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Dr. Deana Thayer Explains Why Resilient Kids Don’t Just Bounce Back, They Move Through
Brian From talks with Dr. Deana Thayer, parenting and marriage specialist at Focus on the Family, about raising resilient kids. Deana argues that resilience isn’t bouncing back right away. It’s the ability to work through big feelings and come out more mature, even when that takes time. She explains why “snowplow parenting,” which clears every obstacle from a child’s path, works against resilience, and why modeling healthy ways to handle hard seasons matters. Deana lays out three steps for parenting with emotional intelligence: help children name their emotions…
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