223 - What To Do When Your Kids Fight!

Here’s a show for all us parents who go bonkers with kids who fight, bicker, argue, and cause constant chaos within our family unit.

We’re joined by Dr. Eileen Kennedy-Moore, a psychologist, speaker and mom of four! In today’s show, Dr. Kennedy-Moore shares some of the wisdom found in her award-winning (and fun!) book, What About Me? 12 Ways to Get Your Parents Attention Without Hitting Your Sister.

You’ll walk away from today’s show with an abundance of practical knowledge that will help you navigate your role as mom, dad (coach and referee!) including:

• Why siblings fight
• The importance of giving your kids recognition in addition to attention
• How to help your first child adjust to a new sibling
• The real implications of birth order
• The difference between acceptable conflict and in-home bullying
• And you’ll also gain some important advice to to help you with both sides of this issue: prevention and intervention.

So tell the kids to quite down. Here’s 30 minutes of wisdom just for you.

References from this Podcast:

Dr. Eileen Kennedy-Moore’s website

Dr. Kennedy-Moore’s book

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