In this final part of our reparenting series, we dig into the developmental piece, what is really going on in your child's brain and body during the moments that push you to your edge.

Knowing the 'why' behind their behavior does not erase the hard moments, but it changes how you show up inside them.

This is where the inner work and the outer understanding finally come together.

Learn more about Erika or contact her directly at:

www.parentingelevated.com

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Email: erika@parentingelevated.com

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Before we can show up differently for our kids, we have to show up for ourselves first.

In this episode, we start a two part conversation on reparenting by getting personal about what it actually looks like to process a trigger in real time. Our friend and certified parenting coach, Erika Mathur, helps us process where our trigger stems from.

This is the inner work that makes the outer work possible, and we are not glossing over any of it.

Learn more about Erika or contact her directly at:

www.parentingelevated.com

Instagram: @parenting_elevated

Email: erika@parentingelevated.com

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Your child is not trying to manipulate you. But wow, does it feel like it sometimes!

In this episode, we get real about a specific behavior that triggers both of us, and honestly? We are still figuring out how to handle it in the moment.

This is one of those conversations where we are not coming to you with all the answers. We are coming to you with the vulnerable truth, because sometimes the most helpful thing is knowing you are not the only one white knuckling it through a Tuesday afternoon.

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That moment when your child does something and you feel your whole body react like it is something much bigger? That is called a "trigger."

In this episode, we get honest about where triggers really come from and why understanding them is some of the most important inner work a parent can do.

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Repair does not just fix a hard moment. It strengthens something. In this episode, we dig into why coming back after a rupture is one of the most powerful things you can do as a parent, and what it actually teaches your child about relationships, trust, and emotional safety.

Most of us never saw this modeled growing up, which means we are learning it in real time while also trying to teach it. If repair has ever felt awkward, forced, or like you just do not know where to start, this episode will change that.

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It happened. You lost your cool, you said something you did not mean, or you handled it in a way that did not reflect the parent you are trying to be.

In this episode, we talk about what to do after the hard moments, because how you repair matters just as much as how you respond in the first place.

Rupture and repair is not a sign that you are failing at gentle parenting. It is actually at the heart of it. This one is for every parent who has ever walked away from a moment wishing they could do it over.

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You know discipline does not have to look like punishment. But what does it actually look like in real life?

In this episode, we get practical, walking through what positive discipline looks like in the everyday moments that tend to push every parent to their edge.

From power struggles to big emotions to the same behavior happening for the fifth time today, this is the episode where the philosophy meets the reality.

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Most of us grew up believing that discipline and punishment were the same thing. In this episode, we unpack why that is not true, and what discipline actually looks like when it is rooted in connection rather than fear.

Setting limits as a parent does not have to mean using fear-based tactics such as yelling, spanking, or using threats or other forms of harsh punishment.

If you have ever wondered how to handle the hard moments without resorting to the parenting you swore you would never repeat, this episode is for you.

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