Parenting is one of the biggest energy drains both mentally and physically for so many people, me definitely included. Sure there are days when things flow beautifully and your little angel showers you in adoring love and hugs and follows along in the day’s activities, but there are lots of days when it seems like you arebattling up stream. The resulting frustration, anger and stress that can bubble up and over power us doesn’t serve anyone well, especially the impressionable minds of our children. World renowned parenting expert and clinical psychologist Dr. Laura Markham empowers us with so much valuable information in this episode of TheEdTalks to help us all become better parents.

Tweet: @DrLauraMarkham explains how to make your kids listen to you.

In this episode you’ll discover:

• The type of parenting that research shows works
• How to increase the emotional intelligence of children
• Why connection is key to reducing parental fatigue
• Methods for dealing with an aggressive child
• How to help kids develop emotional control faster
• Techniques to improve your parenting
• A simple tip to help stop you from yelling or smacking your kids
• How to rewire your brain so you don’t become so stressed
• When and why you should seek Psychological help for your child
• A key mistake many of us make that wastes our energy
• How to get your child to follow your instructions
• A simple way to re-energize yourself.

Items mentioned in this episode include: Please note that some of the links below are affiliate links which help me pay the bills for The Ed Talks at no extra cost to you.

• Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting by Dr. Laura Markham (Amazon link)
• Peaceful Parent, Happy Siblings: How to Stop the Fighting and Raise Friends for Life by Dr. Laura Markham (Amazon link)
• The British version is "Calm Parents, Happy Kids: The Secrets of Stress-Free Parenting" by Dr. Laura Markham
• Mantras on the AhaParenting website
• Autism Screening Test
• Sensory Processing Disorder Checklist
• It’s OK Not To Share by Heather Shumaker (Amazon link)
• Playful Parenting by  Lawrence J. Cohen (Amazon link)
• AhaParenting.com - Dr. Laura's online parenting course which my wife and I can personally recommend from our positive experience.
• Dr. Laura’s Website, Facebook, and Twitter pages
• 3 tips to start the day with more energy.

Quote of the day:

 “One generation full of deeply loving parents would change the brain of the next generation, and with that, the world.” By Dr. Charles Raison.

Music:

Intro song "Here we go again" by Silent Partner Outro song “My sweet heart" by Eddie Donato

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