Parenting is hard. Behavior issues, screen time, and “manipulative” children…the list goes on. Our guest today, Christy Keating, helps us understand the importance of building connections to manage all these parenting struggles and more. Christy is a Certified Parent Coach® , a Certified Positive Discipline Instructor, and a Certified Instructor with the Gottman Institute.  She is also a long-time leader and speaker at the Program for Early Parent Support. In addition to her work as a parent coach, Christy is a licensed attorney and former prosecutor of 20 years with expertise in the prosecution of sexually violent predators.In today’s episode, we discuss…How–and why–Christy left a demanding career in trial law to work with parents as a coachBehavior issues in children and feeling helpless and stuck as parentsThe balance between being too authoritarian and too permissiveThe reason we are often destined to parent the way we were parentedThe impact of our beliefs about our children on our parenting decisionsThe truth about “manipulative” childrenThe purpose of behavior: belonging, significance, connection, and controlBuilding connections with our children Responding vs. reacting as parentsHow to build increasing amounts of space between reacting and the triggerFinding ways to pauseFor the show notes and all the links mentioned in today’s episode, head to secretsofsupermom.com/87.Stay connected!www.secretsofsupermom.comSecrets of Supermom on FacebookSecrets of Supermom on InstagramText us your feedback or questions!Stay connected! Join us in The Supermom Society! Get all the details at thesupermomsociety.com! Get all our show notes, buy the book Secrets of Supermom, and more at our website: www.secretsofsupermom.com Secrets of Supermom on Facebook Secrets of Supermom on Instagram

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