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Kathy Whitham
Oct 22 min read
A Roadmap to Better Communication With Your Child
In order for your child to talk to you, they need to feel heard. The path to communication goes through the essential parenting skill of...
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Kathy Whitham
May 12 min read
Improve Communication with your Child with this Baby Step
In order for your child to talk to you, they need to feel heard and understood. An essential parenting skill that improves communication...
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Kathy Whitham
Mar 61 min read
Improve Communication with Your Child or Teen Using 1 Skill
Validate! Validate! Validate! Today I invite you to consider validation - an essential and under emphasized parenting skill - as the...
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Kathy Whitham
Feb 271 min read
Key Parenting Skill for Peace at Home with your Teen
Peace at home comes from being less reactive and more responsive. An essential parenting skill that nurtures peace at home is the skill...
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Kathy Whitham
Oct 14, 20231 min read
Responding to What Their Behavior Is Telling You!
Imagine your child is like a barometer. They tell you the weather around them, but they are not the weather. The weather is the stress in...
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Kathy Whitham
Sep 26, 20231 min read
To Improve Communication -- Talk Less. Listen More.
Here's a Quick Tip for a Quick Win with your parenting... >>To improve communication -- Talk Less. Listen More<< The other day, my 20...
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Kathy Whitham
Aug 15, 20231 min read
When Your Kid Says, "No!" Hit the Brakes!
When I learned the brain science that defiance is a freeze state, it made a huge difference in how I responded to my own kid’s...
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Kathy Whitham
Aug 15, 20231 min read
Validate Feelings. Create Boundaries for Behavior
Validating your child's feelings is not the same as giving them permission for unacceptable behavior. Feelings and behavior are two...
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Kathy Whitham
Aug 15, 20232 min read
How to Stay Anchored With Your Teen
How to Stay Anchored With Your Teen While a three year old’s words can be triggering enough - I will spit at you, you’re poopy, your...
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Kathy Whitham
Aug 15, 20231 min read
Behavior is an SOS, Not an Attack
What if your child’s behavior wasn’t personal? What if it was an unskilled attempt to tell you what they are feeling and what they need?...
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