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The parents of a strong willing child can feel a little like a roller coaster ride. . . without a seat belt. In a minute, your child is with passion and happiness, in the next melt in the middle of the finish line. These extreme emotions let yourself be asked: Is that just a phase? Is it ADHD? Are you emotional? Or are they just. . . mean?
If you have ever asked yourself one of these questions, you are definitely not alone. In this episode of Chat chatI sat down with the parents’ trainer and a positive discipline expert Danielle Bettmann to unpack what is Really continue under these great behaviors. Danielle shares the way of thinking and the practical tools with which parents stop strong -willeddeep children who only try to be seen and understood.
Who is Danielle Bettmann?
Danielle Bettmann Is a positive discipline-certified parent coach that helps parents really crack the code of the personality of their willing child. With a background as an early childhood educator, certified teacher and home visitor, Danielle now supports families from all over the country. Your approach? It is about reaching the root of behavior (to meet the deepest needs of our children), so that we can stop playing with outbreaks “whack-a-mole” and instead establishing real connection and cooperation. She teaches parents how to be friendly and firm at the same time and trust me. . . It is a game change.
Danielle is also the host of the popular podcast FailureWhat is such a powerful resource for parents who feel overwhelmed or insecure. She is on the mission to remove shame from parenting and to remind us that we are the parents who need our children.
What we talked about
This conversation is full of wisdom and real strategies that speak to the heart of modern parenthood, especially if they navigate great feelingsfrequently MeltdownOr children who do not react well to traditional discipline methods.
Here are a few important snack bars from our conversation:
1. What a “strong -willed child” really means
Danielle helps the parents to recognize the properties of strongly wishful children and to understand why these children often get into conflict with rigid rules, routines and performance dynamics. It is not a default; It is uncovered needs.
2. Is it ADHD, great emotions or only difficult?
So many parents try to understand their child’s behavior. Danielle explains how to look deeper and take into account things like sensory needs, regulation of the nervous system and emotional intensity before jumping into labels.
3. Why behavior is communication
One of Danielle ‘core teaching is that behavior is not about being “bad”. It is usually a message that we have to listen to more. If we learn to decode it, we can react with more connection, not just with correction.
4. The trap of traditional discipline
Shout, break, spanking and threats. These can often backfire, especially in the event of strong children. Danielle collapses why these tools do not necessarily work for stronwill children and how they can lead to even more resistance.
5. What it looks like to be Kind And company at the same time
Danielle leads us through examples in real life how to keep limits without being hard and how to show empathy without losing authority. It’s all about connection and consistency. Your tips are gold!
6. Get to the root of behavior
Power struggles often disappear when a child really feels and heard. Danielle offers tools with which parents can identify the underlying need behind outburics and can meet them on purpose.
7. A small way of thinking that helps today
Regardless of whether it is before the break before it reacts or curiously instead of getting angry, Danielle offers feasible strategies that every parent can try to establish trust and connection with his child.
Last thoughts
If you raise a child who questions you every day, we want you to know that you do not fail. They only open up a strong will and you can absolutely lead it to heart and structure. Danielle’s work is such a fresh air and this episode will leave you so much instructions and support.
With the right tools and the right ways of thinking, even the hardest moments of parenting can become opportunities for growth, healing and closeness. And as Danielle says: You are the parent that your child needs.
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Danielle’s resources
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