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May 2023
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Nurturing Strong Relationships with our ...

Institute of Child Psychology
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In this episode Dr. Sarah Bren explores the fundamental principles of building strong relationships with our children - realistic, fun, and tool-based - Dr. Bren's episode will empower you with how to handle life's road bumps with your kids, how to give yourself grace, and how to make amends when we mess up ( which we will) as parents. Dr. Bren's dedicated to helping parents climb out of these holes they may have dug with their childre; to re-establish the foundations of trust, respect and cooperation; and to repair whatever might have been broken along the way. Dr. Sarah has a phenomenal podcast called "Securely Attached" which we encourage you to check out!


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