You've tried the charts. The consequences. The calm voice you read about in that book. And yet you keep finding yourself yelling, controlling, or checked out and wondering: Who is this person? If you've ever felt like parenting is turning you into someone you don't recognize, this episode is for you. We explore the neuroscience that explains why behavior management keeps failing, what your child's brain is actually responding to (hint: it's not your words), and how to come home to the parent you actually want to be.

Key Topics:

• Why you feel like you're becoming a parent you don't recognize

• The neuroscience of interbrain synchronization and "right brain to right brain" communication

• Why behavior management approaches keep failing

• How your emotional state shapes your child's developing brain

• Why parenting is a practice, not a set of techniques

• Four practical shifts to prioritize presence over management

Resources Mentioned:

• Research by Allan Schore on right brain development and interpersonal neurobiology

• Dr. Gordon Neufeld's attachment-based developmental approach (neufeldinstitute.org)

• Your Parenting Practice — coaching and community for reflective parenting

Connect:

• innerlifeparenting.com