, The Whole Brain Child. A very helpful and simple technique for handling ALL of our emotions – Connect and Redirect.

Today's episode begins a series of discussions on the Whole Brain Child - the best-selling book on developing emotional health and nurturing your children's minds.  Regardless of what ages your children are, this book is an indispensable tool for your parenting. Be sure to listen in. 

A listener asked, “How do we parent a strong personality child without breaking their spirit by constantly correcting?” That dominant personality has such incredible strengths that can be tapped into and invested but they can also make our parenting more challenging. Listen in because the team shares some very practical and insightful suggestions that I personally found effective and helpful.

Whether you have already released or are heading towards releasing your children, you are going to want to listen to this conversation. Although the launching years typically may be the least talked about in parenting, the TPP Recording Team intentionally addresses it because it is incredibly important since  it actually never ends.  On this segment, we focus on how to prepare yourself for this complex crucial season.

Just because they are old enough to vote, you don’t quit being a parent!  On this episode  the Team addresses an often-overlooked season of parenting – the Launching and releasing of our grown children. Be sure to listen as we talk about how to prepare both our children and us for this incredibly important investment in both our futures

Nagging may be on every parent’s list of Least Favorite Things about Parenting!  So what do we do about it and not shut down relationships?  Listen in as the Team tackles this thorny subject which a number of listeners have asked about.  Does my no mean no or should they  just keep bugging me?

Although it appears to be just a simple fix, the telling of lies; the telling of truth and our family culture of honesty and integrity are very important parts of our parenting. In response to a listener’s question the recording team explorers the complications and motivations behind why our children might lie and ways to approach the issue.

On today’s episode we continue the conversation about this last season of active parenting.  Be sure to listen as the Team shares about 3 E’s of this season and how they build opportunities for growth and a relationship with that very special person who's getting ready to step into adulthood.

If you've ever had the opportunity to be the instructor helping a new driver learn how to drive it can be fun, maybe a little hair raising and character revealing. Not unlike Parenting during the teen years.. I'm joined in the studio by Ellen and Christie and we explore what your family's road trip might look like during this unique season.

This part of our Family Road Trip often seems a little like the Flyover States – a little simpler and maybe more easily navigated.  On this episode the Team talks about how to use this time to “connect the dots” and invest in various ways with your middle ages.