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Apr 2020
31m 26s

Getting Your Co-Parent on Board

MICHELLE KENNEY, M. ED
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How do I get my parenting partner to choose this parenting style with me?  We get asked this question all the time! Gemma's husband, Dan, joins us to talk about his journey to get with the program, the hardest parts for him, the aspects of it he loves, and how it all works today.  If you've been looking for a way to introduce this methodology, we hope this w ... Show More
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