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Nov 2024
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What to do When a Child Lies with Tammy ...

Institute of Child Psychology
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When your child lies, it can be incredibly triggering. In today's podcast Tammy and Tania share the research on lying, explore lying from a developmental perspective and offer concrete strategies to navigate this tricky part of parenting! If you have loved today's podcast, come and join us on December 7th at our live online "Fostering Emotion Regulation workshop ". You will get to talk to Tammy and Tania live, and leave feeling equipped, empowered and ready for all of parenting's challenges. Register HERE. Take an additional 25% off the sale price with the coupon code: FER25%off


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