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Apr 2021
31m 21s

Listening to Big Feelings Creates More S...

MICHELLE KENNEY, M. ED
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Aggression is the product of a child who isn’t doing so well. Be it from frustration they can’t communicate well, or other factors that we as parents cannot always understand. I always recommend daily time with our kids-- but for our guest Cara, daily time has turned into frustrating and oftentimes painful rough play. In this episode, I explain how else we c ... Show More
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