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Jan 2024
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Relisten: How To Reduce Toddler Tantrums...

HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS
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Tantrums are maddening, stressful, and exhausting for everyone involved. What can you do to keep your cool and help your child calm down? Rebecca Hershberg, child psychologist and mother of two shares with us the science of development and the art of managing your child’s tantrums. ABOUT HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS: Hunter Clarke-Fields is the host Mindful Parenti ... Show More
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