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Optimal Relationships Daily - Dating, Marriage and Parenting

2717: [Part 1] How to Talk So Your Kids Will Listen; and Listen When Your Kids Talk by Kristena Eden of Core Living Essentials

04 Sep 2025

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2717: Kristena Eden explores how shifting our focus from control to connection can transform the way children respond to us. Drawing from a teacher's raw memoir of classroom struggles, she illustrates how authoritarian approaches often backfire, while attentive listening and trust-building open the door to cooperation, self-belief, and stronger relationships. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://corelivingessentials.com/how-to-talk-so-your-kids-will-listen-and-listen-when-your-kids-talk/ Quotes to ponder: "Time and time again I had been told, 'Those students are worthless and disrespectful children.'" "My ideal classroom, a pleasant place for learning, had become a war zone." "They lash out or they turn so far in that they are very hard to reach. They lose their identity and their belief in themselves." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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