What's the #1 thing you can give your kid? A healthy, loving connection with you. But sometimes it's really hard. Okay. Really effing hard. Luckily, we have some parenting world rockstars here to help. Featuring brand new commentary with host Ellie Knaus and insights from these remarkable guests:

*Erika Christakis: early childhood educator, Yale lecturer, and author of this year's New York Times bestseller "The Importance of Being Little"

*Roma Khetarpal: parent educator, Tools of Growth founder, author of the Nautilus Award winner "The 'Perfect' Parent: 5 Tools for Using Your Inner Perfection to Connect with Your Kids"

*Susan Stiffelman: licensed psychotherapist, credentialed teacher, The Huffington Post's "parent coach", and author of "Parenting without Power Struggles: Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids While Staying Cool, Calm, and Connected" and "Parenting with Presence: Practices for Raising Conscious, Confident, Caring Kids" (An Eckart Tolle edition).

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