Alex and Barbara answer a listener's question on what to do when their 3 year old is being aggressive to their younger sibling and family dog. PT25 for 25% off $75 or more at Paloma Verde: https://palomaverdecbd.com Send questions to: questions@parentingtrap.com Thank you to Miss Lonely Hearts for the use of their song "Pretty One"…

Alex and Barbara discuss the reasons parents should not use rewards to get kids to do things, how it creates adversity and causes more issues in the long run. "Punished by Rewards" by Alfie Kohn Send questions to: questions@parentingtrap.com Thank you to Miss Lonely Hearts for the use of their song "Pretty One"…

Alex and Barbara answer a concerned mother's question on what to do when relatives who watch your children do not practice respectful caregiving. Send questions to: questions@parentingtrap.com Thank you to Miss Lonely Hearts for the use of their song "Pretty One"By Barbara Beaman

Alex and Barbara discuss how to navigate bringing a new sibling into the family, the importance of keeping up your relationship with all of your children, and making sure older siblings still feel unconditionally loved through this new family dynamic. Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too. by Adele Fa…

Alex and Barbara answer a listeners question about water safety classes for their children. Show Notes: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...​ https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/infa...​ Always be attentive around water and young children and infants. If you have a pool, it may make sense to take first aid classes and CPR training.…

Alex and Barbara discuss why children have challenging behavior after school and big outings, and what you can do to support your child to help minimize these meltdowns. Send questions to: questions@parentingtrap.com Thank you to Miss Lonely Hearts for the use of their song "Pretty One"By Barbara Beaman

In this episode, Alex and Barbara discuss Reframing, and how viewing your child's behavior positively will help improve your relationship with them. Send questions to: questions@parentingtrap.com Thank you to Miss Lonely Hearts for the use of their song "Pretty One"By Barbara Beaman

In this episode, Alex and Barbara discuss how to use sportscasting and reflective listening to help de-escalate a situation and improve communication with your child. Send questions to: questions@parentingtrap.com Show Notes: "How to Talk so Kids will Listen and Listen so Kids will Talk" by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish Thank you to Miss Lonely He…

Alex and Barbara discuss the 4 Parenting styles, their benefits and issues. send questions to: questions@parentingtrap.comBy Barbara Beaman

Alex and Barbara give you their top 5 Respectful Parenting book suggestions! "Your Self Confident Baby" by Magda Gerber "Unconditional Parenting" by Alfie Kohn "How to Talk so Kids will Listen and Listen so Kids will Talk" by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish "The Explosive Child" by Ross Greene "Raising Good Humans" by Hunter Clarke-Fields Thank you …

In this episode, Alex and Barbara discuss why your kids may not be listening and how to work on more successful communication with your child. References: How to talk so kids will listen & listen so kids will talk Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish How to talk so Little kids will listen & listen so little kids will talk by Joanna Faber and Julie King Sup…

In this episode, Alex and Barbara discuss the reasons you should not help children, and why your kids should spend the majority of their day doing unstructured play Show notes: https://thegeniusofplay.org/genius/ex...​ https://www.mother.ly/child/how-unstr...​ Frontiers of Psychology, The Efficiency of Infants' Exploratory Play Is Related to Lo…

Alex and Barbara discuss how to respectfully handle and respond when a child tattle tales on another child. You can support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=5727079 Please send questions to - questions@parentingtrap.com Thank you to Miss Lonely Hears for use of "Pretty One" for our intro.…

In this episode, Alex and Barbara discuss what to do when a child is "sneaky" or "lies". Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=5727079 send questions to - questions@parentingtrap.com Thank you to Miss Lonely Hearts for use of "Pretty One" for our intro. SHOW LESSBy Barbara Beaman

Alex and Barbara discuss how to set effective limits with children, and how arbitrary rules can create unnecessary power struggles. Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=5727079 Please send questions to - questions@parentingtrap.com Thank you to Miss Lonely Hears for use of "Pretty One" for our intro.…

In this episode, Barbara discusses how to respectfully care for young infants; the importance of trust, and treating all infants as human beings. Show Notes: Magda Gerber:Website - https://www.magdagerber.org/ Books - "Dear Parent: Caring for Infants with Respect" & "Your Self confident Baby" Please help support the show: https://www.patreon.com/us…

In this episode, we talk about the challenges of 2 year olds. Their bourgeoning independence and the importance of being our child's emotional rock. Support us on Patreon -https://www.patreon.com/user?u=5727079 Would you like to ask us a question? please send to: questions@parentingtrap.comBy Barbara Beaman

In this episode, Alex and Barbara discuss the reasons you should not force children to say "please" or "thank you". You can support our show here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=5727079By Barbara Beaman

In this episode, Alex and Barbara discuss why it's important not to force children to share. You can support the show - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=5727079 Send questions to - questions@parentingtrap.com Show Notes: Siblings Without Rivalry: "How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too" by Adele Faber…

In this episode, Alex and Barbara discuss the importance of play while interacting with children.By Barbara Beaman

In this episode, Alex and Barbara discuss the nuances between respectful parenting, permissive parenting, and authoritarian parenting. Please send questions to: questions@parentingtrap.com Show Notes: Robin Einzig - Visible Child - https://visiblechild.com/ Janet Lansbury - "No Bad Kids" Website - https://www.janetlansbury.com/…

In this episode, Alex and Barbara discuss the reasons to not use the term "good job".By Barbara Beaman

In this episode, we discuss what to do when your child eats an entire bag of marshmallows and what to do when your child is having a challenging time with the transition to being under a sitters care.By Barbara Beaman