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Mentalization Episode 10. How Parents Build A Child Who Can Reflect
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If you have ever watched a child melt down and thought, “I don’t even know what’s happening right now,” this finale will give you a different lens. We talk about mentalization, the invisible skill that helps us look past behavior and ask what is going on in the mind underneath. For us, that shift changes everything: it turns power struggles into information, misunderstandings into repair, and confusion into curiosity.
We reflect on why mentalization is not a parenting trick or a therapist-only concept. It develops through relationships where a child feels seen enough, and it…
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