Parenting with Confidence

Click on the links below to listen to our Parenting with Confidence lecture series, about psychology for every day life. Each 90-minute live talk includes a real-life Q&A session, packed full of specific, practical answers to the tough parenting and family challenges we all face dail

Volume 1: Parenting with Confidence: less threatening, less bribing, and less exhaustion

Introduction
Summary of Talk
Why Children Misbehave
The Vulnerable Child
Parenting is Bigger than Us
Defining Authority
Less Threatening and Bribing
Parenting is Good Management

Volume 2: Understanding Out of the Ordinary Behavior

Introduction
Case Examples
Nature vs Nurture
Goodness of Fit
What is Normal?
Categories of Behavior
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Behaviors on a Spectrum
Adjustment Disorders
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Anxiety
Social Phobia
Asbergers
Reactive Attachment Disorder

Volume 3: First Comes Hurt, Then Comes Anger

Introduction
Anger is a Signal
Examples of Anger in Everyday Living
What is Anger Speaking to?
Anger as Constructive or Destructive
Managing Feelings of Hurt and Anger
Keeping Your Toolbox Full

Volume 4: Sibling Rivalry

Introduction
A Short Story of Rivalry
Adding Fuel to the Flames
You Don’t Have to Fix It
Tools for Managing Rivalry
How to Respond Helpfully