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Join internationally acclaimed parenting expert Alyson Schafer every Monday as she answers your parenting questions. Without judgement and backed with easily understandable theory and research, she’ll offer up actionable solutions you can implement immediately.
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229: Parenting Q & A with Alyson Schafer (opens the original)
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Q1. My 4 year old is trapping people with his legs and being a barnacle on my leg. Q2. My daughter is playing me against my ex-wife in asking for money and I feel played. Q3. Should I use phone tracking for my daughter who is in first year uni? ********** Do you have a parenting question for me? Send it to hello@alysonschafer.com and I’ll answer (anonymously) on an upcoming Q&A podcast. Check out more free parenting advice on my blog at www.alysonschafer.com Sign up for my monthly newsletter at
228: Author Dr Leonard Sax On His Updated Edition of “Boys Adrift” (opens the original)
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If you are raising boys, you need to listen to this episode. Dr Leonard Sax and I discuss the new content added to the latest edition of his book “Boys Adrift”. We discussed why boys fall behind their sisters in school and what parents and teachers can do about it. I also learned about the very real and scary reality of endocrine disruptors and how male testosterone levels are dropping which impacts many things, including motivation. He also gives some shocking information from his research wher
227: Valerie Tih and the “Connection Formula” from Enneagram and Adlerian Perspectives (opens the original)
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We all know connection is the basis of a relationship but what does it mean and how do we get it? Listen in! Valerie learned Adlerian parenting from me, and I learned about the Enneagram from her. She brings both together in order to gain a deeper understanding of what it means to really connect with our children, and she discusses her formula “Presence + Self Awareness + Self Compassion = Connection”. Valerie breaks it it all down and you get to hear about me as an example of being an Enneagram
226: Human Design As A Parenting Tool (opens the original)
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Are you familiar with Human Design? Kelly Flood, Parent Coach, joins me to explain what Human Design is and how it can help you as a parent. This field of study involves understanding people by knowing their unique energy blueprint. She explains that this level of understanding is not simply about putting people into typologies, although there are energetic styles to consider when looking at human behaviour and motivations. Kelly explains how she uses Human Design to help parents truly understan
225: Parenting Q & A with Alyson Schafer (opens the original)
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Q1. 14 year old won’t shower – what to do? Q2. Kids already complaining they are bored this summer, and it’s only 3 weeks into the break! Q3. 6 year old won’t get in the water for swim lessons. ********** Do you have a parenting question for me? Send it to hello@alysonschafer.com and I’ll answer (anonymously) on an upcoming Q&A podcast. Check out more free parenting advice on my blog at www.alysonschafer.com Sign up for my monthly newsletter at www.alysonschafer.com and receive a free “Home Resp
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