#50: I Love my Kids But I Don’t Always Like Them with Franki

Do you love your kids, but sometimes feel like you don’t always like them? You are not alone. Parenting can be full of joy and happiness, mixed in with challenging and hard times. This week I am in conversation with Franki. She is a wife, mother, Academic and Behavioral Consultant, Teacher, Coach, Blogger, and published author. In this episode Franki validates the feeling of overwhelm that all parents feel or have felt at one point or another. She gives us tangible advice and tips on right-sizing our expectations for our children, understanding how to read behavior as communication, and how to tame tantrums at any age. I hope this episode encourages you and helps you to realize that you are not alone. 

Franki’s story:

●     Franki’s new book release

●     A day in the life of Franki

●     Education background

●     Building her business - FAAB Consulting

Going Deep

●     Getting to the root cause of a child’s behavior

●     Right Sizing your Expectations

●     Taming tantrums at any age 

●     Behavior is Always Communication

Learning:

●     Consider what your child thinks of their behavior

●     Take a break from the intensity, get to know your kid, and focus on the positives

●     Right Sizing Expectations and Pausing before Reacting are two big takeaways  

Library Time:

●     Zibby Owens podcast Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books

●     Moms Don't Have Time to Have Kids by Zibby Owens

●     Novels by Camille Pagan

●     I Love My Kids, But I Don’t Always Like Them by Franki Bagdade

Since You Asked:

●     What would Karla do with four free hours?

Final Questions:

●     Watching Workin’ Moms

●     Loving her evolving relationship with her teen daughter

●     Self Care - bodies of water and books 

●     Superpowers are advice giving and problem solving

●     Looking forward to life and gathering post pandemic

Connect:

●     Franki on IG @faabparenting, FB @faabfranki, website faabconsulting.com  

●     Buy Franki’s book via Franki’s link to Amazon

●     10 Day Connection Challenge 

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