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Mar 11
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Good Cop Bad Cop Parenting: How to Stop ...

Albiona Rakipi
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Constantly arguing with your spouse about discipline? Does your partner undermine your parenting by being too permissive—or way too harsh? If you're stuck in the exhausting cycle of good cop/bad cop parenting where one of you is always the strict parent and the other is always the pushover, this episode is for you. In this solo episode, Albiona tackles one ... Show More
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