S5.E10. CRITICAL SKILLS: Pt. 1 - Why Validating Your Kids’ Feelings Works

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Listener Trenton wants advice on how to respond to his 10-year-old daughter when she expresses frustration about going between two homes. In this first of a three-part series on why critical co-parenting skills work, Diane and Rick discuss the feelings/thoughts/values triangle and what is foundational about its use for all parents.

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