Keisha came to the group coaching call exhausted. Her 6-year-old daughter Maya had started pushing back on everything. At breakfast, when Keisha said no more screen time, Maya crossed her arms and said, "That's not fair! You're on your phone all the time!" Keisha felt her face get hot. In her h...

A mom's message stopped me cold: "My daughter is only 7 and the back talking has increased. I notice it more in the mornings and when she is tired and dysregulated. I try to have a lot of patience with her but I'm not going to lie at times I get loud when I correct her. The main thing I do is t...

Picture this - you’re finishing up dinner prep when your 7-year-old storms into the kitchen, fists clenched, and declared with surprising intensity: "I hate you, Mom! You're the worst!" Your mind flashed through a catalog of possible responses—from the stern ("We don't speak that way in this ho...