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Aug 2023
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036 | Instead of Entertaining your child...

Ashleigh Warner
About this episode

This sounds simple but it's surprisingly uncommon! In today's episode, I share one of the key factors that I notice parents miss when they try and get their children to help them on family tasks.

The book that I talk about in this episode is Hunter, Gather Parent by Dr. Michaeleen Doucleff 


Follow on Instagram: @raisinghumanskind

Website: holisticfamilypsychologist.com


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