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“What Your Child's Behavior Is Really Telling You”

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Title: Unlocking Parental Intelligence
Author: Laurie Hollman
Category: Parenting & Family Life

What if your child's difficult behavior isn't a problem to fix, but a message to decode? Sam and Sophie sit with that question, because it flips the usual parenting playbook on its head.

They walk through Laurie Hollman's three-step framework—observation, reflection, and connection—that turns reactive parenting into curious parenting. The pair explores how parents' own childhood histories get triggered, why play is a child's emotional language, and how co-regulation helps kids calm down when they're flooded. A seven-year-old's nightmares after a new sibling arrive as a powerful example of what happens when you finally understand the message behind the behavior.

If you've ever felt like you're just managing meltdowns instead of truly connecting, this episode names what's really going on and gives you a way to shift from control to understanding. The takeaway: before you react, ask 'What is my child trying to tell me?'

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Chapters

• 00:00 Why Behavior Is Communication
• 00:45 The Three-Step Framework
• 01:10 Observation and Reflection
• 02:23 Connection and Co-Regulation
• 03:36 Repair and Final Takeaway

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