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Mar 2021

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#225: New Discipline Tool & High Needs B...

Erin Royer, MA Clinical Psychology, Child Development Specialist

About this episode

Erin shares a BRAND new discipline tool she's never talked about before that can help circumvent power struggles. Then she discusses high needs babies (toddlers & children) What we mean by 'high-needs' the five traits and what they look like in high-needs and therefore why parenting a young child with this personality type can be so stressful along with tips for working with your high needs baby/toddler so that by childhood (age 5-6 and beyond) the positives of these traits can shine through.

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