In this episode, Brianna sits down with Michelle Kenney, a certified parenting instructor and founder of Peace and Parenting. Michelle details her transformation from being a yeller to embracing a calm and connected approach, highlighting the significance of empathetic communication and how it reshapes parent-child relationships. The conversation delves deep into the limitations of attachment parenting, the value of natural consequences, and the essential role empathy plays in nurturing a child's emotional well-being. Drawing from personal experiences and rooted in the ideas of brain science, Michelle and Brianna discuss strategies that parents can employ to not only connect deeply with their children but also prepare them for future challenges. An episode not to be missed by parents seeking a more harmonious relationship with their kids.
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Michelle is a mother of two girls, as well as a former teacher and counselor turned Certified Parenting Instructor. After years of consequences, bribes and star charts, she finally reshaped the relationship she shares with her daughters and credits peaceful parenting for changing her life. Michelle considers herself a recovering yeller, perfectionist, and control freak who has found a more calm and connected way to parent. Using the ideas of Brain Science as her guide and working on childhood hurts as her deeper work, she helps other parents do what she has been able to do for herself over the last decade.
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